MaYaND 016: CB 13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1974)

Me and You and Nancy Drew Episode 016-Classic Book Episode 13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1974) by Carolyn Keene!

In this episode, Meghan and Colleen discuss becoming a squid, badly-labeled books, and the benefits of administering stimulants to (fictional) children, as well as the actual contents of The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1974)!

Note: There are very brief mentions in this episode of the child abuse in this book (7:27-7:30 and 1:00:55-1:00:59) and there is a brief discussion of a character’s suicide attempt (1:01:55-1:02:57). Additionally, this 1974 book does not do a great job of portraying characters from/in India, just so you’re aware going in. We cover the things they do somewhat well with and the things that…have aged badly…but we wanted to let people up front. If that’s not your cup of tea, obviously feel free to skip this episode.

As a palate cleanser, we would like to recommend Supriya Kelkar’s awesome middle grade book American As Paneer Pie (2020), a story of identity and navigating differences as your community feels like it’s changing around you, with positive representation of Indian-American characters!

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