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Hilde on the Record: Memoir of a Kid Crime Reporter by Hilde Lysiak
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
4.0
CW: Police brutality, violence, sexism, murder, domestic violence, ageism, depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, grief, death, domestic violence, death of grandparents, car accident (minor), food & dieting, binge eating disorder, ageism, sexism, and mention (in detail) of the Sandy Hook Shooting.
Thank you to Kaye Publicity for sending me a copy of this book for review. All thoughts are my own!
This is a memoir written by 14-year-old, Hilde Kate Lysiak about how she came to be the first to report a murder and go viral at just age 9. Hilde's story was fascinating and I liked learning how passionate she was about reporting, following in the footsteps of her father. She also shares journalism terms for readers to become more familiar with the career. Hilde creates her own newspaper, The Orange Street News, and quickly gains success yet it's not easy at times. She's belittled for her age and gender. As a girl in news, she often reflects on certain dialogue used for her by other adults and realizes how much sexism is deeply rooted in our culture, making news reporting even harder for girls and women trying to make it in the industry. Hilde perseveres time and time again which is what I liked most about her! She doesn't give up on her dreams.
I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in journalism and/or has a child who is interested!
Thank you to Kaye Publicity for sending me a copy of this book for review. All thoughts are my own!
This is a memoir written by 14-year-old, Hilde Kate Lysiak about how she came to be the first to report a murder and go viral at just age 9. Hilde's story was fascinating and I liked learning how passionate she was about reporting, following in the footsteps of her father. She also shares journalism terms for readers to become more familiar with the career. Hilde creates her own newspaper, The Orange Street News, and quickly gains success yet it's not easy at times. She's belittled for her age and gender. As a girl in news, she often reflects on certain dialogue used for her by other adults and realizes how much sexism is deeply rooted in our culture, making news reporting even harder for girls and women trying to make it in the industry. Hilde perseveres time and time again which is what I liked most about her! She doesn't give up on her dreams.
I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in journalism and/or has a child who is interested!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Car accident
Police brutality, violence, sexism, murder, domestic violence, ageism, depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, grief, death, domestic violence, death of grandparents, car accident (minor), food & dieting, binge eating disorder, ageism, sexism, and mention (in detail) of the Sandy Hook Shooting.