Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-59).
Contents:
Nancy's timeless appeal -- The Stratemeyer Syndicate and the modern woman -- Authoring an icon -- Editing Nancy -- Drew-ness in the twenty-first century.
Summary:
Moxie and a Good Sense of Balance acknowledges the fictional character of Nancy Drew as a role model for young women of the twenty-first century; an independent young woman, willing to take on injustices in her world. She is a sister of contemporary female detectives Veronica Mars and Jessica Jones.
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