Minnie Mornap

"Minnie Mornap: Teen Reporter" is a young adult, mystery novel in the spirit of "Nancy Drew." In this book, the first in the series, Minnie is a tenth-grader at Succotash Central High School where she takes a journalism class and discovers her natural talent for investigative reporting and then determines the real reason for an explosion at school. Her journalism teacher, Mr. Hecht (who likes to be called Chief), nurtures her gift for reportage and jump-starts her career as a professional reporter. Along the way, she meets her first boyfriend, Morton Damm, who's the photographer who shoots the pictures that illustrate her articles. The second book of the series, "The Pharaoh's Curse," should be out in the spring of 2017.