[bksvol-discuss] Re: Nancy Drew in the Bookshare collection
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 08:35:04 -0700
Hi Jamie,
The problem is that Simon &Schuster has opted to keep original titles,
but to update the stories, the text. The only way to tell is to look at
copyright dates and publisher, as the older books were published by a
publisher whose name I won't massacre here. I've researched this pretty
extensively. And as I'm sure you know, the originals are long, long out of
print, and can be VERY expensive to buy.
That said, I do keep my eyes open for good finds of the older titles. You
just kind of have to be obsessed to get the right stuff and to know what you
have.
Still looking though.
Mayrie
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Nancy Drew in the Bookshare collection
Hi, all, I've noticed through bookshare and NLS that they've come up with
new and updated Nancy Drew and Hardy boys. I'm glad for this clean fiction
for kids to read, but I have to admit, as a 38-year-old who never read all
of the older books of this kind, and what I did read was on records from NLS
that were rather scratchy at best, how much of the old Nancy Drew material
is still around? I understand why they updated this stuff, and I am glad
this is out there and wholesome for kids to read, but since Little House on
the Prairie and other pioneer stuff is still being read by readers of all
ages, shouldn't equal access be given to older Nancy Drew and Hardy boys and
other such material as the newer stuff? I get confused and don't know which
is from which set of books when I read descriptions and I'd invite anybody
who has these classics to add them so they can join the newer titles and
give us kids of all ages more of a variety to read. I want to read all the
older books I can from whichever library I can before I try and read the
updated stuff. It just doesn't seem right to put the words Nancy Drew and
internet and cell phones in the same sentence. That being said, my personal
preference is for kids to read this as opposed to other titles that I can
think of and should I name them, it'd start stirring up a hornet's nest, so
I won't. Just some food for thought and checking on what bookshare has so I
can read the classic Nancy Drew before embarking on the newer stuff. Thanks
and have a blessed day.
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