Nancy Drew 2012 Convention Clues #17

Nancy Drew Blog Contest - Week 2

Open to all who are attending the 2012 Nancy Drew/Sleuth Con Convention out in AZ, comment on this last week's Blog postings from March 10 through March 16 and we'll draw from comments to award some prizes which will be given out at the convention! I'll post the winners on the 17th.

Week 1 Prize Winners:

Old Clock/Old Attic Coin Purse: Janis
Paper Dolls: Nancy
Mini Convention Buttons: Kara

This week's prizes include a set of Nancy Drew paper dolls and 3 mini Nancy Drew convention buttons.

UPDATE: 

Week 2 winners are Christy-Paper Dolls and Victoria--Buttons.

Remember when commenting--they are on moderation to weed out spammers that visit this Blog, so they will be approved as I see them, so don't repeatedly post your comment if you don't see it appear right away. Thanks!

Jenn:)

Nancy Drew 2012 Convention Clues #16

Kachina Dolls

Here are a few more interesting Kachina Dolls that are featured in the Nancy Drew book, The Kachina Doll Mystery. Above is a Bear Kachina.

 Hilili Witch Kachina

 Eagle Kachina

 Cloud Kachina

Mud Head Kachina

Jenn:)

Nancy Drew 2012 Convention Clues #15

 Sleuth Con I

Here are some of the other girls' and boys' series books shown that will be featured at Sleuth Con I this year! Beverly Gray, Dana Girls, Gail Gardner, Hardy Boys, Judy Bolton, Tom Swift, and X Bar X Boys.

Do you have a favorite girls' or boys' series? Sound off in the comments!

Jenn:)

Nancy Drew 2012 Convention Clues #14

Sleuth Con I

This year at our annual Nancy Drew Convention we are also hosting a sub-convention, Sleuth Con, which features presentations on other boys' and girls' series books like Judy Bolton, Dana Girls, Beverly Gray, Hardy Boys, X Bar X Boys, Tom Swift, Gail Gardner and more. In keeping with our AZ and Western theme, here's a list of series books set in AZ as well as some western theme series books:

SERIES BOOKS IN ARIZONA:

Nancy Drew:

The Secret at Shadow Ranch #5
The Kachina Doll Mystery #62 PB
The Crooked Banister #48 (Luepp-Brief)
Mystery of the Emerald-Eyed Cat #75 PB (Phoenix-Brief)
The Secret at Solaire #111 PB (Sonora Desert)
The Copper Canyon Conspiracy ND/HB SM (Tucson)
The Stolen Relic (Girl Detective #7 - set partly in Northern AZ)

Boys' and Girls' Series:

Virginia Davis Books by Grace May North - set in AZ Desert

Trixie Belden - Mystery in Arizona

The Page Twins - The Twins in the West

Polly Brewster - Polly in the South West

Carol Norton - Phantom Town Mystery (The Phantom Town)

Lillian Elizabeth Roy - Girl Scouts in Arizona and New Mexico

A Mystery Story for Girls - The Door in the Mountain by Izzola Forrester

Adventure Girls - The Adventure Girls at K-Bar-O

Outdoor Girls - Desert Valley

Young Ranch Detective (Young Heroes Library) ?

Ruth Fielding in the Saddle (#12)

Little Colonel in Arizona

Cherry Ames - Dude Ranch Nurse

BOYS' AND GIRLS' SERIES WITH A 
WESTERN/RANCH THEME: (NOT SET IN AZ)

HARDY BOYS:

The Secret of Wildcat Swamp
Hunting for Hidden Gold
The Sign of the Crooked Arrow
The Mark on the Door
Mystery of the Desert Giant

KEN HOLT:

The Riddle of the Stone Elephant

DANA GIRLS:

The Clue in the Cobweb
The Secret of Lost Lake
The Sierra Gold Mystery

CONNIE BLAIR:

The Secret of Black Cat Gulch

BEVERLY GRAY:

Beverly Gray's Challenge

BRETT KING:

Brett King and the Rimrock Ranch

X BAR X BOYS - (ALL)

TROY NESBIT - (ALL)

TOM QUEST:

The Secret of Thunder Mountain

POLLYANNA:

Pollyanna Six Star Ranch
Pollyann's Western Adventure
Pollyanna Magic Valley

GRACE HARLOWE (OVERLAND RIDERS)

Great American Desert

BETTY GORDON:

Betty Gordon at Rainbow Ranch

RUTH FIELDING:

Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch

BLUE BONNET SERIES - (ALL)

AMY BELL MARLOWE - 4 Book Series

This is not a complete list, I'm sure there are others too...

Jenn:)

Nancy Drew 2012 Convention Clues #13

Nancy Drew Event at The Poisoned Pen

Nancy Drew Sleuths will put on a Nancy Drew event at The Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale, AZ on Tuesday, March 20 at 5:30pm. We will discuss the two classic Nancy Drew books set in AZ: #5 The Secret of Shadow Ranch and #62, The Kachina Doll Mystery plus other series set in AZ. Our regional group of AZ Sleuths meets there every other month for a Nancy Drew book group.

The Poisoned Pen is a great local/independent and renowned bookstore in Scottsdale located at 4014 N. Goldwater Blvd. They regularly feature up and coming as well as big name authors for book talks and signings.

Jenn:)

Nancy Drew 2012 Convention Clues #12

Rockin' R Ranch

Wednesday night during the Nancy Drew convention, we'll find ourselves enjoying a chuckwagon dinner and western stage show and old-time gunfight at Rockin' R Ranch in Mesa, AZ featuring the Rockin' R Wranglers. I'm really looking forward to this evening as I know everyone is going to have a great time. 

My family used to spend summers in Ruidoso, NM every year when I was growing up. My cousins would fly in and we'd all go with my grandparents and my parents as well as other family to Ruidoso and spend a couple of weeks in a cabin and enjoy all the fun things to do. We'd go horseback riding and visit White Sands and so many more fun things including going to the Flying J Ranch which was very similar to the Rockin' R Ranch where they had an old Western town set up with gunfight, gold panning, shops, and a dinner and western stage show and the biscuits were fabulous. We'd buy their biscuit mix every summer. We haven't been in several years now, so I am really looking forward to visiting the Rockin' R Ranch which I found out they both have some affiliation and are friends with each other and help each other out between the two establishments. Exciting!

If you want to catch a preview of the stage show and some other pictures and interesting history about the ranch, please visit their website.

Jenn:)

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Be sure you're ordering from the shop page only--marketplace orders do not count for this promotion, so if you're at the main website and/or using search boxes to add items to your cart, those are considered marketplace items. You must order from the Nancy Drew shop page itself. If you have any trouble with the code--contact Cafe Press customer support (there's a phone number you can call right away) and they can help you with it.

Thanks for your support!

Jenn:)

Nancy Drew 2012 Convention Clues #11

Nancy Drew Blog Contest 

Open to all who are attending the 2012 Nancy Drew/Sleuth Con Convention out in AZ, comment on this week's Blog postings from March 4 through March 9 and we'll draw from comments to award some prizes which will be given out at the convention! I'll post the winners on the 10th. We'll have a contest next week too for more prizes.

This week's prizes include a coin purse featuring the Tandy Old Clock/Old Attic art in brown leather, Nancy Drew paper dolls, and 3 mini Nancy Drew convention buttons.

Remember when commenting--they are on moderation to weed out spammers that visit this Blog, so they will be approved as I see them, so don't repeatedly post your comment if you don't see it appear right away. Thanks!

Jenn:)

Nancy Drew 2012 Convention Clues #10

Nancy Drew Cowgirls

Wanting some ideas for what to wear or add to your costumes at the Nancy Drew Convention? If you're going for a western theme, you can't go wrong with western belts and buckles, stylish cowboy boots and hats, a stylized western shirt, and turquoise jewelry--lots of that!

What is everyone planning on wearing to the Sat. dinner banquet?

Jenn:)

Nancy Drew 2012 Convention Clues #9

Dolly Steamboat Tour

Just down the road from the mysterious Goldfield Ghost Town is the Canyon Lake area which features the Dolly Steamboat! While we might not find any "ghosts" on this steamboat like Nancy Drew did on the Haunted Showboat, we will be sure to enjoy the sights on the nature cruise following our visit to the Ghost Town.

The nature cruise is about an hour and a half and you can learn more about it and view photos at their website.

Jenn:)

Nancy Drew 2012 Convention Clues #8

Nancy Drew - Ghost Town 

In the revision of The Secret of Shadow Ranch, Nancy and her chums visit a ghost town and find some clues to the mystery at hand. Sleuths will also get to visit a real ghost town, Goldfield Ghost Town, outside Apache Junction, AZ during the convention. Attractions at the ghost town include a mine tour, reptile exhibit, museum, railroad ride, gold panning and much more including horseback riding or carriage rides. There a plenty of shops to find souvenirs and Kachina Dolls plus a bakery, ice cream shop and general store. You can have your own wanted poster made and take old-time western photos. Sleuths will also compete in a challenge for prizes. And that's just the first part of the day...

Jenn:)