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Brittni Nelson’s book, The House on Hemlock Hill, published July 30 from Freshwater Press.
She is an art teacher at Chilton High School who is using the summer to go on a book tour for her middle grade mystery set on the shore of Lake Winnebago and features original illustrations.
ABOUT THE BOOK
A forgotten diary, a creepy neighbor, and rumors of a missing girl. What secrets are hiding in the house on Hemlock Hill?
Twelve-year-old Alyssa isn’t happy when she and her family move from Chicago to a neglected farmhouse on Lake Winnebago. While exploring their new home, Alyssa finds a hidden diary written by a girl who lived in the house in the 1950s. She’s eager to figure out who wrote the diary and why it was hidden—maybe Wisconsin won’t be so boring.
While reading about farm life in the diary, Alyssa navigates her own new rural life. She struggles to fit in at school, her mysterious elderly neighbor seems to watch her every move, and she hears rumors about a girl who went missing decades ago from the house on Hemlock Hill.
The diary entries soon take a dark turn when the girl’s friendship with a questionable classmate falls apart and troubles with her father begin. Then the entries suddenly stop. Alyssa searches for answers and finds herself in the middle of a seventy-year-old unsolved mystery.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brittni Nelson is a middle-school art teacher in Wisconsin. She and her family live in a one-hundred-year-old farmhouse that overlooks Lake Winnebago, which inspired The House on Hemlock Hill. When Brittni isn’t busy teaching or driving her children around, she loves to read, travel, and go to the theater. Brittni has illustrated and self-published two books: Grammy’s Quilts and Papa’s Cottage. She has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and a master’s degree in teacher leadership.
About Fresh Water Press
Fresh Water Press was founded in 2024 and specializes in books by writers who live in or write about the northeastern Wisconsin lakeshore. The press publishes in multiple genres and welcomes underrepresented authors and unique voices.
Brittni Nelson’s book, The House on Hemlock Hill, published July 30 from Freshwater Press.
She is an art teacher at Chilton High School who is using the summer to go on a book tour for her middle grade mystery set on the shore of Lake Winnebago and features original illustrations.
ABOUT THE BOOK
A forgotten diary, a creepy neighbor, and rumors of a missing girl. What secrets are hiding in the house on Hemlock Hill?
Twelve-year-old Alyssa isn’t happy when she and her family move from Chicago to a neglected farmhouse on Lake Winnebago. While exploring their new home, Alyssa finds a hidden diary written by a girl who lived in the house in the 1950s. She’s eager to figure out who wrote the diary and why it was hidden—maybe Wisconsin won’t be so boring.
While reading about farm life in the diary, Alyssa navigates her own new rural life. She struggles to fit in at school, her mysterious elderly neighbor seems to watch her every move, and she hears rumors about a girl who went missing decades ago from the house on Hemlock Hill.
The diary entries soon take a dark turn when the girl’s friendship with a questionable classmate falls apart and troubles with her father begin. Then the entries suddenly stop. Alyssa searches for answers and finds herself in the middle of a seventy-year-old unsolved mystery.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brittni Nelson is a middle-school art teacher in Wisconsin. She and her family live in a one-hundred-year-old farmhouse that overlooks Lake Winnebago, which inspired The House on Hemlock Hill. When Brittni isn’t busy teaching or driving her children around, she loves to read, travel, and go to the theater. Brittni has illustrated and self-published two books: Grammy’s Quilts and Papa’s Cottage. She has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and a master’s degree in teacher leadership.
About Fresh Water Press
Fresh Water Press was founded in 2024 and specializes in books by writers who live in or write about the northeastern Wisconsin lakeshore. The press publishes in multiple genres and welcomes underrepresented authors and unique voices.