Peeled

High school newspaper reporter Hildy Biddle isn't content to just cover school issues. She's drawn to the town's big story--the haunted old Ludlow house. Hildy's efforts to find out who is really haunting the place isn't making her popular, and she starts wondering if she's cut out to be a journalist, after all.

Somethingas rotten in the heart of apple country

Hildy Biddle dreams of being a journalist. A reporter for her high school newspaper, "The Core," sheas just waiting for a chance to prove herself. Not content to just cover school issues, Hildyas drawn to the townas big storyathe haunted old Ludlow house. On the surface, Banesville, USA, seems like such a happy place, but lately, eerie happenings and ghostly sightings are making Hildy take a deeper look.

Her efforts to find out who is really haunting Banesville isnat making her popular, and she starts wondering if sheas cut out to be a journalist after all. But she refuses to give up, because, hopefully, the truth will set a few ghosts free.

"Peeled" is classic Joan Bauer, featuring a strong heroine, and filled with her trademark witty dialogue, and problems and people worth standing up to.