Penny Parker

Penny Parker was a series of 17 books written by Mildred A. Wirt Benson and published from 1939 through 1947. Penny was a high school sleuth who also occasionally moonlighted as a reporter for her father's newspaper.

Benson favored Penny Parker over all the other books she wrote, including Nancy Drew. Her obituary quoted her as saying, " 'I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is,' Mrs. Benson said in 1993." [http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2002105290069]

The series (title and publication date): [http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/mwbpp.html]

# Tale of the Witch Doll 1939
# The Vanishing Houseboat 1939
# Danger at the Drawbridge 1940
# Behind the Green Door 1940
# Clue of the Silken Ladder 1941
# The Secret Pact 1941
# The Clock Strikes Thirteen 1942
# The Wishing Well 1942
# Ghost Beyond the Gate 1943
# Saboteurs on the River 1943
# Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 1944
# Voice from the Cave 1944
# The Guilt of the Brass Thieves 1945
# Signal in the Dark 1946
# Whispering Walls 1946
# Swamp Island 1947
# The Cry at Midnight 1947

References

[1] cite news |last=Zaborney |first=Mark|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2002105290069 |title=Blade columnist, Nancy Drew author Millie Benson dies at age 96 |publisher=Toledo Blade |date=2002-05-29 |accessdate=2007-04-03

[2] cite web |url=http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/mwbpp.html |title=The Mildred A. Wirt Benson Website |accessdate=2007-04-03 |format= |work=

External links

* [http://www.series-books.com/pennyparker/pennyparker2.html The Penny Parker Mystery Stories] , Series Books for Girls
* [http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/mwbpp.html The Newsworthy Tales of Penny Parker] , The Mildred A. Wirt Benson Website