Thrillers, suspense, crime novels, detective fiction whatever you call them, mystery books make for some of the most exciting literature out there. Your pick for best mysteries written and published not set in the 1980s. See more ideas about childrens books, books and vintage children s books. The 1980s were like a totally awesome decade, dude. They solved mysteries and had sciencebased themes tame sciencefiction. Mystery books of the 1980s jestresss forgotten books. Four orphaned children solve mysteries while playing in a boxcar in their grandfathers backyard. Attention all geeky little girls of the late 1970s and early 80s, your childhood librarian called. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Some books are flashes in the pan, read for entertainment and then left on.
If youre looking for the title of a book that you halfremember, i have a list of resources above that will help you. Sure, we first heard the term global warming, and the news wasnt always good, but as kids, we still rode our bikes, played with our original nintendo entertainment systems and listened to our walkman tapes. The evolution of nancy drew nancy drew and friends. Best cozy mystery series best crime mystery books best historical mystery best literary mysteries best thrillers edgar awards. When i was a kid, my mom brought me to the library every single weekend. I included a mix of lesser known 1980s books plus a handful of. The town s library was the cheapest way of entertaining a 7yearold, and it was airconditioned. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters. Nancy drew is a fictional character, a sleuth in an american mystery series created by publisher edward stratemeyer as the female counterpart to his hardy boys series. Im really happy with this list of 20th century classic childrens books from the 1980s even though using the term classic is becoming more and more suspect as we close in on the 21st century. In the 1980s, an older and more professional nancy emerged in a new series. Raise your hand if you grew up reading childrens books from the 1980s. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the.
The character of nancy drew ghostwritten and credited to the pseudonymous carolyn keene has appeared in a number of series over the years. The purpose of this site is to discussreminisce about old children s books. See more ideas about mystery, mystery novels, vintage children. Edgar award winners edgar award winners for best first novel edgar award winners for fact crime edgar award winners for best young adult fiction best mysteries by decade 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 best mysteries. Childrens books from the 80s that kids and parents still. She says its time to remove diary of a wimpy kid and all vampire books from your tweens hands and introduce them to fudge and his older brother, peter hatcher, the most original and infamously vexed little boy in children s literature. If youre looking for the old list, those links are.
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