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The Dana Girls Mystery Stories in General

Description: Author of series: Carolyn Keene / The Dana Girls are sisters Jean and Louise Dana, who attend Starhurst Academy. All ... more

The Dana Girls Mystery Stories in General ... the while solving mysteries, they must contend with foe, Lettie Briggs, who is always trying to foil their plans.

Newest Review: ... of the two sisters, and she and her clique pull mean stunts to try to show the girls up in typical mean teen fashion. During school holidays, though Uncle Ned is usually away at sea, but the girls do return to their home and stay with their Aunt Harriet, their elderly spinster aunt who is Ned's sister. Aunt Cora is a warm hearted woman, who not only has her hands full with the girls, but ... more

... with the maid, Cora Apel. Poor Cora is a bungler and if not for Aunt Harriet's patience and affection, would long ago been sent away unemployable! Uncle Ned manages to send the girls to the Starhurst and to keep up the comfortable house because he is...more

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The Dana Girls Mystery Stories in General: Nancy times Two, Sort Of! (826 words)
by - written on 27/03/08 (Very useful, 74 readings)
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Ah, Carolyn Keene! The pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer syndicate for their hit series Nancy Drew, and as you can see, for the Dana Girls. Eager to grab fans of Nancy Drew, and to gain new readers, the Syndicate came up with a new set of characters , in a different type of setting, to solve mysteries according to the Stratemeyer formula. This time we had sisters, a la the Hardy Boys, but with a twist. These girls went to boarding school, and had a bully to contend with, as well as being orphans. Louise and Jean Dana are teenaged sisters from the town of Oakhurst, and whose Uncle Ned is their guardian. He is a merchant seaman, so pays for them to go to the ... Read the complete review