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The Wishing Well by Mildred A. Wirt Benson. PENNY PARKER is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter with an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the "Riverview Star," Penny has been raised to be self-sufficient, outspoken, innovative, and extraordinarily tenacious. Her cheerful, chatty manner belies a shrewd and keenly observant mind. Penny was the creation of Mildred A. Wirt, who was also the author of the original Nancy Drew series (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene). Wirt became frustrated ...

Over a school holiday, young Penny persuades her father to let her work as a junior reporter at the local newspaper, the Riverview Star. Battling workplace rivalry and navigating the world of journalism becomes even more challenging when she lands her first major assignment - investigating an explosion at the Conway Steel Plant. As she aids a struggling colleague, she stumbles upon a fraudulent plot to sell a counterfeit explosive device. In a thrilling climax, Penny unveils the scam, bringing the perpetrators to justice!