Nancy Drew + Frank Hardy = True Love!
As a kid, I was a HUGE Nancy Drew fan. She was clever, spunky, and a redhead (like me--funny how important that is when you're little). I devoured her mysteries. I also read quite a few of the Hardy Boys books, and Frank Hardy was my first literary crush. He was clearly the more mature and intelligent brother (apparently at age 8, maturity was big on my checklist - only wish I'd kept that up later in life!) and he was even a photographer, so had a bit of an artistic soul. Seriously dreamy.
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| Frank, Joe and Nancy -- aren't their snowsuits amazing? Love the 80s! |
And the best part? Frank and Nancy had an unresolved attraction...which was perfect, since I never understood the appeal of that Ned Nickerson guy. It culminated in one of my favourites of the series, book #5: THE LAST RESORT, which combined rock and roll *and* skiing (really, can anyone ask for more?).
At one point, Frank and Nancy are trapped in a ski cabin, surrounded by snow. There's no heat, so of course they have to cuddle up together in a sleeping bag to keep warm. What happens there is fairly PG (a forbidden kiss), but to my younger self it was The. Hottest. Thing. Ever.
Ever since then, I've been hooked on snowbound romance. Part of it is living in the snow belt in Southwestern Ontario, Canada -- I've been snowed in so many times, in enough strange places, that a burgeoning passion feels like something that could really happen. And I love the romance trope of the hero and heroine trapped together against their will, sometimes in a dangerous situation.
Here's a photo from my city's Snowmageddon last year:
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| My front yard. Yes, that's a car under the snow... |
- What is your favourite snowbound romance?
- Do you have a favourite book from childhood?
- Who is one of your literary crushes?
my favorite book from my childhood was the lord of the rings trilogy.
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I really liked the Nancy Drew books as a kid too. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI grew up with Harry Potter books :) and still love them!
ReplyDeletethanks , I'd love to read God of Ecstasy :)
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Laurie, I love LOTR too! I was terrified of Gollum when I was young.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see some more Nancy Drew love, Ellen!
Swordlily, Harry Potter is great too, of course...I read a lot of YA fiction as an adult, there are so many fantastic quality stories written for kids/young adults.
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LOL!! OMW! I forgot about that one! Nice to meet you and to see your beautiful blog!!
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ReplyDeleteFrank Hardy and Nancy Drew did make a nice couple. I think the first childhood book I can recall where I remember having a literary crush on was the children's version of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Of course, then I kept saying the Scarlet Pumpernickel because I liked pumpernickel bread so I was more familiar with that word. The baron was such a romantic figure to me. He rescued people who were sentenced to be executed including his wife. After him, I was drawn to figures like Zorro and Robin Hood. I suppose I still am drawn to these types of male figures. We need men like this, don't we?
Pumpernickel bread is delicious, Susan -- how have I never made that connection with the Scarlet Pimpernel before?
ReplyDeleteZorro was one of my biggest crushes as a preteen too! There was a Zorro series on TV in the early 90s starring Duncan Regehr. He won my heart completely.
As for Robin Hood, my favourite was Jennifer Roberson's Robin Hood from Lady of Sherwood. Great book. He was damaged, but oh-so-dreamy.
I was also a big Nancy Drew fan and read all of the books in the series. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Thanks for stopping by, Bonnie!
ReplyDeleteI loved Nancy Drew and also the Bobbsey Twins. I never was drawn to Nancy's crush either. But Lord of the Rings was also a biggie to me. I read it while visiting my uncle in CA and he lived on the beach and I preferred to stay inside and read that book! (No, I don't know why I couldn't read it on the beach.)
ReplyDeletei loved the boxcar children series as a kid
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My book crush will always be Mr. Darcy!!
ReplyDeleteAs I child I loved and still adore Where The Sidewalk Ends.
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I must say my book crush is quite adult; Masters-At-Arms; series by Kallypso Masters.
ReplyDeleteAs a child I loved the Nancy Drew series.
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Oh, I would not want to be anywhere that has snows that deep! No.Thank.You!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book when I was a kid was Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, and then later I love SE Hinton's books (The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, etc) and VC Andrews (Flowers in the Attic).
June
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I liked the babysitter's club books.
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Loved the post! I can’t wait to read all these new books and meet new authors!!!!!Thanks for the giveaway and can’t wait to see what 2013 brings!!!!!!
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Carly, I'm a huge LOTR fan too!
ReplyDeleteKimberly, somehow I never read the Boxcar Children books, but I do remember them. Will have to give them a try!
April, I loved Where the Sidewalk Ends too. Fantastically fun poems.
Dee, another one I haven't read -- will have to check out Kallypso Masters.
June, Roald Dahl was one of my favourite authors. Charlie, the Twits, James and the Giant Peach, The BFG...so great!
Bn100, I enjoyed the Babysitter's Club too. I always wanted to be Dawn, though I was more of a Mallory.
Kimmyl, thanks for stopping by, glad you had fun meeting new authors :-)
And now that I'm all caught up, the random number generator says that *Dee* is this hop's winner. Congrats Dee, I've sent you an email.