The Newspaper Club (The Newspaper Club Series Book 1)

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Learn what it means to be a journalist in this fun, fast-paced new middle grade series about a club of kid reporters by an award-winning author.

Nellie Murrow — the daughter of two (former) newspaper reporters — was named after one of the fiercest journalists who ever lived. When she moves to sleepy Bear Creek, Maine, rumors of vandalism and attacks at the only park in town are keeping her 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 truth.
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 Cub Report, the town’s first independent newspaper. Creating a newspaper from scratch is going to be tough; but for Nellie, making friends is even harder.
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Author Q&A

As a former reporter, did any of your experiences shape this book?

I’m a naturally quiet person. But, as with Nellie, nothing made me braver than holding a reporter’s notebook in one hand and a pen in the other. I could ask questions—even difficult ones—and push for an answer.

Which member of The Newspaper Club are you most like?

I can be quirky like Thom, determined like Min, thoughtful like Charlotte, confident like Gloria and artistic like Gordon, but I think I’m mostly like Nellie—complicated and curious.

What do you want kids to understand about the news?

I want kids to understand media literacy. As citizens, they have a responsibility to question how news is gathered, to fact check unsupported claims, and to demand high ethical standards from their media. To me, the best way to ensure that kids are able to distinguish quality journalism versus propaganda is to show them how media should function, teach them about the power of the press, and encourage their participation.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07TW5DY82
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Running Press Kids (March 10, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 10, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5432 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 209 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0762496851