http://rmlpaxton.edublogs.org/2007/03/21/how-nancy-drew-saved-my-life/ Reaching readers within and without the Library's walls. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:42:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://rmlpaxton.edublogs.org/2007/03/21/how-nancy-drew-saved-my-life/#comment-13 Jen Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:48:12 +0000 http://rmlpaxton.edublogs.org/2007/03/21/how-nancy-drew-saved-my-life/#comment-13 I loved Nancy Drew and I have to say, I STILL want a sleek blue convertible like hers! After Nancy, I found Trixie Belden, and liked her books even better! To anyone who thinks kids shouldn't read "formula fiction," I say that's nuts. The more you read, the greater your appetite to read becomes. I read most of the Nancy Drews and Trixie Beldens as a kid, and by the time I was a young adult I was devouring pretty much everything -- historical fiction, crime fiction, literature, humor, animal stories, Shakespeare, biographies... you name it. Kids should be encouraged to read anything that interests them. It's all good. I loved Nancy Drew and I have to say, I STILL want a sleek blue convertible like hers! After Nancy, I found Trixie Belden, and liked her books even better! To anyone who thinks kids shouldn’t read “formula fiction,” I say that’s nuts. The more you read, the greater your appetite to read becomes. I read most of the Nancy Drews and Trixie Beldens as a kid, and by the time I was a young adult I was devouring pretty much everything — historical fiction, crime fiction, literature, humor, animal stories, Shakespeare, biographies… you name it. Kids should be encouraged to read anything that interests them. It’s all good.

]]> http://rmlpaxton.edublogs.org/2007/03/21/how-nancy-drew-saved-my-life/#comment-9 David Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:24:59 +0000 http://rmlpaxton.edublogs.org/2007/03/21/how-nancy-drew-saved-my-life/#comment-9 As the one casting the aformentioned "this is no time for literature" looks, I feel I'm qualified to comment on the above described situation. THE FLOOR MATS WORKED!! Who knew? I was shocked and suprised, but in the end, thankful that Mrs. Lewis had this knowledge! As the one casting the aformentioned “this is no time for literature” looks, I feel I’m qualified to comment on the above described situation. THE FLOOR MATS WORKED!! Who knew? I was shocked and suprised, but in the end, thankful that Mrs. Lewis had this knowledge!

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