Rehak, Melanie. <br/><br/>
Girl sleuth :  Nancy Drew and the women who created her / 
 Nancy Drew and the women who created her 
Melanie Rehak. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Orlando, Fla. :  Harcourt,  c2005. 
 - xviii, 364 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-354) and index. 
<br/><br/> Publisher's Weekly  Kirkus Review 
<br/><br/> Presents a comprehensive study of the two women behind the legendary "Nancy Drew" mystery books, and describes how the characters and her "author" Carolyn Keene were actually invented by Edward Stratemeyer, who also created the Bobbsey Twins and the Hardy Boys. 
<br/><br/> Young Adult 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780151010417 (alk. paper) 0151010412 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005009129 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Wirt, Mildred A. 1905-  --Characters--Nancy Drew.<br/>Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer--Characters--Nancy Drew.<br/>Keene, Carolyn--Characters--Nancy Drew.<br/>Wirt, Mildred A. 1905-  --Characters.<br/>Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer--Characters<br/>Keene, Carolyn--Characters.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Stratemeyer Syndicate.<br/>Stratemeyer Syndicate.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.<br/>Women and literature--History--United States--20th century.<br/>American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.<br/>Young adult fiction, American--History and criticism.<br/>Young adult fiction--Publishing--United States.<br/>Girls--Books and reading--United States.<br/>Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character)<br/>Teenage girls in literature.<br/>Mystery fiction--History and criticism.<br/>Women and literature--History.<br/>American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.<br/>Young adult fiction--History and criticism.<br/>Young adult fiction--Publishing.<br/>Girls--Books and reading.--United States<br/>Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character)<br/>Teenagers in literature.<br/>Girls in literature.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS3545.I774  / Z874 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>813/.52