Harriet Adams | |
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| Born | Harriet Stratemeyer December 12, 1892 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 27, 1982 (aged 89) Tewksbury Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Pen name | Carolyn Keene |
| Occupation | Novelist, publisher |
| Genre | Young adult mystery fiction |
| Notable works | Nancy Drew series |
| Spouse |
Russell Vroom Adams (m. 1915) |
| Children | Russell V. jr and Edward(sons) Patricia and Camilla (daughters) |
| Parents | Edward Stratemeyer Magdalena Van Camp |
Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (December 12, 1892 – March 27, 1982) was an American juvenile book packager, children's novelist, and publisher who was responsible for some 200 books over her literary career. She wrote the plot outlines for many books in the Nancy Drew series, using characters invented by her father, Edward Stratemeyer. Adams also oversaw other ghostwriters who wrote for these and many other series as a part of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, and oversaw the rewriting of many of the novels to update them starting in the late 1950s.