{"product_id":"nancy-drew-and-her-sister-sleuths-essays-on-the-fiction-of-girl-detectives-paperback","title":"Nancy Drew and Her Sister Sleuths: Essays on the Fiction of Girl Detectives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael G. Cornelius\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMelanie E. Gregg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection of essays focuses on the girl sleuth, made famous by Nancy Drew but also characterized by other famous detectives like Cherry Ames, Trixie Belden, Linda Carlton, and even in contemporary media by Veronica Mars and Hermione Granger of the \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Topics include the disputed origins of \u003ci\u003eNancy Drew\u003c\/i\u003e and the Stratemeyer Syndicate; the intertwined relationships between the Syndicate and \u003ci\u003eNancy Drew\u003c\/i\u003e's many ghostwriters; the distinct and evolving textual identities of the \u003ci\u003eCherry Ames\u003c\/i\u003e series; the adaptation of the traditional archetype by contemporary girl detectives like Veronica Mars, Lulu Dark, and Ingrid Levin-Hill; and the ways in which \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e's Hermione Granger, while a central character in the series, is often at odds with the male-centric, fantasy-genre world of Harry Potter himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael G. Cornelius\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English and director of the Master's of Humanities program at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He is an award-winning novelist and the author or editor of numerous scholarly works. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelanie E. Gregg\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of French at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Her research is focused primarily on French women writers of the Early Modern period and the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723114483775,"sku":"9780786439959","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d7cbff200de9ef20a9733498c6d20121.webp?v=1765098062","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/nancy-drew-and-her-sister-sleuths-essays-on-the-fiction-of-girl-detectives-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}