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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Checkmate Checkmate Walter Dean Myers Four middle-schoolers who publish an alternative newspaper at their Harlem academy for gifted students investigate why a classmate--one of the best chess players in New York City--was caught trying t… OL16296329W
Macarons at midnight Macarons at midnight Suzanne Nelson,Suzanne Nelson While at a midnight taste test at a bakery, Lise meets a very cute boy and they hit it off. The night ends without Lise learning the boys name. When Lise finally finds out who her mystery man is, he … OL17875151W
Stop the presses! Stop the presses! Rachel Wise "Sam's love of newsprint clashes with her love for the planet--and her BFF--in a Dear Know-It-All conflict of newsworthy proportions! When Sam hears Cherry Valley Middle School is "going green," she … OL17883258W
Texting 1, 2, 3 Texting 1, 2, 3 Rachel Wise "When Mr. Trigg tells Samantha and Michael that they should write an article about texting, they are both annoyed. Texting? Texting is just something kids do for fun. Where's the story in that? But w… OL18116689W
Hearts unbroken Hearts unbroken Cynthia Leitich Smith When Louise Wolfe s boyfriend mocks Native people in front of her, she dumps him over e-mail. It s her senior year and she d rather spend her time working on the school newspaper. In no time the pape… OL19755106W
The Ellie McDoodle diaries The Ellie McDoodle diaries Ruth McNally Barshaw Ellie McDoodle is excited about starting a school newspaper and serving as editor, so when her friends and family convince her to run for class president--against her new crush, Jake--she is disappoi… OL19990512W
To write in the light of freedom To write in the light of freedom William Sturkey,Jon N. Hale "Fifty years after Freedom Summer, To Write in the Light of Freedom offers a glimpse into the hearts of the African American youths who attended the Mississippi Freedom Schools in 1964. One of the mo… OL19996176W
Fingertips Fingertips David Gallash Louis saves the day for the school newspaper by learning to transcribe the braille report sent in by the editor. OL24912477W
The Rotters' Club The Rotters' Club Jonathan Coe Jonathan Coe's widely acclaimed novel is set in the 1970s against a distant backdrop of strikes, terrorist attacks and growing racial tension. A group of young friends inherit the editorship of their… OL2712956W
The mass media and the school newspaper The mass media and the school newspaper DeWitt Carter Reddick Discusses the influence of the news media on modern society and the editorial and production skills needed to prepare news. OL5354325W
Running a school newspaper Running a school newspaper Vivian Dubrovin Describes the features and options in a student newspaper, the planning needed to organize it, and the methods of producing it. Includes a style sheet and glossary. OL556563W
The school newspaper: how it works, how to write for it The school newspaper: how it works, how to write for it Nanci A. Lyman Discusses the theoretical and practical aspects of writing and producing a school newspaper. OL6577917W