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Rehak, Melanie,

Girl sleuth : Nancy Drew and the women who created her / Melanie Rehak. - xviii, 364 pages : photograph, plates ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Winner of the Edgar Award for best biography A chicago Tribune best book of the year Winner of the Agatha Award for non-fiction

ISBN: 015603056X 9780156030564

Subjects--Personal Names:
Wirt, Mildred A. 1905- --Characters--Nancy Drew.
Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer--Characters--Nancy Drew.
Keene, Carolyn--Characters--Nancy Drew.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Stratemeyer Syndicate.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.
Women and literature--History--United States--20th century.
American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.
Young adult fiction, American--History and criticism.
Young adult fiction--Publishing--United States.
Girls--Books and reading--United States.
Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character)
Teenage girls in literature.

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Dewey Class. No.: 813.52 / REH