The Newspaper Club

By Beth Vrabel, Paula Franco (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the The Newspaper Club Series series

A young reporter uncovers mysterious park incidents amidst rumors and fake news in a sleepy town.

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208 pages· 31,868 words· Est. 4.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Nellie Murrow, daughter of former journalists, moves to Bear Creek, Maine, where mysterious park incidents stir rumors of gang activity and vagrants. Determined to uncover the truth, Nellie must navigate fake news and local gossip. To break the story and escape her front yard, she needs to form a club and launch The Cub Report, the town's first independent newspaper. But creating a paper is tough, and making friends is even tougher. Can Nellie crack the case and find her place in this sleepy town?

From the publisher

Shortly after Nellie Murrow, named for one of the fiercest journalists who ever lived and daughter of two (former) newspaper reporters, move to sleepy Bear Creek, Maine, rumors of vandalism and attacks at the only park in town are keeping Nellie saddled to the house.

Some townspeople say the attacks are gang recruitments. Others blame a vagrant spotted on the hiking trails around town. But when Nellie thinks like a reporter, none of those explanations make sense. Something is happening at the park, but what? All of the fake online news and rumors are clouding the real news.

Nellie wants to break the story–and break free from the front yard-but she can’t do it alone. She needs a whole club if she’s going to start the town’s first independent newspaper–The Cub Report. Creating a newspaper from scratch is going to be tough; but for Nellie, making friends is even harder.

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