Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1999
Landry News
By Andrew Clements, Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)
An eleven-year-old girl creates a newspaper that exposes the truth about her school and her teacher.
138 pages· 26,695 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
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Summary: Cara Landry, a young journalist, posts a bold editorial about her uninspired teacher, Mr. Larson. This sparks a school-wide controversy, as the principal seeks to use the uproar to dismiss Mr. Larson. Amidst the chaos, Mr. Larson turns the situation into a powerful teaching moment, challenging his students to create a real newspaper. As the town debates the First Amendment, Cara and her classmates learn the delicate balance between truth and compassion. But will their newfound lessons come at the cost of Mr. Larson's job?


