![]() ![]() She was thrilled and determined to write more. Nicholas magazine and she won a silver badge for it. At age 13, her first piece, “The Courtesy,” was published in St. She began to write her own stories and proclaimed, “One day I will be a great writer!” She wrote stories for kids’ magazines and submitted them for publication. She read everything she could get her hands on from classic books to kids’ books like Peter Rabbit and Little Women. One of her favorite things to do was read. A tomboy, Mildred craved adventure and often joined the boys playing sports. ![]() She was born in 1905 and grew up in a small town in Iowa. Stratemeyer gave all of them the name Carolyn Keene. The Nancy Drew books were written by ghost writers. So he hired writers called ghosts to bring his stories to life. He had so many exciting ideas he didn’t have enough time to write them all. It all began with Edward Stratemeyer, a writer and publisher of books for kids. ![]() Who is Carolyn Keene, author of the Nancy Drew mystery stories? And how did it all begin? Get a clue - it’s Nancy Drew’s 80th birthday and it’s time to solve a mystery. ![]()
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