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2.8 4
Young Adult Fiction
517
an aPEELing story of ghosts and subterfuge
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It all started when an intruder was apprehended at the old Ludlow House. Then a dead body was found in a grove of trees on the property. Scary notes appeared on the Ludlow House front door&Danger to All Ye Who Enter. Then The Bee, the local newspaper, began publishing eye-catching headlines...Murder in Banesville. Ludlow House Claims New Victim. Soon, the old stories of ghosts in the Ludlow House resurfaced and people got nervous.
Hildy Biddle had tough footsteps to follow. Her father, who died several years earlier, was a great newspaper reporter. As a reporter for the Core, her high school newspaper, Hildy strove to be like her father&someone who didnt give up, someone who reported the truth, someone people respected. As Hildy and the Core staff begin to investigate the goings on at the Ludlow House, things become more muddled. The headlines in The Bee instill fear in the community, which isnt good. Neighbors begin selling their homes and apple orchards. Things are getting out of control. As Hildy gets closer to the truth, things get more dangerous.
Peeled takes place in small upstate Baneville, New York, the Happiest Town in the Happy Apple Valley. It is populated by the usual assortment of rural characters whose strength comes from weathering the storms (literally) that threaten their farms. There are the wise parents and grandparents, the crusty newspaper reporter who volunteers to supervise the Core staff, the malevolent forces that plan to change this haven of appledom into something tacky in the name of progress. And, of course, there are apples&apple strudel, apple cider, apple juice.
Peeled is a fun book. There is romance between Hildy and Eric. There is mystery surrounding the dead body. There is intrigue as people are pressured to sell their farms. There is the triumph of good over evil. There is everything required when you want to curl up with a good book. Joan Bauer has a track record of great books, Rules of the Road, Hope Was Here, Best Foot Forward, to name a few. Peeled is a welcome addition to this list.
Hildy Biddle had tough footsteps to follow. Her father, who died several years earlier, was a great newspaper reporter. As a reporter for the Core, her high school newspaper, Hildy strove to be like her father&someone who didnt give up, someone who reported the truth, someone people respected. As Hildy and the Core staff begin to investigate the goings on at the Ludlow House, things become more muddled. The headlines in The Bee instill fear in the community, which isnt good. Neighbors begin selling their homes and apple orchards. Things are getting out of control. As Hildy gets closer to the truth, things get more dangerous.
Peeled takes place in small upstate Baneville, New York, the Happiest Town in the Happy Apple Valley. It is populated by the usual assortment of rural characters whose strength comes from weathering the storms (literally) that threaten their farms. There are the wise parents and grandparents, the crusty newspaper reporter who volunteers to supervise the Core staff, the malevolent forces that plan to change this haven of appledom into something tacky in the name of progress. And, of course, there are apples&apple strudel, apple cider, apple juice.
Peeled is a fun book. There is romance between Hildy and Eric. There is mystery surrounding the dead body. There is intrigue as people are pressured to sell their farms. There is the triumph of good over evil. There is everything required when you want to curl up with a good book. Joan Bauer has a track record of great books, Rules of the Road, Hope Was Here, Best Foot Forward, to name a few. Peeled is a welcome addition to this list.
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