Peeled was your basic teen mystery novel. Your small town girl, with big city dreams. And a strange main character name. Hildy Biddle is a small town girl who dreams of being a journalist, and wants to prove herself, but the opportunity never shows because she's stuck writing boring stories about things that don't even matter.
But when strange things start happening, she develops an interest in the Ludlow "haunted house", that has a history of mysterious events happening nearby, including people talking about seeing ghosts there. She works for The Core, the local school newspaper, but there is a competing tabloid that is spreading untrue rumors everywhere. And all the editor of The Core wants to do is sell papers, rather than tell the truth to the public.
That's when Hildy and her friends decide to start their own secret and anonymous paper that not even their parents know about, Peeled, after they get their school paper shut down. They decided to start printing the actual truth, and in the process, save the town.
There were some lovely messages in this book, such as don't give up on what you believe in, which is something Hildy and her friends went by when they decided to start their own paper rather than give up on journalism. These kids were so dedicated to what they did, and I think that's awesome.
I also really liked the mystery of the novel, it kept me guessing, and I really loved the suspense. It was nicely written, easy to understand. However, the way the highschoolers were written was a bit childish, so that could have been fixed, considering they're all much older than 12 years old.
The beginning also dragged a bit, but once you got to the end, you wouldn't be able to put the book down. Overall, great read, especially if you're looking for a nice short mystery novel.
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