Peeled

by Joan Bauer

Summary: Hildy Biddle is a sassy reporter for her high school newspaper, The Core. When a body is found in her small town, the local paper can't seem to get its facts straight. Also, strange things start to happen--eerie messages scrawled on fences and ghostly sightings. The local paper starts to play on the community's fear of the supernatural, and as Hildy uncovers a nasty little plot, she learns a lot about how people are influenced by the press, and how important it is that the truth be revealed.

My thoughts: I think I would have liked this book better if the inside jacket information had been different. I was looking for a ghost story, but instead got a mystery. It's not a bad mystery--it just wasn't what I was looking for. You know, like when you pick up a glass expecting milk, and instead it's full of orange juice? I like orange juice, but the experience is disappointing.