[bksvol-discuss] Re: series gaps
- From: Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 12:27:22 -0500
Hi Jamie!
Valerie sent me some of her books that she wants to proof after I have
scanned them.
The two that pertain to your post, though you didn't mention the second one
I will mention, though it is one that young readers would enjoy, are:
The Dana Girls Mystery Series
The Clue of the Black Flower
The other book for young readers is:
Tom Swift and the Rocker Ship
by Victor Appleton II
Debby
At 11:51 PM 5/5/2010, Jamie Prater wrote
Hi, all, as I've mentioned before on this subject, I appreciate the work
done on the Lenora Mattingly Weber series of Katie Rose and Stacy Belford
and also the Mandie series by Lois Gladys Leppard. Long ago, I think it
was Jamie who sent a list of the mandie books to the list. There appear
to be more than one series, a young Mandie series, one about her school,
and I think one about her college years. I've heard enough books on tape
to recognize the series gaps as in the main Mandie series of which there
are over 40 books, there are many still to be bought and I'll try and find
the list and put stars by the ones in the bookshare collection already and
leave the others blank so people can know what we're missing. Because of
reading them on tape, I've been able to proofread three or more Mandie
books and would love to do more if people could find them. I'd purchase
or borrow the books myself but I don't know where to and internet
searching for the best sources to get these books is a bit tedious and I
can't afford to get over 20 books to help complete the series. I might be
able to borrow the books from somebody, but I'm afraid of scanning books
particularly ones that are a bit older than others and may have issues I'm
not aware of. If I had agreement, I'd be willing to have one of you great
scanners proof them if I can send them and then I'd proof some if not all
and we'd be able to get them back to their original owner if she wants
them back. I'd have to ask what she's willing to do and before I do this
I'd like to approach the list about this.
As far as the Weber books are concerned, people are filling in those gaps
and I'm thrilled. The only ones we're missing now that I know of right
now are the winds of march; I met a boy I used to know; a new and
different summer; How long is always?; and hellow, my love, goodbye. I
can't scan or obtain these books, but I'm more than willing to help proof
any of these necessary to complete these series and they'll also go for
the grant as teenage and preteen age kids would like these books very
much. I'd also like to see the Nancy Drew books from 1900 to 1950s in the
collection. I think kids need the older ones of these as well as the more
modern ones. I remember Nancy's mysterious letter and some book about
Nancy at a school with an archaeological dig and some others I've read on
tape and also the Dana girls stories written by Carolyn Kene. If they
insist on modernizing these and the Hardy boys stories, so be it, but must
we trash the classics in the kids' mystery genre? I may be preaching to
the choir or stirring up controversy, but I don't think kids should be
deprived of the privilege of reading about Nancy without a cell phone and
other modern conveniences of technology. Also, those of us who didn't get
to read these books as children should have this privilege. I wish Simon
and Schuster wouldn't rewrite and scrap the old stuff as I think there are
places for both sets/series of books in the mystery Genre of Nancy Drew
and the Hardy Boys and others. Thanks and have a blessed day and thanks
for all the volunteers who've submitted the good old classics lately. If
they're not classics now, they soon could be. Thanks again and have a
blessed day.
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