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Reviewed by Kim Anisi for Readers' Favorite
The Secret of Alpine Valley by Paul Crehan is one of the few books that you will actually remember a few weeks or months after you finished reading them. And you have to admit: many books you read, like, and forget. This won't happen with Paul Crehan's novel. The story takes place in an Alpine valley village that is on the brink of bankruptcy. It is hard to reach, the local mill has closed down, and most people move away to bigger villages and the cities. Then the local council has an idea. They want to use the local myths about an Alpine valley. An elaborate hoax is planned to attract tourists to earn money to build a direct road through the mountains. When Melissa, a 12-year-old girl, hikes up into a mountain forest to escape the following chaos in the little village, she finds out that there might be more to the myth than people think. But will anyone believe her?
The Secret of Alpine Valley by Paul Crehan is told by a very charming narrator. It is some sort of omnipotent narrator, but he/she also admits to not knowing a few things - so omnipotent might not be the right word, but it comes close. Reading the story never becomes boring, and only at the end do you find out who the narrator actually is (I was surprised!). I could not stop reading this book, as I found the plot interesting, and the messages within it also quite fascinating. It makes you wonder how people would act if something like this truly happened. Just imagine the stories about Bigfoot. What would people do if he really existed? Would more tourists flock to that place, would scientists catch the creature, would it be turned into a zoo animal? A test animal? Would its natural habitat be destroyed so roads can be build for easier access to the attraction? This book deals with the moral dilemma that comes with finding an unusual creature. It is not only entertaining but also thought-provoking.
