**Spoilers**
Pages 218 - 247
In Chapter 24, Hildy goes to her local Toys "R" Us with Zack to find out what the mystery person has to tell her. She never reveals her face to Hildy, but tells her that Midian Associates is paying Pen Piedmont to write articles about the Ludlow House and the Red Road properties. She tells her that she works at The Bee and knows where the money goes. She said they're doing this so that property values would go down as a result of a "ghost". She says that she suspects that they're paying the psychic, as well. She leaves, and Zack gets a picture of her. Hildy recognizes her as Veronica Blitzer, her old babysitter, who has always been obsessed with Barbies. Zack calls and figures out that she is the bookkeeper of The Bee.
Every property on Red Road is getting sold for the amusement park. No one wants to go, but they are being forced to leave. Lacey's family's property is next to be asked to sell and they refuse to leave. The person that visited them was from Massachusetts! Baker does research on the license plate number, only to find out that the car is registered to D&B Security in Boston. Hildy calls Veronica and asks for the whole story on her findings. She gives it to her, basically telling her that they are publishing a scam. Later on that night, Hildy writes an article on all of the information that she got. Baker calls her the next morning and tells her to call, both, Pen and Martin, read them the article, and ask for any comments that they have on it before publishing it.
In Chapter 25, she calls Piedmont at the sheriff's office. He tells her that she's lying throughout the whole article. After being very mean (to say the least) on the phone, the sheriff tells Hildy that he's going to talk to Pen.
The article was released. Nowadays, people have signs in their store windows saying that they no longer carry The Bee, they carry The Peel.
Madame Zobek gets a visit from the sheriff and, as a result, she leaves the town. Mrs. Kutash counter sued Pen saying that he knowingly shut down a "vital school communications network". He, also, left the town on "an extended vacation".
On December 8th, Martin Midian holds a press conference, telling the community that they will start construction early next week!
In the final chapter, Chapter 26, Midian Associates started using eminent domain (law that says a city or community can force people to leave their homes if they can prove the land can be used for something better). Everyone starts to protest. On construction day, the Elders Against Evil started a protest on the land. They fake injuries to stay on the property longer, but are, eventually, taken away via ambulance. Two properties were destroyed including the Ludlow house. Just as it was being loaded on to the flatbed trucks, it split in two. It completely collapsed on December 17. Pen's editorial stated that it was the ghost. Desperate to keep The Bee alive? Yes! Lacey Horton's family made it through the winter with the help of the community, as well. Zack, Elizabeth, and Hildy plant a garden on the Ludlow property, which is only being sold, now, as a residential spot. Everyone is ready for a good harvest year this year. They just might get it!
This book was really good, with some not-so-good, cheesy romantic parts which practically make you cringe when you read them, but overall, a good book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes ghost stories, mysteries, or anything about farmlife.
Stay tuned for the next blog about Ex-mas based around Christmas time! Appropriate right?
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Peeled; Chapters 21-23
Pages 190-217
In Chapter 21, The Core team thinks up of a new name for their underground paper. They decide to call it The Peel. Zack gives them ideas on where to distribute the paper without getting caught. He came up with the farmers market, friendly small businesses, and the high school. On November 15, The Peel came out with their first menu-sized newspaper. Six high school students, sworn to secrecy, distributed them on Monday morning.
Banesville was buzzing about the new paper. Baker comes back to critique the paper. He tells Hildy that the paper sounds tired. She is offended by this and says that she is tired.
A man by the name of Chad Pritt and a woman come by Crescent's convenience store. They are observing the Ludlow house. They are part of a ghost cable show. They want to move the Ludlow place to be an entrance to a park. No one's fond of the idea. Juan-Carlos, a farmhand on Hildy's farm, informs her that Pen Piedmont is paying people to put the scary signs up on the Ludlow house. She calls Baker and informs him of her findings. He tells her to run a story on Pen and Martin Midian. The paper got, both, positive and negative emails about the story. Elizabeth is shaken up by the threatening emails, but she continues to help with the paper.
That night at 9p.m. there is a fire by Minska's cafe in a trash receptacle. Zack tried to extinguish it, but they had to call the fire department who put it out. They receive an email that warns them that if they don't stop what they're doing, the fire will come closer. Baker sends an email back that informs the sender that they have contacted the sheriff and forwarded the email to him.
Hildy tells her mother about the paper which she says that she's known about it, that she's known Hildy too long.
The sheriff comes by to one of The Peel's meetings, and he tells them that they will be backed and protected by the police department.
A concerned citizen contacts Hildy with a letter in a pink envelope that directs Hildy to put a white towel on her porch railing to let them know that she wants to talk to them at 5p.m. After contacting the sheriff about it, he tells her to go along with it. The only car that comes by is Zack's. He tells Hildy his real feelings for her...
In Chapter 21, The Core team thinks up of a new name for their underground paper. They decide to call it The Peel. Zack gives them ideas on where to distribute the paper without getting caught. He came up with the farmers market, friendly small businesses, and the high school. On November 15, The Peel came out with their first menu-sized newspaper. Six high school students, sworn to secrecy, distributed them on Monday morning.
Banesville was buzzing about the new paper. Baker comes back to critique the paper. He tells Hildy that the paper sounds tired. She is offended by this and says that she is tired.
A man by the name of Chad Pritt and a woman come by Crescent's convenience store. They are observing the Ludlow house. They are part of a ghost cable show. They want to move the Ludlow place to be an entrance to a park. No one's fond of the idea. Juan-Carlos, a farmhand on Hildy's farm, informs her that Pen Piedmont is paying people to put the scary signs up on the Ludlow house. She calls Baker and informs him of her findings. He tells her to run a story on Pen and Martin Midian. The paper got, both, positive and negative emails about the story. Elizabeth is shaken up by the threatening emails, but she continues to help with the paper.
That night at 9p.m. there is a fire by Minska's cafe in a trash receptacle. Zack tried to extinguish it, but they had to call the fire department who put it out. They receive an email that warns them that if they don't stop what they're doing, the fire will come closer. Baker sends an email back that informs the sender that they have contacted the sheriff and forwarded the email to him.
Hildy tells her mother about the paper which she says that she's known about it, that she's known Hildy too long.
The sheriff comes by to one of The Peel's meetings, and he tells them that they will be backed and protected by the police department.
A concerned citizen contacts Hildy with a letter in a pink envelope that directs Hildy to put a white towel on her porch railing to let them know that she wants to talk to them at 5p.m. After contacting the sheriff about it, he tells her to go along with it. The only car that comes by is Zack's. He tells Hildy his real feelings for her...
Peeled; Chapters 18-20
Pages 160-189
We find out, in Chapter 18, that The Core is becoming hotter and hotter, thanks to the many people involved helping to make it better. Baker wants Hildy to go and interview Pen Piedmont. Zack goes with Hildy to the interview. Pen lies a lot in the interview. He is annoyed that reporters from The Core are there, interviewing him! He lies about where he was previously employed. The next day, in The Bee, Pen calls Hildy a liar AND misspells her name. What a jerk! Hildy can't find the right Martin in Boston. There are way too many there to even know where to begin. Elizabeth, later on, forgives Hildy for turning her in to the family. She made her some fudge. The town meeting has been pushed up to that same night at 7p.m.
In Chapter 19, Mayor Frank T. Fudd is at the town meeting. Everyone is very upset at the meeting. He introduces Martin! to talk to the community about bringing Banesville into the 21st Century. Martin just bought the Ludlow place!!! He wants to create more tourist spots, including a haunted theme park, which would cause a lot of people to move from their homes that they currently own and start anew. Pen and Hildy, both, start to shout questions at Martin. Hildy made a very good first impression by her professionalism. The last question she asks Martin is where his company is located and he says... In Boston!
In Chapter 20, we find out that The Core is being sued by Pen for publishing lies, although they are all truths, or lies from Pen, himself, in quotes. Mrs. Kutash, the principal, informs Hildy that The Core can no longer be continued. Hildy leaves school sick, and goes to her father's grave sight and then to Minska's Cafe. Minska tells Hildy to create an underground newspaper. She tells her that she can use the back room where they print menus to print a newspaper. That night, Hildy sends an email out to all of The Core's members and tells them to meet at Minska's Cafe at 8:00p.m.
Right now, I absolutely hate Pen Piedmont! I cannot believe that he sued The Core. Words can't describe my hate towards him. He's just a terrible person.
We find out, in Chapter 18, that The Core is becoming hotter and hotter, thanks to the many people involved helping to make it better. Baker wants Hildy to go and interview Pen Piedmont. Zack goes with Hildy to the interview. Pen lies a lot in the interview. He is annoyed that reporters from The Core are there, interviewing him! He lies about where he was previously employed. The next day, in The Bee, Pen calls Hildy a liar AND misspells her name. What a jerk! Hildy can't find the right Martin in Boston. There are way too many there to even know where to begin. Elizabeth, later on, forgives Hildy for turning her in to the family. She made her some fudge. The town meeting has been pushed up to that same night at 7p.m.
In Chapter 19, Mayor Frank T. Fudd is at the town meeting. Everyone is very upset at the meeting. He introduces Martin! to talk to the community about bringing Banesville into the 21st Century. Martin just bought the Ludlow place!!! He wants to create more tourist spots, including a haunted theme park, which would cause a lot of people to move from their homes that they currently own and start anew. Pen and Hildy, both, start to shout questions at Martin. Hildy made a very good first impression by her professionalism. The last question she asks Martin is where his company is located and he says... In Boston!
In Chapter 20, we find out that The Core is being sued by Pen for publishing lies, although they are all truths, or lies from Pen, himself, in quotes. Mrs. Kutash, the principal, informs Hildy that The Core can no longer be continued. Hildy leaves school sick, and goes to her father's grave sight and then to Minska's Cafe. Minska tells Hildy to create an underground newspaper. She tells her that she can use the back room where they print menus to print a newspaper. That night, Hildy sends an email out to all of The Core's members and tells them to meet at Minska's Cafe at 8:00p.m.
Right now, I absolutely hate Pen Piedmont! I cannot believe that he sued The Core. Words can't describe my hate towards him. He's just a terrible person.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Peeled; Chapters 14-17
Pages 125-159
The town of Banesville is getting more and more uneasy about the Ludlow ghost. People are afraid to leave their houses, as well as the kids. All of this fear is bringing Hildy back to the time of her father's death, when she was always scared. She starts to miss him even more, again. Violence is starting up in the town because of people being more protective than before, and many are buying high end security devices as well. Residents are, also, getting angered at The Bee's coverage on stories. Hildy and Zack are becoming closer, it seems, as well. She informs Tanisha that he relationship status with Zack is complicated. Typical Hildy, BOY DRAMA!
Bonnie Sue Bomgartner is becoming more and more aggressive to be named Homecoming Queen. Lacey is sure to win because she is down to earth and actually cares about being true to herself. Bonnie just has too much money put into everything to win.
Hildy, finally, gets to talk with Lawrence Miner, Sallie Miner's father. They talked a little about what Sallie was like before and after she heard about the ghost and then hung up. Baker was happy about Hildy's work, and told her to write about it. Once it was put in the paper, kids started to read it!
Tanisha informs Hildy that they, both, aren't going to homecoming because of the weather and the early flu season. Hildy was at home with Elizabeth talking about homecoming. Elizabeth tells Hildy that Madame Zobek told her that Jackie is going to win Homecoming Queen. Hildy gets mad at her for believing a whacked woman and creates more tension in their relationship.
In Chapter 15, Hildy talks to Pinky Sandusky, a woman involved with the Elders Against Evil, who's been involved with watching the Ludlow property for any suspicious activity for three weeks. She informed her that she nor anyone else had seen anything suspicious there.
Hildy walks into Elizabeth's room, after she won't let her in herself. Hildy sees candles and money and Elizabeth's dresser. Elizabeth explains that Madame Zobek gave the candles to her at a discounted price of $100.00. The candles are for Elizabeth's mom's spirit to be set free so she could come to her. Hildy gets mad at her, yet again, for listening to Madame Zobek and, this time, involves her mom, Nan, and Felix (her father).
The next day, at school, the students find out who is named Homecoming Queen. It's not Jackie, it's...
Chapter 16 opens up to the Homecoming Dance. Hildy and her ex, Lev, dance to a rumba rhythm. After that, Hildy no longer has any feelings for Lev, and she asks Zack to dance. He accepts, even though Zack doesn't want to because he claimed to be a bad dancer.
In Chapter 17, the Mayor starts to reveal his plans of making Banesville a better place for everyone to live in. Hildy calls the Mayor's office to get more information, and is told that he will be issuing a statement later on. By this time, the Ludlow property is #1 on the most Haunted Houses of New York website. Tourists start to come to see the house.
Hildy calls D&B Security. She gets a hold of Donny Lupo's ex-wife. The Security business is no longer, but she still talks with Hildy for a couple of minutes. Hildy tries to get a hold of a guy connected with Donald's death, Martin. Neither she, nor Lonnie have the number. Hildy can't use any of the quotes because she forgot to ask for permission to quote her. Baker is disappointed by her lack of common sense.
Hildy, then, goes to the sheriff's office after school to tell Sheriff Metcalf that she might have a lead on Lupo's death. She tells him what she found out from Lonnie. Martin is now a huge real estate man in Boston!
I'm not totally sure what Martin being in Boston has to do with any of this, so we'll just have to wait and see until the next blog comes. Stay tuned!
The town of Banesville is getting more and more uneasy about the Ludlow ghost. People are afraid to leave their houses, as well as the kids. All of this fear is bringing Hildy back to the time of her father's death, when she was always scared. She starts to miss him even more, again. Violence is starting up in the town because of people being more protective than before, and many are buying high end security devices as well. Residents are, also, getting angered at The Bee's coverage on stories. Hildy and Zack are becoming closer, it seems, as well. She informs Tanisha that he relationship status with Zack is complicated. Typical Hildy, BOY DRAMA!
Bonnie Sue Bomgartner is becoming more and more aggressive to be named Homecoming Queen. Lacey is sure to win because she is down to earth and actually cares about being true to herself. Bonnie just has too much money put into everything to win.
Hildy, finally, gets to talk with Lawrence Miner, Sallie Miner's father. They talked a little about what Sallie was like before and after she heard about the ghost and then hung up. Baker was happy about Hildy's work, and told her to write about it. Once it was put in the paper, kids started to read it!
Tanisha informs Hildy that they, both, aren't going to homecoming because of the weather and the early flu season. Hildy was at home with Elizabeth talking about homecoming. Elizabeth tells Hildy that Madame Zobek told her that Jackie is going to win Homecoming Queen. Hildy gets mad at her for believing a whacked woman and creates more tension in their relationship.
In Chapter 15, Hildy talks to Pinky Sandusky, a woman involved with the Elders Against Evil, who's been involved with watching the Ludlow property for any suspicious activity for three weeks. She informed her that she nor anyone else had seen anything suspicious there.
Hildy walks into Elizabeth's room, after she won't let her in herself. Hildy sees candles and money and Elizabeth's dresser. Elizabeth explains that Madame Zobek gave the candles to her at a discounted price of $100.00. The candles are for Elizabeth's mom's spirit to be set free so she could come to her. Hildy gets mad at her, yet again, for listening to Madame Zobek and, this time, involves her mom, Nan, and Felix (her father).
The next day, at school, the students find out who is named Homecoming Queen. It's not Jackie, it's...
Chapter 16 opens up to the Homecoming Dance. Hildy and her ex, Lev, dance to a rumba rhythm. After that, Hildy no longer has any feelings for Lev, and she asks Zack to dance. He accepts, even though Zack doesn't want to because he claimed to be a bad dancer.
In Chapter 17, the Mayor starts to reveal his plans of making Banesville a better place for everyone to live in. Hildy calls the Mayor's office to get more information, and is told that he will be issuing a statement later on. By this time, the Ludlow property is #1 on the most Haunted Houses of New York website. Tourists start to come to see the house.
Hildy calls D&B Security. She gets a hold of Donny Lupo's ex-wife. The Security business is no longer, but she still talks with Hildy for a couple of minutes. Hildy tries to get a hold of a guy connected with Donald's death, Martin. Neither she, nor Lonnie have the number. Hildy can't use any of the quotes because she forgot to ask for permission to quote her. Baker is disappointed by her lack of common sense.
Hildy, then, goes to the sheriff's office after school to tell Sheriff Metcalf that she might have a lead on Lupo's death. She tells him what she found out from Lonnie. Martin is now a huge real estate man in Boston!
I'm not totally sure what Martin being in Boston has to do with any of this, so we'll just have to wait and see until the next blog comes. Stay tuned!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Peeled; Chapters 8-13
Pages 69-124
The Core is starting to slowly decline. Hildy and the rest of the team are trying to improve the writing quality, plus make the paper more useful. The mayor is trying to reassure the people of Banesville and tell them that the town will be improving, not to worry, etc. Hildy tries to question Mayor Fudd on the issues of, both, the ghost and when the auditorium roof of the high school will be repaired due to a cave-in. He doesn't say much and seems to be annoyed by her. He actually tells her that she asks too many questions, but yet he seems more patient with another reporter. An odd woman comes to Banesville because of the ghosts. She is a psychic named Madame Zobek. She is very creeperish, and I wouldn't trust her with anything! After that, Hildy was at Minska's restaurant, where Baker Polton was drunk. He talked about what makes a good paper, what he's gone through at previous jobs, and informs Hildy to find another profession that she wants to do. He left in a cab that Minska called, with Hildy and Tanisha walking him to it. The chapter closes with Hildy emailing Polton about how to stand up for the truth.
Chapter 9 opens up with Baker Polton at a Core meeting. He'll be the new advisor for the paper until the semester ends. Everyone is intimidated by him, at first, and to tell you the truth, I think some of them still are. He is hard on them... showing tough love. He takes what The Bee publishes and tells them what is wrong about it. They, then, avoid making the same mistakes in The Core. Elizabeth, Hildy's cousin who, also, works on the paper, thinks that Mr. Polton is mad. I admire him, though. You can tell that he's passionate about what he does, and is so tough to make the students better. One of Mr. Polton's pet-peeves, besides The Bee, is the small closet that The Core's team calls a classroom. He picks on Elizabeth because of her creative writing instead of just getting the facts down. Hildy is walking in town, later on, and she sees Madame Zobek's office. She doesn't like her presence in town, and neither do I.
In Chapter 10, Hildy learns from Mr. Polton how to get to the heart of a story. We find out that he has an ex-wife and a son. He wants her to get more information on the Ludlow house mystery. He wants her to get information on Sallie Miner, the girl that was killed on the Ludlow property. Hildy follows his advice, and gets into contact with her 3rd grade school teacher, Mrs. Leary. She gives her Sallie's father's first name and tells her that he lives in Miami, but she finds 11 Lawrence Miners, and she decided not to call everyone and ask them if they have a dead daughter... Hildy conducts a school tour of their orchard for 29 first graders. A girl named Missy Grimes comes up to her, closing the chapter, telling Hildy that she "saw it" and when Hildy asks her what it was she says that it is "a secret".
Chapter 11 starts out with an article in The Bee that catches Hildy's attention. It's about a girl that was hurt near the Ludlow house, riding her bike. It says that a tree branch fell, causing her to fall off of her bike. She went to the hospital for minor injuries. The girl said that she saw the ghost's head floating and that it was big. When Hildy was babysitting Missy, she asked her about seeing the ghost and just some details about what happened. Her story is completely different than what The Bee reported. Hildy starts having even more doubts on the truth of the paper. The next day, Hildy and Tanisha go to wait for Pen Piedmont after his shift was over. Lev pulls into the parking lot, first, and talks to Hildy and Tanisha before asking Hildy out again. I just figured something like this would happen, just because of how the author makes Hildy talk about boys. He asks her out, which she says no to. He's one of her exes. Then, Zack comes up and talks to them. Mr. Piedmont comes out. Hildy tells him that she doesn't think that his stories are accurate. He yells at her saying that they are, and he drives away!
Darrell, the editor of The Core, walks into a meeting saying that the coroner's report on Lupo is that he had a heart attack while on the property, to start off Chapter 11. He wasn't murdered. The Core looks at The Bee's news article on how seeing a ghost could cause a heart attack. Madame Zobek's column on the topic almost took up a whole page! Later on at night, Hildy went to look at the Ludlow house. Zack comes up to her to talk about getting the facts straight, with him being a scientist. She talks about that with a reporter's point of view. Pinky Sandusky and two old women with Elders Against Evil on their sweatshirts came up to talk to Hildy and Zack too. After they left, Zack tells Hildy that he likes to fight evil with her, and she agrees with him... Typical Hildy, very flirtatious!
Zack is now a part of The Core team. He's very good at making assumptions. His first project is to interview students about the Ludlow mystery. Elizabeth and Hildy decide to go interview Ann, an ER nurse that was at work when Missy went to the ER. They don't get much information from her. Only to figure out that the article on Missy's accident that The Bee wrote is more than 50% wrong. Hildy feels that she and Elizabeth let Ann off easy. Ann wasn't very cooperative. When they were leaving the hospital, Madame Zobek pulled beside them, looked at them for a while and smiled. They got creeped out, and so would I! Elizabeth thinks that she's interesting, but Hildy doesn't. Hildy ends up making her mad at her.
The Core is starting to slowly decline. Hildy and the rest of the team are trying to improve the writing quality, plus make the paper more useful. The mayor is trying to reassure the people of Banesville and tell them that the town will be improving, not to worry, etc. Hildy tries to question Mayor Fudd on the issues of, both, the ghost and when the auditorium roof of the high school will be repaired due to a cave-in. He doesn't say much and seems to be annoyed by her. He actually tells her that she asks too many questions, but yet he seems more patient with another reporter. An odd woman comes to Banesville because of the ghosts. She is a psychic named Madame Zobek. She is very creeperish, and I wouldn't trust her with anything! After that, Hildy was at Minska's restaurant, where Baker Polton was drunk. He talked about what makes a good paper, what he's gone through at previous jobs, and informs Hildy to find another profession that she wants to do. He left in a cab that Minska called, with Hildy and Tanisha walking him to it. The chapter closes with Hildy emailing Polton about how to stand up for the truth.
Chapter 9 opens up with Baker Polton at a Core meeting. He'll be the new advisor for the paper until the semester ends. Everyone is intimidated by him, at first, and to tell you the truth, I think some of them still are. He is hard on them... showing tough love. He takes what The Bee publishes and tells them what is wrong about it. They, then, avoid making the same mistakes in The Core. Elizabeth, Hildy's cousin who, also, works on the paper, thinks that Mr. Polton is mad. I admire him, though. You can tell that he's passionate about what he does, and is so tough to make the students better. One of Mr. Polton's pet-peeves, besides The Bee, is the small closet that The Core's team calls a classroom. He picks on Elizabeth because of her creative writing instead of just getting the facts down. Hildy is walking in town, later on, and she sees Madame Zobek's office. She doesn't like her presence in town, and neither do I.
In Chapter 10, Hildy learns from Mr. Polton how to get to the heart of a story. We find out that he has an ex-wife and a son. He wants her to get more information on the Ludlow house mystery. He wants her to get information on Sallie Miner, the girl that was killed on the Ludlow property. Hildy follows his advice, and gets into contact with her 3rd grade school teacher, Mrs. Leary. She gives her Sallie's father's first name and tells her that he lives in Miami, but she finds 11 Lawrence Miners, and she decided not to call everyone and ask them if they have a dead daughter... Hildy conducts a school tour of their orchard for 29 first graders. A girl named Missy Grimes comes up to her, closing the chapter, telling Hildy that she "saw it" and when Hildy asks her what it was she says that it is "a secret".
Chapter 11 starts out with an article in The Bee that catches Hildy's attention. It's about a girl that was hurt near the Ludlow house, riding her bike. It says that a tree branch fell, causing her to fall off of her bike. She went to the hospital for minor injuries. The girl said that she saw the ghost's head floating and that it was big. When Hildy was babysitting Missy, she asked her about seeing the ghost and just some details about what happened. Her story is completely different than what The Bee reported. Hildy starts having even more doubts on the truth of the paper. The next day, Hildy and Tanisha go to wait for Pen Piedmont after his shift was over. Lev pulls into the parking lot, first, and talks to Hildy and Tanisha before asking Hildy out again. I just figured something like this would happen, just because of how the author makes Hildy talk about boys. He asks her out, which she says no to. He's one of her exes. Then, Zack comes up and talks to them. Mr. Piedmont comes out. Hildy tells him that she doesn't think that his stories are accurate. He yells at her saying that they are, and he drives away!
Darrell, the editor of The Core, walks into a meeting saying that the coroner's report on Lupo is that he had a heart attack while on the property, to start off Chapter 11. He wasn't murdered. The Core looks at The Bee's news article on how seeing a ghost could cause a heart attack. Madame Zobek's column on the topic almost took up a whole page! Later on at night, Hildy went to look at the Ludlow house. Zack comes up to her to talk about getting the facts straight, with him being a scientist. She talks about that with a reporter's point of view. Pinky Sandusky and two old women with Elders Against Evil on their sweatshirts came up to talk to Hildy and Zack too. After they left, Zack tells Hildy that he likes to fight evil with her, and she agrees with him... Typical Hildy, very flirtatious!
Zack is now a part of The Core team. He's very good at making assumptions. His first project is to interview students about the Ludlow mystery. Elizabeth and Hildy decide to go interview Ann, an ER nurse that was at work when Missy went to the ER. They don't get much information from her. Only to figure out that the article on Missy's accident that The Bee wrote is more than 50% wrong. Hildy feels that she and Elizabeth let Ann off easy. Ann wasn't very cooperative. When they were leaving the hospital, Madame Zobek pulled beside them, looked at them for a while and smiled. They got creeped out, and so would I! Elizabeth thinks that she's interesting, but Hildy doesn't. Hildy ends up making her mad at her.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Peeled; Chapters 5-7
Pages 42-68
This part of the book was pretty dry, so I really don't have much to write about.
We're introduced to Zack Coleman. He seems to be a bit of a creeper at first, but, now he seems sane, and I actually kind of like him.
In Chapter 6, we're introduced to Mr. Grasso, the athletic director. The principal, Mrs. Kutash, has put him in charge of The Core, since their old newspaper adviser, Mr. Loring, left. No one is thrilled about this, especially when he reveals that he has never worked on a newspaper before. Darrell, the editor, worries everyone by threatening that the paper could fail since Mr. Grasso came.
While at home, Hildy finally musters up the courage to call the sheriff's office and ask for some information on the Ludlow house and the murder. She sounds professional and is very proud of herself when the sheriff gives her good information to use on an article.
It's career day at school. Hildy and Mr. Grasso go over to meet the best of the best news reporters, Baker Polton. I really don't like Baker Polton. He treats everyone like they're below him on the food chain, and he's just a loser, really.
Chaper 7 closes with Hildy getting enough courage to email Mr. Polton to ask him for assistance on the school's newspaper, only to have him reply back saying that he's too busy for that. Man, I really don't like this man!
Okay... I had more to write about than I thought I did...
This part of the book was pretty dry, so I really don't have much to write about.
We're introduced to Zack Coleman. He seems to be a bit of a creeper at first, but, now he seems sane, and I actually kind of like him.
In Chapter 6, we're introduced to Mr. Grasso, the athletic director. The principal, Mrs. Kutash, has put him in charge of The Core, since their old newspaper adviser, Mr. Loring, left. No one is thrilled about this, especially when he reveals that he has never worked on a newspaper before. Darrell, the editor, worries everyone by threatening that the paper could fail since Mr. Grasso came.
While at home, Hildy finally musters up the courage to call the sheriff's office and ask for some information on the Ludlow house and the murder. She sounds professional and is very proud of herself when the sheriff gives her good information to use on an article.
It's career day at school. Hildy and Mr. Grasso go over to meet the best of the best news reporters, Baker Polton. I really don't like Baker Polton. He treats everyone like they're below him on the food chain, and he's just a loser, really.
Chaper 7 closes with Hildy getting enough courage to email Mr. Polton to ask him for assistance on the school's newspaper, only to have him reply back saying that he's too busy for that. Man, I really don't like this man!
Okay... I had more to write about than I thought I did...
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Peeled; Chapters 3-4
Pages 22-41
In this part of the book, Hildy goes to court to get the lastest on the intrusion of the Ludlow House. The intrudor's name is Houston Bule. We don't find out much more about him except for his name. He tells the judge, Judge Forrester, that he was sent by his company, D&B Security, to see what they could do to try and secure the house better and prevent trespassers. He's kept in custody until they can find another suspect, Donny Lupo.
Hildy, later, finds out that a murder victim has been found on the Ludlow property, in the same general area where Ludlow died. Later on that night, Felix, Hildy's uncle, recieved a call from the sheriff. He informs Felix of the very little amount of details that they have found. He goes to lock the door, something that he hasn't done in years.
Everyone in the town is shaken up about the murder. It's the topic of the day during the Banesville Farmers Market day.
Lacey Horton's family, and many others, are having a hard harvest year. They might not be able to last for much longer...
Hildy is a character that I don't like as much anymore. She likes to talk about her ex-boyfriends a lot. When I am introduced to a new character in the book, she says that they're the mom/dad of her first, second, third, etc. ex. It's very annoying. If it's not that, she talks about how she used to like the son of that parent. She always has a story pertaining to that, and it doesn't seem to go with the story at all. This is also annoying because she is the person telling what's going on in the book.
In this part of the book, Hildy goes to court to get the lastest on the intrusion of the Ludlow House. The intrudor's name is Houston Bule. We don't find out much more about him except for his name. He tells the judge, Judge Forrester, that he was sent by his company, D&B Security, to see what they could do to try and secure the house better and prevent trespassers. He's kept in custody until they can find another suspect, Donny Lupo.
Hildy, later, finds out that a murder victim has been found on the Ludlow property, in the same general area where Ludlow died. Later on that night, Felix, Hildy's uncle, recieved a call from the sheriff. He informs Felix of the very little amount of details that they have found. He goes to lock the door, something that he hasn't done in years.
Everyone in the town is shaken up about the murder. It's the topic of the day during the Banesville Farmers Market day.
Lacey Horton's family, and many others, are having a hard harvest year. They might not be able to last for much longer...
Hildy is a character that I don't like as much anymore. She likes to talk about her ex-boyfriends a lot. When I am introduced to a new character in the book, she says that they're the mom/dad of her first, second, third, etc. ex. It's very annoying. If it's not that, she talks about how she used to like the son of that parent. She always has a story pertaining to that, and it doesn't seem to go with the story at all. This is also annoying because she is the person telling what's going on in the book.
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