tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post7261522785512857715..comments2024-03-17T13:13:58.214-07:00Comments on Blue-Hearted Bookworm: "It's probably all Enid Blyton's fault.": A Secret Seven Conversation with the Terrific TwoBybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-79581609447037157622011-10-20T06:45:56.840-07:002011-10-20T06:45:56.840-07:00There are 39 books in the series...which means tha...There are 39 books in the series...which means that I read the first book about 30times because whenever a new book came out, I usually started at the beginning. <br /><br />I loved these books because Trixie was always fighting the "gender barrier" even though it wasn't call that at the time. <br /><br />My sister (also an avid Trixie Belden fan) and I used to be able to quote the books word for word. <br /><br />Even though we lived in a neighborhood with a bunch of kids, nothing mysterious ever happened...damn!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-79375536432751445792011-10-20T06:11:24.912-07:002011-10-20T06:11:24.912-07:00I liked Trixie Belden, too! I only read one of he...I liked Trixie Belden, too! I only read one of her books -- the title escapes me, but she did this Rabbit Rabbit thing to make her wishes come true. I always wanted to read more, so I guess I'm going hunting as well.<br /><br />As for hiding and spying on neighbors, Harriet the Spy wins top honors.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-40116776877011897072011-10-20T05:58:13.396-07:002011-10-20T05:58:13.396-07:00As an American, I was hooked on the "Trixie B...As an American, I was hooked on the "Trixie Belden" series. I read a couple of Nancy Drew's but they didn't appeal to me. Trixie was a "not too sure of herself" 13 year old with 2 older brothers and one younger. She had a best friend with an adopted brother (first 2 books)and a couple of other teens to round out the "Bobwhites of the Glen" (or BWG's to those in the know!) <br /><br />This series was also written in the '50s and Trixie and I seemed to have the same amount of freedom...and the same frustration regarding parents and younger brother!<br /><br />My kids ('77 and '80) also had a lot of freedom but my brother's kids (15 and 6) NEVER go anywhere unsupervised. <br /><br />Is it that there were truly fewer sexual predators out there or are we just more aware of them because of the media? Are parents today over-protecting kids? Or does the media encourage "copy cat" crimes?<br /><br />Ah, I've got to go and check if TB is available for my Kindle! :D<br /><br />TeriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com