High Survival

Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys: Super Mystery #10

by Carolyn Keene

NANCY DREW and a small group of adventurers hike into the Wyoming wilderness to sharpen their survival skills. But the higher they climb into the remote and rugged Rockies, the more perilous the risks become. Nancy suspects that the mounting dangers are more than mere accidents of nature--and that the adventurers are headed for the most deadly survival test of all.
Meanwhile...
FRANK AND JOE HARDY, responding to Nancy's call for help, confirm her worst suspicions. The mountain is the focus of a million-dollar criminal enterprise, and a gangland mob has cut the expedition off from the outside world. An accomplice inside the group is leading them on a true trek to terror, and it's up to the three intrepid sleuths to blaze a trail to safety...

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult, Childrens, Fiction, Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Middle Grade

214 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1991

About the author

Carolyn Keene is a writer pen name that was used by many different people- both men and women- over the years. The company that was the creator of the Nancy Drew series, the Stratemeyer Syndicate, hired a variety of writers. For Nancy Drew, the writers used the pseudonym Carolyn Keene to assure anonymity of the creator.

Edna and Harriet Stratemeyer inherited the company from their father Edward Stratemeyer. Edna contributed 10 plot outlines before passing the reins to her sister Harriet. It was Mildred Benson (aka: Mildred A. Wirt), who breathed such a feisty spirit into Nancy's character. Mildred wrote 23 of the original 30 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories®, including the first three. It was her characterization that helped make Nancy an instant hit. The Stratemeyer Syndicate's devotion to the series over the years under the reins of Harriet Stratemeyer Adams helped to keep the series alive and on store shelves for each succeeding generation of girls and boys. In 1959, Harriet, along with several writers, began a 25-year project to revise the earlier Carolyn Keene novels. The Nancy Drew books were condensed, racial stereotypes were removed, and the language was updated. In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten.

Other writers of Nancy Drew volumes include Harriet herself, she wrote most of the series after Mildred quit writing for the Syndicate and in 1959 began a revision of the first 34 texts. The role of the writer of "Carolyn Keene" passed temporarily to Walter Karig who wrote three novels during the Great Depression. Also contributing to Nancy Drew's prolific existence were Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Nancy Axelrod, Priscilla Doll, Charles Strong, Alma Sasse, Wilhelmina Rankin, George Waller Jr., and Margaret Scherf.

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

This doesn't offer much on the Frank/Nancy front except solid teamwork, but it's actually a pretty fun adventure novel and that makes up for a lot. Fun read and the battered state of my copy that I have had since the 90s, leads me to think that I always thought that.

[Bettie H · Rating 4 out of 5]

Känns typ missvisande att ge betyg åt Kitty-böcker. Betygsätter ju såklart min läsupplevelse men min läsupplevelse med en bra Kitty vs en bra thriller/roman/deckare m.m går ju inte att jämföra. Är ju helt skilda saker i mina ögon. Ibland när jag betygsätter en Kitty jämför jag också min läsupplevelse med en tidigare Kitty-bok och tänker på det som Kitty-skalan.
Kanske bör jag ranka de Kitty-böckerna jag har på en topplista? Vi får se.

I vilket fall är ni inte här för att höra mig babbla om hur jag rankar en Kitty eller ja, det är ni ju men liksom på ett annat sätt en ovan.
Boken är riktigt fartfylld från början till slut. Är liksom aldrig en riktigt lugn stund. Något som jag verkligen uppskattade. Det finns en tydlig röd tråd och jag gillar dynamiken mellan Kitty, George och bröderna Hardy. Vilket team!
Jag gillar att få följa både Joes, Franks och Kittys perspektiv, där de alla får vara med om viktiga pusselbitar i fallet. Så som läsare missar man aldrig något viktigt. Trots att det är få miljöbeskrivningar har jag inte svårt att föreställa mig omgivningarna de befinner sig i. Man föreställer sig det nästan automatiskt i takt med deras vandring/klättring. För mig känns också hela händelseförloppet helt naturligt. Hur varningsklockorna börjar ringa redan på hotellet för att sakta eskalera och bli fler. En sak är dock lite underlig, varför i hela friden ordnar tränaren till ett fotbollslag med en vildmarksvandring med motivationen att stärka lagandan och sedan bara ha två från laget med sig på vandringen?
Oavsett vad så kan jag ärligt säga att jag gärna läser fler Kotty och bröderna Hardy-böcker efter denna.

[Abby Brummel · Rating 3 out of 5]

It isn't summertime without reading at least one Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys adventure. This one was a decent one but not my favorite - the mystery felt disjointed and odd but the storyline was still fun and we got some good #Francy banter.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title: High Survival
Author: Carolyn Keene
Series: Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys Super Mystery, 10
Format: mass market paperback
Length: 214 pages
Rating: 3 stars

Synopsis: NANCY DREW and a small group of adventurers hike into the Wyoming wilderness to sharpen their survival skills. But the higher they climb into the remote and rugged Rockies, the more perilous the risks become. Nancy suspects that the mounting dangers are more than mere accidents of nature--and that the adventurers are headed for the most deadly survival test of all.
Meanwhile...
FRANK AND JOE HARDY, responding to Nancy's call for help, confirm her worst suspicions. The mountain is the focus of a million-dollar criminal enterprise, and a gangland mob has cut the expedition off from the outside world. An accomplice inside the group is leading them on a true trek to terror, and it's up to the three intrepid sleuths to blaze a trail to safety...

Mini-review: I love these books. I love the dynamics between the characters. I love the flirtation between Nancy and Frank. They are a much better suited couple than Nancy and Ned, who can't seem to stop cheating on each other.
Very glad it was George instead of Bess. The mystery was good, a rare one where I didn't solve it before the book ended. I did accidentally spoil myself though, which wasn't fun.

Fan Cast:
Nancy Drew - Katherine McNamara
Frank Hardy - Timothée Chalamet
Joe Hardy - Skyler Gisondo
George Fayne - Brianna Hildebrand
Johnny Alvarez - Jake T. Austin
Coach Pemberton - David Harbour
Melissa Somers - Maude Apatow
Curt Walker - Jordan Calloway
Stasia Kominsky - Madeleine Arthur
Dan Shimoya - Charles Melton
Pete Shimoya - Ryan Potter
Bill - Chris O'Donnell

[Catherine B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite Nancy Drew Series. The characters and plotline are better developed than the original Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon. This Carolyn Keene ghost writer has done an excellent job of incorporating humor, mystery and suspense into an awesome story. I would recommend to anyone who loves a good mystery.

[Mikayla · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to give more of the Nancy Drew spin offs a chance, but this just did not live up to the origonal characters. It was focused on the romances, and flirting, that sometimes the mystery got shoved to the side. I did like seeing Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys together.

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable action-adventure crossover story. I tend to find these books a fun light read. I kind of wish Nancy and the Hardy boys hadn't spent so much of the book apart, but I liked how full of action it was.

[Fallon Ann Cribbs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Surprisingly delicious Francy content

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really should be a 3.5, but extra points given to the scene where Frank's got his hand around Nancy's throat and her knees go weak...sis...

[Julesy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nancy and George are on a high-adventure trip in Wyoming with a high school group. Little did they expect that the trip would filled with sabotage. The Hardy Boys are called in to help keep watch and they also get caught up in the sabotage. It started off great when reading about roughing it in the Rockies - something I would never do. However, as more of the mystery unfolded, the more unbelievable it became to the point it just became annoying.

Rating: 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4 because the beginning was good)

[Eric Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book had a clever plot and exciting action scenes that makes readers turn each page eagerly to see what happens when nancy and the hardys are being chased down by mobsters! an excellent book i would recommend to any nancy drew and hardy boys fan!.

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got a bunch of Nancy Drew/Hardy boys books for Christmas, this is one of the one's I hadn't read yet. I like the change from the accidental meet up.