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The bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The worse news is that her teacher, Mr. Larson, would rather read the paper and drink coffee than teach his students anything. So Cara decides to give Mr. Larson something else to read—her own newspaper, The Landry News.
Before she knows it, the whole fifth-grade class is in on the project. But then the principal finds a copy of The Landry News, with unexpected results. Tomorrow's headline: Will Cara's newspaper cost Mr. Larson his job?
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Release date
October 30, 2012 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780689850523
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780689850523
- File size: 3558 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 6
- Lexile® Measure: 950
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 4-5
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Reviews
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December 1, 1999
Gr 4-6-A fifth grader's scathing editorial criticizing her burned-out teacher spurs him to take his duties seriously. A terrific read about free speech, the power of the pen, and the need to temper truth with mercy. (July)Copyright 1999 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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July 1, 1999
When fifth-grader Cara, a creative loner, publishes her own newspaper and editorializes on the absence of teaching in her classroom, she evolves into a popular editor while her teacher returns to the kind of motivating teacher he used to be. The text flows effortlessly yet explores thought-provoking issues such as intellectual freedom that are likely to engender further exploration.(Copyright 1999 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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Starred review from July 1, 1999
Gr 4-6-A thought-provoking novel from the author of Frindle (S & S, 1996). Mr. Larson has taught for 20 years and he's burned out. His idea of the open-classroom method is to start his fifth graders on a project and then sit back and relax with coffee and a newspaper. So when Cara Landry writes a newspaper with an editorial about the lack of teaching going on in room 145, the former "Teacher of the Year" gets very upset. Realizing that the girl is stating the truth, he starts a unit on journalism and the class enthusiastically begins a newspaper. With Cara as editor, the project blossoms. However, when she allows a very personal and poignant story on divorce to be printed, the principal sees it as an opportunity to get rid of Mr. Larson. The teacher then uses the proceedings as a real-life lesson on the First Amendment. The children rally to his support, as does the faculty, and at a public hearing he is vindicated. With chapter headings reading like headlines, the plot moves quickly. Bits of humor lighten the theme of "Truth with Mercy." The author has created believable characters, from the beleaguered Mr. Larson to the intelligent and thoughtful Cara. Readers will cheer for both of them as they move toward the satisfying conclusion.-Anne Knickerbocker, Cedar Brook Elementary School, Houston, TXCopyright 1999 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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