Girl detective inspires nominee to great achievements

OBAMA CITES NANCY DREW IN NAMING SOTOMAYOR TO SUPREME COURT

Plus: Obama guest-stars in Hardy Boys graphic novel


In nominating Judge Sonia Sotamayor for the Supreme Court, President Obama twice mentioned America’s most famous girl detective. “Judge Sotomayor's interest in the law was sparked as a young girl by reading the Nancy Drew series. And that when she was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 8, she was informed that people with diabetes can't grow up to be police officers or private investigators like Nancy Drew. In essence, she was told she'd have to scale back her dreams.”
Nancy Drew will soon celebrate her 80th anniversary, with over 200 titles in print from Grosset & Dunlap, Simon & Schuster, and graphic novel publisher Papercutz. The website iParenting.com has recently given Papercutz’s NANCY DREW graphic novel #15 the iParenting Media Award as an outstanding product for children, and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY calls Nancy one of the “20 All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture.”

“As someone who is part Puerto Rican, who spent my early years, like Judge Sonia Sotamayor, growing up in a housing project in The Bronx, it was quite thrilling to hear that she was the President’s nominee for the Supreme Court and how inspirational Nancy Drew was to her,” says Jim Salicrup, Editor-in-Chief of Papercutz. “I believe Nancy is just as inspiring today, and continues to embrace the values that have made her such an enduring icon for so many generations.”

President Obama has a cameo apearance in THE HARDY BOYS Graphic Novel #16 “Shhhhhh!”, also from Papercutz. Unlike his other more recent and highly-publicized comic-book appearances, as either a Conan-like Barbarian or Spider-Man’s partner-in-crimefighting, his appearance in the Hardy Boys graphic novel was far more presidential. He’s depicted giving a speech about libraries, something he did in real life as a senator.

NANCY DREW #17, “Night of the Living Chatchke,” is the latest graphic novel from Papercutz. Like the Hardy Boys graphic novels, it is available from booksellers everywhere.

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