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Who is Nancy Drew?

Nancy Drew is a fictional teenage amateur detective in a series of mystery books written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The first novel in the series, The Secret of the Old Clock, was published in 1930. Nancy Drew’s intelligence, courage, and independence made her a popular role model for many generations of young readers.