NANCY DREW GRAPHIC NOVEL WINS MEDIA AWARD

“Tiger Counter” named one of the “Excellent Products of 2009”


iParenting.com, a leading source of advice for parents, has given a 2009 iParenting Media Award to NANCY DREW graphic novel #15. The book, titled “Tiger Counter,” is available through Papercutz’s website, www.papercutz.com.


In “Tiger Counter,” by writers Stefan Petrucha & Sarah Kinney and artist Sho Murase, Nancy and her BFFs Bess and George encounter lions, tigers, and scares -- oh, my! -- as they explore the mystery of a missing cat. When the authorities learn exactly how many cats eccentric old Mrs. Eartha keeps in her house, health code violations force the cats to be removed -- but Hell hath no fury like a cat-woman scorned! That’s when Nancy, Bess, and George run into escaped lions and tigers in the woods, and a deadly cat-and-mouse game ensues. The book is a full-color, 96-page trade paperback cover-priced at $7.95 ( ISBN: 978-1-59707-118-5). It’s also available as a collector’s hardcover for $12.95 (ISBN: 978-1-59707-119-2). For more information, visit the book’s web page, http://www.papercutz.com/nd/nd_novel15.html.

The iParenting Media Awards program “provides a credible and objective method of determining the best products and recognizes those products with our iParenting Media Award,” according to its website, www.iparentingmediaawards.com. “We are dedicated to informing, inspiring and uniting the parenting community we serve via our multiple media platforms of the Internet, syndicated newspaper column, radio show and video.” The iParenting Media Awards honor products such as toys, videos, software, and, of course, books. A news release from the organization says, “Products were thoroughly reviewed and evaluated by a variety of sources including experts and families.”
NANCY DREW’s award comes on the heels of recognition by ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY that Nancy is one of the “20 All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture.” (She even outranks Batman.) “The first female hero embraced by most little girls, Drew lived in an endless summer of never-ending adventures and unlimited potential,” says her entry, which you can find at http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20268279_3,00.html.


Currently on sale is NANCY DREW Graphic Novel # 17, “Night of the Living Chatchke,” by Petrucha, Kinney, and Murase. When the Girl Detective finds that mysterious artifacts have been vanishing, she does some sleuthing that leads her into a surprise: the ruins of a long-forgotten city filled with priceless ancient treasures that certain people will do anything to get! (Full-color paperback, 5” x 7 ½”, 96 pages, $7.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-143-7; Also in collector’s hardcover: $12.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-144-4). For more information, visit the book’s web page: http://www.papercutz.com/nd/nd_novel17.html.


Papercutz is a leading publisher of comic books and graphic novels for kids. In addition to NANCY DREW, Papercutz publishes series such as BIONICLE, CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED, TALES FROM THE CRYPT, and THE HARDY BOYS.


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