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I've just..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I really enjoyed listening to you, Kate! I\u0026#39;ve just put the Berry book on my TBR list -- thank you!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/7104977551421574195/comments/default/9165045252608798760"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/7104977551421574195/comments/default/9165045252608798760"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/talking-about-books-on-radio.html?showComment\u003d1261959492669#c9165045252608798760","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dorothy W."},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/talking-about-books-on-radio.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-7104977551421574195","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/7104977551421574195","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-9047397692723443058"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-26T00:45:57.285-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-26T00:45:57.285-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Merry Christmas, Kate! 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Having read this short story, I can say that this is a story worth listening to."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4061632240386366362/comments/default/9047397692723443058"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4061632240386366362/comments/default/9047397692723443058"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-christmas.html?showComment\u003d1261806357285#c9047397692723443058","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Suko"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-4318423632411511769"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-24T14:59:57.645-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-24T14:59:57.645-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Entertaining listening! Thanks for sharing it; I e..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Entertaining listening! Thanks for sharing it; I especially enjoyed your correct pronounciation of all those names I kind of gloss over mentally ;) Lots of great book recommendations there!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/7104977551421574195/comments/default/4318423632411511769"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/7104977551421574195/comments/default/4318423632411511769"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/talking-about-books-on-radio.html?showComment\u003d1261684797645#c4318423632411511769","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melanie"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/talking-about-books-on-radio.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-7104977551421574195","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/7104977551421574195","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1306800700215261272"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-23T23:28:26.663-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-23T23:28:26.663-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wow, I've never heard of this book!  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Well, let\u0026#39;s be honest, Kenneth, too) are featured in it!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4964787017434934857/comments/default/1306800700215261272"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4964787017434934857/comments/default/1306800700215261272"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/aritha-van-herk-on-lm-montgomerys.html?showComment\u003d1261628906663#c1306800700215261272","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aarti"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/aritha-van-herk-on-lm-montgomerys.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-4964787017434934857","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/4964787017434934857","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-398411743034909714"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-23T22:05:45.276-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-23T22:05:45.276-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Excellent show, Kate. 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I really enjoyed them initially - I couldn\u0026#39;t wait for Anne and Gilbert to come together at last.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHowever, I have to admit that by the time that I got to this book I was starting to have trouble remaining interested. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI agree with you about Leslie, she\u0026#39;s a fascinating character. I love that her honesty is so harsh and real, and that she can admit things that wouldn\u0026#39;t normally be admitted, for example, that Anne\u0026#39;s loss of Joyce had the ability to bring them that littl ebit closer because Anne is now considered to have suffered some loss. I think that it doesn\u0026#39;t really do credit to Anne\u0026#39;s unfortunate upbringing, but its a very honest portrayal of how Leslie feels and I really appreciate that. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCornelia Bryant didn\u0026#39;t really do it for I have to admit, im a much bigger fan of Mrs Lynde. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI really enjoyed reading your review. If you\u0026#39;re interested, ive reviewed them all up until Anne\u0026#39;s House of Dreams on my blog http://beckysbookreviews.blogspot.com. When I look over them, I think that it gets pretty clear to me that Im losing interest, I have to admit that I havnt been able to finish Ranbow Valley yet."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4541249528686677425/comments/default/5098396744244239477"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4541249528686677425/comments/default/5098396744244239477"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/rereading-annes-house-of-dreams.html?showComment\u003d1260873525613#c5098396744244239477","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Becky"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/rereading-annes-house-of-dreams.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-4541249528686677425","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/4541249528686677425","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-4662019115842109303"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-14T16:11:51.621-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-14T16:11:51.621-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I love reading the originals and comparing with th..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I love reading the originals and comparing with the 1950\u0026#39;s edits.  You can definitely see the racial stereotyping that went on.  But the stories overall were better; the revisions seem to dumb down the books a lot.  I mean, yes, it\u0026#39;s a children\u0026#39;s book, but let\u0026#39;s give kids some credit!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4715469642428994304/comments/default/4662019115842109303"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4715469642428994304/comments/default/4662019115842109303"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/nancy-drew-mini-challenge.html?showComment\u003d1260825111621#c4662019115842109303","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/nancy-drew-mini-challenge.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-4715469642428994304","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/4715469642428994304","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-5891359546526955468"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-14T13:12:06.869-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-14T13:12:06.869-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I have a copy of the Ringmaster's Secret with the ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I have a copy of the Ringmaster\u0026#39;s Secret with the cover like the one you have posted as well as the books that later came out with the yellow spine. My foster aunts (God rest their beautiful souls!) gave me 4 Nancy Drew books for my 10th birthday (I\u0026#39;m now 52) and I continued purchasing those books until they started coming out with the ones in paperback in the 80\u0026#39;s. My beloved aunts enhanced my love of reading. I would take you up on your challenge but there is just somethings better left aloone for me. Nothing but the ones that I grew up with will ever be replaced by updated versions in my eyes and I don\u0026#39;t think it would make as good as a read.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI still haul out those books \u0026amp; read them from book #1 to the last one at least once a year. Best trip down memory lane ever! LOL! Good luck with your research. I will be interested in your findings. Although I did read both copies I have of the Ringmaster\u0026#39;s Secret, I did not find any variations between them."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4715469642428994304/comments/default/5891359546526955468"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4715469642428994304/comments/default/5891359546526955468"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/nancy-drew-mini-challenge.html?showComment\u003d1260814326869#c5891359546526955468","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"singlerose57"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/05331624793191390493"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/nancy-drew-mini-challenge.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-4715469642428994304","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/4715469642428994304","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-3606738273726534697"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-14T12:50:40.146-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-14T12:50:40.146-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I've read three versions of The Secret of Shadow R..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I\u0026#39;ve read three versions of The Secret of Shadow Ranch.  I was lucky enough to find an original print from 1930/31 (can\u0026#39;t remember for sure) and read that, then I read the glossy yellow-backed version from 2003.  Finally, I got to read the version in between, the version from the mid-60\u0026#39;s.  The variation between the versions is unbelievable.  It\u0026#39;s like you\u0026#39;re reading a completely different story, from 1930 to 2003.  All references to guns, or the use of guns were removed from the 2003 version.  The ending is different, and there are characters in one version that didn\u0026#39;t exist in the others.  I would highly encourage anyone to read at least the 1930 version and the 2003 version, just for a comparison."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4715469642428994304/comments/default/3606738273726534697"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4715469642428994304/comments/default/3606738273726534697"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/nancy-drew-mini-challenge.html?showComment\u003d1260813040146#c3606738273726534697","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Nancy"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15150448316416250680"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/nancy-drew-mini-challenge.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-4715469642428994304","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/4715469642428994304","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-3202523068797069320"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-14T08:38:49.943-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-14T08:38:49.943-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hi Kate,\nCheck out our writing website at www.mark..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hi Kate,\u003cbr /\u003eCheck out our writing website at www.markhamvillagewriters.com. We feature some great resources for writers, creative stories, guest submission opportunities and events listing. Check us out and let your readers know about us!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWarm regards,\u003cbr /\u003eDonna Marrin, Moderator\u003cbr /\u003eMarkham Village Writers"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/113743503620115379/comments/default/3202523068797069320"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/113743503620115379/comments/default/3202523068797069320"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/torontos-literary-vitality.html?showComment\u003d1260797929943#c3202523068797069320","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Donna Marrin"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.markhamvillagewriters.com"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/torontos-literary-vitality.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-113743503620115379","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/113743503620115379","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-4672894167050859692"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-13T22:37:48.615-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-13T22:37:48.615-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I adore Ursula Le Guin's Catwings series. If she e..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I adore Ursula Le Guin\u0026#39;s \u003ci\u003eCatwings\u003c/i\u003e series. If she endorses Tove Jansson then her work must be something special."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/3786142078126483329/comments/default/4672894167050859692"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/3786142078126483329/comments/default/4672894167050859692"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/ursula-le-guin-on-tove-jansson.html?showComment\u003d1260761868615#c4672894167050859692","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Suko"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/ursula-le-guin-on-tove-jansson.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-3786142078126483329","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/3786142078126483329","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-6784149931089634384"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-13T05:33:04.535-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-13T05:33:04.535-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I adored the Moomin books and still do as an adult..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I adored the Moomin books and still do as an adult.  Favourite character?  probably Snufkin! I like her adult fiction too, but not as much. She created a world I could really believe in and which I can still retreat into when I need cheering up! She is a writer of pure genius.\u003cbr /\u003eKathleen"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/3786142078126483329/comments/default/6784149931089634384"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/3786142078126483329/comments/default/6784149931089634384"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/ursula-le-guin-on-tove-jansson.html?showComment\u003d1260700384535#c6784149931089634384","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kathleen Jones"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"00059495555923289864"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/ursula-le-guin-on-tove-jansson.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-3786142078126483329","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/3786142078126483329","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-3556247010303758952"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-12T12:11:49.529-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-12T12:11:49.529-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I saw this book in a catalogue and really want to ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I saw this book in a catalogue and really want to read it. I organized the CBC Christmas Carol reading here in Stratford a couple of years ago and love hearing it read. I\u0026#39;d be interested to see what he has to say about this work - thanks for the excerpt!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/6095931439639808058/comments/default/3556247010303758952"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/6095931439639808058/comments/default/3556247010303758952"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/thackeray-on-dickenss-christmas-carol.html?showComment\u003d1260637909529#c3556247010303758952","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melanie"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/thackeray-on-dickenss-christmas-carol.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-6095931439639808058","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/6095931439639808058","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-835286251590512984"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-11T22:16:09.346-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-11T22:16:09.346-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hmmm... I think you just inspired me to read a few..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hmmm... I think you just inspired me to read a few more book. I\u0026#39;m not sure if I could name 15 \u003d/"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4196155594388557273/comments/default/835286251590512984"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4196155594388557273/comments/default/835286251590512984"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/15-toronto-books-in-15-minutes.html?showComment\u003d1260587769346#c835286251590512984","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Zoey Kruger"},"uri":{"$t":"http://showtime-dexter.blogspot.com/"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/15-toronto-books-in-15-minutes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-4196155594388557273","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/4196155594388557273","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-5455752668552375551"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-11T10:51:15.968-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-11T10:51:15.968-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I'd love to hear your comments when yo finish the ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I\u0026#39;d love to hear your comments when yo finish the book!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe Reader\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.imabookworm.com/\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\"\u003eI\u0026#39;m a Bookworm\u003c/a\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/6095931439639808058/comments/default/5455752668552375551"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/6095931439639808058/comments/default/5455752668552375551"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/thackeray-on-dickenss-christmas-carol.html?showComment\u003d1260546675968#c5455752668552375551","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Reader"},"uri":{"$t":"http://imabookworm.com"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/thackeray-on-dickenss-christmas-carol.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-6095931439639808058","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/6095931439639808058","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-3553389971131390809"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-10T17:33:26.993-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-10T17:33:26.993-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"i have that exact book (the one at the top)! :D\ni ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"i have that exact book (the one at the top)! :D\u003cbr /\u003ei have read almost all of the ones ppl think of as the original nancy drew and the 1930s ones (the real originals). thankfully one of the libraries in our area has them, which is awesome :D\u003cbr /\u003ei have also read most of the nancy drew girl detective, which i loved the most.. havent read the most recent ones tho, as my sister, brother and i would read them together and i think they kinda lost interest. i loved them tho, even tho i was too old for them :D altho when they first came out and i started reading them i was the right age lol \u003cbr /\u003eannnnd most of all, i loooove the nancy drew computer games ^___^ haha"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4715469642428994304/comments/default/3553389971131390809"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/4715469642428994304/comments/default/3553389971131390809"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/nancy-drew-mini-challenge.html?showComment\u003d1260484406993#c3553389971131390809","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Christine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18374270048788320897"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://katesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/nancy-drew-mini-challenge.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-4715469642428994304","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13774780/posts/default/4715469642428994304","type":"text/html"}}]}});