The roots of children’s serial fiction such as Harry Potter and the
Spiderwick Chronicles go back to the 1830’s. Sparked by the Horatio Alger and Rollo stories of the 19th century, the 20th century saw an explosion of mystery and adventure fiction for children. Series such as The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Tom Swift, and Cherry Ames quickly captivated their readers and made publishers take juvenile literature seriously.
On Saturday, July 25, at 10 a.m., Marshall Public Library’s Trent Clegg will facilitate a retrospective discussion on these 20th century serials, unraveling the mystery of this literature’s power, its influence on children since its creation and on the series books that followed it.
This program is free and open to all members of the public. For more information, please call the library at 232-1263 ext. 106.
Trent Clegg, Reference Librarian
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