Perhaps I should have added Nancy Drew as a bonus mystery.  This was one of my favorites as a teen, too.  It’s good to see Nancy is remembered and even a favorite.

My daughter enjoyed Nancy Drew and collected the books for a time.  I don’t have any of my original books (have no idea where they went), but I’ve acquired one older copy among my children’s book collection.

Nancy was revived and modernized several years ago, when they made a TV series of her adventures.  She and her friends encountered more modern day situations and mysteries.  However, she was still the same curious, independent, adventuresome sleuth that fascinated me as a teen.

Do you have Nancy Drew memories?  Do your children enjoy these mysteries, or like my granddaughter, prefer the fantasies of today?

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Memories of Nancy Drew

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Mysteries are my favorite reading, whether they’re for children or for adults.  I also enjoy mysteries that take place in actual settings, so I can learn more about other parts of the country and the world.

Do your youngsters like to read mysteries? Here are a few mystery books to check out for the youngsters (tots through teens) in your life:

1. The Boxcar Children Mysteries
2. Boxcar Children Graphic Novel Mysteries
3. Joan Lowery Nixon (author) mysteries
4. American Girl Mystery series
5. Ghost Cadet
6. Mysteries by Carole Marsh (Historical & geographical settings)
7. Mysteries by Beverly Lewis
8. The Undercover Kid Mysteries
9. Hardy Boys Mysteries
10. Mystery Kids Mysteries
11. The Adirondack Kids Mysteries
12. Mysteries by Mary Downing Hahn
13. Spine Chiller mysteries

Do you have favorite kids’ mysteries or authors?

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Thirteen -13 Kids’ Mystery Books

A day at the beach, building sand castles, swimming midst ocean waves, collecting shells, taking a picnic to the lighthouse,  and basking in the salty air was a highlight in my childhood.  We lived inland, so when we visited my aunt and uncle near the Atlantic Ocean, this was a joyous occasion that lives in my memories.

What can we learn about the beach as we explore in the nautical world? 

Let’s find some books to read aloud or a mystery that requires a large chair for curling up.  There are science and nature books that give us knowledge about what we see, hear, and experience on a trek to the beach.

Does anyone have favorites?  Here are some suggestions:

• Curious George Goes to the Beach
• My Very First Day at the Beach Coloring Book
• Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag
• Antler Bone & Shell Artifacts Identification Guide
• Pure Sea Glass :  Discovering Nature’s Vanishing Gems

Share your beach books with us!

Related Post: Camp Weary Parent Kicking Off Beach Week (You’ll discover a good recipe for sand castles!)

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Share with us what your children like to read.  Ask them why they like those books.  Do they differ from the ones you enjoyed as a youngster and perhaps still like today?

I still like to read books for young readers, especially mysteries for middle readers and teens.  (Mysteries and intrigue novels also are my favorite in the adult category.)  However, I find my grandchildren’s tastes vary greatly from mine as a child and even now.

Fantasy seems to be very much in vogue.  As well as science fiction. 

When I asked my 17-year old granddaughter why she liked fantasy, she answered, “Because in fantasy you can make up your own world.  There aren’t limits like the real world.”

Her mom has been a fantasy and science fiction reader since her childhood.  She also read books that I did as a child.  You might say, she is sort of a bridge between my reading world and that of the grandchildren.

Share with us what your children like to read.  What do you like to read, too.

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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What Do Your Children Like to Read?