Set of 2 books AUTOGRAPHED by author Joan Bauer

Peeled   There is so much coming at ace reporter Hildy Biddle that she's not sure what's true anymore.  The big story in town is that a ghost is on the loose and plenty of people are scared.  It doesn't help that the local newspaper is running frightening headlines.

Hildy is the kind of reporter who is determined to stick to the facts.  That is the only way she can find out who or what is really threatening her town.  But what are the rules of good journalism, anyway?  Does the truth have a chance of being heard over all the buzz?

Hope Was Here

A Recipe for Hope

Combine:

• One tough-talking waitress


• One equally tough perfectionist comfort food chef


• One heart-wrenching move from their beloved Brooklyn to a dinky dairy town

Fold in:

• One great Quaker battling leukemia


• One nasty mayoral race


• Romance; serious food


• A courageous sheriff's deputy, a cute short order cook, a team of teenagers fighting for truth

Let rise:

• Because when hope gets released in a place, all kinds of things are possible.