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Category Archives: All Stars
Detectives Week: An Unabashed Love Letter to Veronica Mars
We started the week with Nancy Drew, and it’s only appropriate for us to end the week with our favorite modern girl detective, the one and only Veronica Mars. If you never watched Veronica Mars during it’s overlooked 3 seasons … Continue reading
Posted in All Stars, Miscellaneous, Theme Week
Tagged Detectives Week, Father-Daugther Relationships, Girl Detectives, Television, Veronica Mars
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Detectives Week Review: Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak Harcourt, 2005 (Currently Available) Genre: Nonfiction Face Value: Perfectly effective. This cover, for me, strikes the ideal balance of original Nancy Drew nostalgia and serious-looking nonfiction aesthetics. … Continue reading
Posted in All Stars, Reviews, Theme Week, Young Adult
Tagged Carolyn Keene, Detectives Week, Feminism, Girl Detectives, Nancy Drew, Nonfiction
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Slatebreaker All Stars: Four Penderwick Sisters and One Broken Slate
It is time once again to open the hallowed halls of the Slatebreaker All Stars Hall of Fame. Today is a very special occasion. We are honoring a family of four Slatebreaking sisters who consistently shatter slates and steal our … Continue reading
Posted in All Stars
Tagged Feminist Heroes, All Stars, The Penderwicks, Jeanne Birdsall, Sisters, Series
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Slatebreaker All Stars: The Hall of Fame Opens!
We’re introducing a feature we plan to come back to a lot over our time writing here at Slatebreakers. The Slatebreaker All Star is granted to characters who exemplify everything we get amped up about at this site. They question … Continue reading