A review by reynoldsreads
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak

informative lighthearted slow-paced

3.5

 It was honestly not that long ago when I found out that Carolyn Keene was a pseudonym and not a real person, a disappointing discovery to say the least. But there were some remarkable women behind the creation of the famous girl detective: namely Mildred Augustine and Harriet Stratemeyer. Bold, adventurous, and independent, but not without their flaws, these two more than anyone else were responsible for the success of the series.

Tracing Nancy’s evolution and her relationship with the feminist movement throughout history, this book chronicles the rollercoaster journey that made the girl sleuth the icon she is today for multiple generations of women and young girls.