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248 pp.
| Putnam |
May, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-23475-0$16.99
(2)
YA
Something's rotten in the apple-farming town of Banesville...and a doomsaying ghost is only the tip of the iceberg. Ace high school newspaper reporter Hildy Biddle is determined to expose the ominous depths. The colorful residents of Banesville are affectionately sketched. Hildy's crisp, declarative narration, subtly emulating a journalistic style, sings with tart humor and quixotic purpose.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2008