Yes! -- I was so glad to hear Buffy get her props.
And I heard the Nancy Drew piece also -- if there's any other character that can compete for first place as an early favorite character, it would have to be Trixie Belden.
My friend and I tore through all the Hardy Boy Books as kids and I think that they really got us hooked on a life of reading. The other book that we read at the time was Rascal (A Memoir) by Sterling North about a boy and his pet raccoon.
The above combination made us realize that reading was fun! (Many thanks go out still,some 40 years later, to his mom,Mrs. Snyder, who took us along with her to the library and pushed us in the right direction.)
As to a Character that I love, the first thing that comes to mind is dear old Rumpole of the John Mortimer books.
Thanks for a great blog.
Thanks for the comments Marie and Thomas.
And thanks Thomas for the "great blog" comment!!
I, too, devoured Hardy Boys mysteries as a kid. They were definitely a catalyst for my lifelong love of reading. I remember setting out, as a kid, to read the entire series in order. I kept losing track and getting distracted which caused me to have to start over several times. I think I read the first book, The Tower Treasure several times! Each time, I loved it more and more though.
JT
Thanks, JT. Your post is very timely, as my 9 year old daughter just informed me yesterday that she didn't really like Nancy Drew and that it was "boring." I'm hoping she gives it another shot later, because I loved Nancy Drew like no other when I was her age ...
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