Heather's Reviews > Peeled

Hildy Biddle wants to be a reporter more than anything and her time working at The Core, her high school paper, is just the experience she needs. Hildy lives in Banesville, a quiet city known for its apple orchards and, unfortunately, the creepy Ludlow house. The Ludlow house has always been a legend since Mrs. Ludlow and her boyfriend were found murdered in the garage and Mr. Ludlow wasn't convicted, going on to become a curmudgeon who never left the property until he died in the orchard.

The mystery of the Ludlow house is starting to overtake the beautiful tranquility of the apples though. Strange signs have been appearing on the house, accidents are starting to occur near the property and residents of Banesville are getting scared. The local paper, The Bee, has taken to printing some pretty sensational stories about the events and Hildy is ready to tackle the issue with some investigative reporting to make sure the citizens are hearing the truth.

Her pool of informants include the creepy fortune teller new to town, Madame Zobeck, the survivor of Polish World War II, Minska, the self assured and under researched editor of The Bee, Pen Piedmont, and the rough around the edges former reporter turned newspaper advisor, Baker Polton.

This book would appeal to both genders and would be great for someone interested in newspaper writing.