Behind the Green Door

Sometime cub reporter Penny Parker, only daughter of the editor and publisher of the Riverview Star, goes off on a skiing trip alone, her father detained by a disastrous libel suit against the paper. There she encounters the man suing her father, who's clearly involved in something illicit. As Penny tries to find out what, she's hampered by a conceited rival reporter determined to get the scoop. This sort of young adult novel is a period piece, like Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. I can't imagine it would hold much interest for the youth of today, but if you have a nostalgic enjoyment of the juvenile novels of yore, this is as well written as any. It's very clearly a girls' book -- even Penny's rival is a girl, and no male is involved to save the day. There's not even a love interest. Refreshing.