Nancy Drew, everyone’s favorite amateur teen investigator, paved the way for smart, sleuthy teens like Veronica Mars and Hillary Rodham Clinton. After 90 years, 85 languages, 80 million books sold, and a number of rewrites to eliminate racist stereotypes and give ol’ Nancy a cell phone, the gal’s been through a lot. But not every mystery could make the cut; some plotlines were deemed too lascivious for the YA audience. Here are a few of those mysteries.
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