Some Good News
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1999

Some Good News

By Cynthia Rylant, Wendy Anderson Halperin (Illustrator)

Part of the The Cobble Street Cousins series

Three cousins create a newspaper, uncovering stories and friendships on Cobble Street.

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Lily, Tess, and Rosie embark on a creative adventure, launching their own newspaper, The Cobble Street Courier. As they fill its pages with poems, jokes, and recipes, they also uncover stories from their neighborhood, including an intriguing interview with Aunt Lucy's boyfriend. With each delivery, the cousins connect with old friends and meet new ones, discovering the power of community and creativity. What surprises will their newspaper bring to Cobble Street?

From the publisher

Meet the Cobble Street Cousins Lily, who wants to be a poet Tess, who wants to be a Broadway star Rosie, who wants a little cottage with flowers by the door It’s spring on Cobble Street, and Lily has a great idea – the Cobble Street Cousins’ own newspaper! Soon the very first edition of The Cobble Street Courier is hot off the presses, with a poem by Lily, Tess’s favorite jokes, and Rosie’s yummy recipe for shortbread – even an interview with Aunt Lucy’s boyfriend, Michael. Now it’s time to deliver the paper to all the cousins’ old friends on Cobble Street – and a couple of new on

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
64
Reading age
7–9
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
610L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about familyBooks about news and reportingBooks about cousinsBooks about girls and women
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
June 1, 2001
First published
June 1, 1999
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689817120

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