Nancy Drew and The Bike Tour Mystery

As I was perusing the Downtown library the other day, I decided to pick up a few Nancy Drew book, a childhood favorite! I thought I may derive some inspiration from them. They have so many fond memories attached to them. Memories of achievement, perserverance and effort...something I find myself lacking lately.

I remember the days when I used to do extensive book report with large glittery poster and illustrations for my Nancy Drew books. I used to spend hours on my school projects putting in so much time and effort that I got a rather unattractive nickname from my friends --"party pooper." The great thing was I totally didn't mind I was so into it, alhamdulillah.

Well it seems my love for Nancy Drew mysteries has still not left me--so many year later!

The Bike Tour Mystery was quite a ride! I loved the descriptions of the Ireland landscape--so briantally and precisely written that I could see it as if it were a movie. I also loved the drama and the character and the intrigue and the police chase at the end. The descriptions were so vivid and the mystery quite enticing. Plus the fact they were on a bike tour and traveled from hotel to hotel and got some great sight-seeing, exercise and mystery out of it was a vicarious thrill for me. I'd love to go on a bike tour, not to mention travel!! Anything active and fun and in nature. Inshallah, one day!

Nancy Drew is so cool. Seriously, I always wanted to be like her but probably didn't and probably still don't have the guts. Come to think of it I've always admired reporter/journalist/detectives girl go-getters. Flashing back to my admiration of the following characters:

Clarissa from Nickelodeon's Clarissa Explains it All
Ren from Disney's Even Stevens
Shelby from Nickelodeon's Shelby Woo
Rory from Gilmore Girls

I even tried it out and wish I'd stuck to it. Actually as a freshmen in high school, I was suppose to be in a classical lit class which was full so they found the closest open English alternative, Journalism...it wasn't by choice, by but circumstance. I actually started enjoying it and wrote a few pieces I was proud of...one about the International Fair and I believe one on Anti-smoking website! But after that one semester I left it for higher level academics...sad but true...I could've continued on that path to become editor and continued in college and eventually become a reporter where I'd probably get to do so much of what I loved: Interviewing people, figuring out people's pyschology's, writing and reading, a little research...but I suppose it wasn't meant to be. Maybe in my dreams...anyway those were my thought as I read this book...I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking quite forward to reading the next one. Go Nancy!