The Landry News

The "Hook"

      "Cara Louise, I am talking to you!' Cara Landry didn't answer her mom. She was busy.

She sat at the gray folding table in the kitchenette, a heap of torn paper scraps in front of her."( Page 1)

      "Mom, I'm not writing the news anymore because I'm angry. Honest."( Page 30)

      "Cara had to plan each edition. She had to read every story and every feature, plus she would help kids with their revising and editing. And on Thursdays, when Joey was assembling everything on the computer screen, Cara often had to cut articles or features that took up too much space."( Page 90)

     "When The Landry News chose the motto 'Truth and Mercy',  we did it to remind ourselves that a good newspaper must have both. A newspaper that is only filled with cold, hard facts is like an iceberg... A newspaper that only looks on the soft  and gentle side of things is like a jellyfish, floppy and spineless. From the start, The Landry News has tried to be a balanced, good-hearted newspaper."(Page 130)

Recommendation

    Have you ever written a newspaper? Been "the new kid" at school? Or gone through a tough divorce? If you said yes to any of these 3 choices, you can relate to Cara Landry. When Cara's parents divorced, she moves to a new school- and starts a newspaper to express her anger. Being in 4th grade with a bunch of weirdos doesnt help control it  either.  But, when she moves into 5th grade with Mr. Karl Larson, things change.  Mr. Larson says he is responsible for anything that is published in the newspaper. Cara isn't angry anymore, but when she publishes a story about divorce, it sets the principal off. Will The Landry News crash?  Will Mr.Larson keep his job?  Find out by reading the book The Landry News!

Blog by: Jack B.
Book by: Andrew Clements
Genre: Realistic Fiction