Hilde Cracks the Case #1: Hero Dog!

Who needs Sherlock Holmes when there’s Hilde? This little girl is one smart cookie. Best of all, guess what? She’s not just a story character! Nope: Hilde is a real girl too! She started out following her dad, a journalist for the New York Daily News. Soon she was reporting on crime stories and publishing her own local newspaper. So what’s it like to be Hilde? Find out! A thief is sabotaging the Orange Street bake-off. They’ve stolen a pie, and some cupcakes. Can Hilde catch the thief, and write up the story before the news deadline?

• Exciting detective fiction starring a real-life heroine

• Based on a real crime this young journalist has covered

• Hilde reported on her first major crime aged just nine

• She writes and publishes her own newspaper for kids