Historical Fiction Pages: 232
How It Happened in Peach Hill is the story of a fifteen-year-old girl named Annie. Annie and her clairvoyant mother who has traveled from town to town Annie’s entire life is scamming people of their money. All Annie’s mom does is lie to people while Annie assists her. When they move to Peach Hill, her mom makes Annie act like an idiot so she can eavesdrop on the townspeople without them becoming suspicious. Annie’s mom puts on a wonderful show for the citizens of Peach Hill and most of them fall for it, especially Mr. Poole. Mr. Poole lives in a huge house on the outside of town. He begins to really like Annie’s mom and decides that he wants to showcase her talents at a performance at his house. Meanwhile, Annie has decided that she’s sick of acting like an idiot and she begins to like a boy named Sammy Sloane. She pretends that her mother magically cured her, and she begins to act normal and go to school. At the showcase at Mr. Sloane’s house, people begin to doubt Annie and her mom. Annie decides that she is sick of lying to people and wants to start a new life on her own. When her mom moves on to the next town, Annie stays in Peach Hill and begins her new life. Read to find out how Annie makes a new life for herself.
Rating: Caroline W
*** Period: 8
How It Happened in Peach Hill is the story of a fifteen-year-old girl named Annie. Annie and her clairvoyant mother who has traveled from town to town Annie’s entire life is scamming people of their money. All Annie’s mom does is lie to people while Annie assists her. When they move to Peach Hill, her mom makes Annie act like an idiot so she can eavesdrop on the townspeople without them becoming suspicious. Annie’s mom puts on a wonderful show for the citizens of Peach Hill and most of them fall for it, especially Mr. Poole. Mr. Poole lives in a huge house on the outside of town. He begins to really like Annie’s mom and decides that he wants to showcase her talents at a performance at his house. Meanwhile, Annie has decided that she’s sick of acting like an idiot and she begins to like a boy named Sammy Sloane. She pretends that her mother magically cured her, and she begins to act normal and go to school. At the showcase at Mr. Sloane’s house, people begin to doubt Annie and her mom. Annie decides that she is sick of lying to people and wants to start a new life on her own. When her mom moves on to the next town, Annie stays in Peach Hill and begins her new life. Read to find out how Annie makes a new life for herself.
Rating: Caroline W
*** Period: 8
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