For overprogrammed middle-grader Adam Canfield, waking up to a snow day is a dream come true - a chance to sleep late, put off planning the next issue of The Slash, and make some quick cash with his shovel. But the dream turns into a nightmare when some high-school kids mug Adam for his shoveling money. Then not only does the media blast the embarrassing story, but Adam's own co-editors plan a contest outing bullies at their school. In a second look behind the scenes at a middle school newspaper, Michael Winerip deftly blends kid-friendly humor with some provocative issues, including the subtle effects of class and racism and the thrill that comes from speaking truth to power.
Paperback
Publication Date: 11/08/2009
"Lots of laugh-out-loud humor, perfectly satirizing state tests, overzealous parents, and kids who are in danger of being enriched to death." - School and Library Journal
For overprogrammed middle-grader Adam Canfield, waking up to a snow day is a dream come true - a chance to sleep late, put off planning the next issue of The Slash, and make some quick cash with his shovel. But the dream turns into a nightmare when some high-school kids mug Adam for his shoveling money. Then not only does the media blast the embarrassing story, but Adam's own co-editors plan a contest outing bullies at their school. In a second look behind the scenes at a middle school newspaper, Michael Winerip deftly blends kid-friendly humor with some provocative issues, including the subtle effects of class and racism and the thrill that comes from speaking truth to power.
For overprogrammed middle-grader Adam Canfield, waking up to a snow day is a dream come true - a chance to sleep late, put off planning the next issue of The Slash, and make some quick cash with his shovel. But the dream turns into a nightmare when some high-school kids mug Adam for his shoveling money. Then not only does the media blast the embarrassing story, but Adam's own co-editors plan a contest outing bullies at their school. In a second look behind the scenes at a middle school newspaper, Michael Winerip deftly blends kid-friendly humor with some provocative issues, including the subtle effects of class and racism and the thrill that comes from speaking truth to power.
- ISBN:
- 9780763644123
- 9780763644123
- Category:
- Social issues (Children's / Teenage)
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 11-08-2009
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Candlewick Press,U.S.
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions (mm):
- 194x132x23mm
- Weight:
- 0.28kg
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