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Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #25
Buggy Breakout
In Buggy Breakout, spring has sprung, bringing...bugs? The Clue Crew must use their best detective skills to recover the Bug Club’s prize insect.
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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Carolyn Keene
947 books3,835 followersCarolyn 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 In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten.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.
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.
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September 2, 2013
This is another fun mystery in the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series. We've been slowly working our way through the series and we like the characters.
The mysteries are not scary and they aren't too difficult to solve; they often have a twist or two in the plot to keep us guessing, so I am actually somewhat impressed with the writing (especially for a short chapter book for young readers.) The illustrations are entertaining and complement the story nicely.
This story features a bug club and a missing beetle. The mystery itself is a bit silly, but entertaining nonetheless.. We enjoyed reading this story together.
The mysteries are not scary and they aren't too difficult to solve; they often have a twist or two in the plot to keep us guessing, so I am actually somewhat impressed with the writing (especially for a short chapter book for young readers.) The illustrations are entertaining and complement the story nicely.
This story features a bug club and a missing beetle. The mystery itself is a bit silly, but entertaining nonetheless.. We enjoyed reading this story together.
December 20, 2020
Another cute one.
August 5, 2024
Pros: I LOVE all the educational facts in this book!
Cons: The girls (Nancy, Bess and George) are verbally aggressive when confronting people.
Things to be aware of in “Buggy Breakout”
Language:
3 forms of “oh my gosh” or "my gosh"
1 "dumb"
1 "stupid"
Name Calling:
2 mean statements alluding to the fact that Bess is a “bug” or "beetle."
3 "Dorf the dork"
1 "spaz"
Cons: The girls (Nancy, Bess and George) are verbally aggressive when confronting people.
Things to be aware of in “Buggy Breakout”
Language:
3 forms of “oh my gosh” or "my gosh"
1 "dumb"
1 "stupid"
Name Calling:
2 mean statements alluding to the fact that Bess is a “bug” or "beetle."
3 "Dorf the dork"
1 "spaz"
March 7, 2025
3.5 stars. In this book, the class is learning more about bugs and one of the kids' treasured bugs go missing. As always, there is a list of suspects and the clue crew finds out the whodunnit at the end. I liked the conversation around bugs and if they should be in captivity or not. It was fun just to see what side my kids were on.
February 17, 2024
It's spring, the season for flowers, sunshine...and bugs?! The Clue Crew just got back from the Insectarium. One of Nancy's classmates' bug pets goes missing! Will the Clue Crew be able to find the missing bug, and find out who stole it?
June 7, 2011
This book is about 3 girls that are trying to find a sertean beetle. I like frogs and ineects just like her and her friends.
January 16, 2022
Story was predictable.
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