Pelagie Doane
American illustrator
Died when: 60 years 242 days (727 months)Star Sign: Aries
The Judy Bolton Mystery Series, written by Margaret Sutton, follows a realistic young woman who solves mysteries.Although the series was not quite as popular as Nancy Drew, Judy Bolton has been called a more complex and believable role model for girls.
Judy was also unique in that halfway through the series, she married (something series book heroines rarely, if ever, did) The 38-volume series was written from 1932 and 1967 and is the longest-lasting juvenile mystery series written by an individual author.
In September 2012, the 39th volume, The Strange Likeness, was published by Applewood books, which has re-printed titles in the series since 1991.
In 1968, Sutton had created the title and the beginnings of a plot outline of a mystery located in Panama; however co-authors Kate Duvall and Beverly Hatfield never saw the original outline and wrote the book instead from their original ideas, with the Sutton family's permission.
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