As I mentioned below in my post about Cherry Ames, I was an avid reader as a child. Some of my favorites were the popular mystery series such as Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, and the Bobbsey Twins. I didn’t learn until I became an adult that all of these books (and many more) were published by the “Stratemeyer Syndicate,” a…

I recently picked up an old Cherry Ames book at a thrift store or a library sale or somewhere. (I’m a major book hound!) My sisters and I read all the Cherry Ames books growing up. I just loved them! Cherry made nursing seem SO glamorous! I was convinced I wanted to be a nurse till the summer after high…