Elementary – Middle School
The Furry News by Loreen Leedy
Big Bear, Rabbit, and other animals write, edit, and print their own newspaper, “The Furry News.” Newspaper terms and tips for making your own newspaper included.
Nothing is Impossible, said Nellie Bly by Judy Carlson
Biography of reporter Nellie Bly and her trip around the world in less than 80 days.
Princess of the Press: The Story of Ida B. Wells-Batnett by Angela Shelf Medearis
Biography of the journalist, newspaper owner, and suffragette who campaigned for civil rights and helped found the NAACP
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Wolf gives his own version of what really happened when he met the three little pigs.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus by Francis P. Church
Illustrated version of Church’s famous editorial from the 1897 New York Sun
The Get Real Series by Linda Ellerbee
1. Girl Reporter Blows Lid off Town
Casey Smith, 11-year-old journalist, revives her middle school’s defunct newspaper and investigates what looks like a cover-up of environmental pollution.
2. Girl Reporter Sinks School
Casey Smith, 11-year-old journalist, investigates a cheating ring operating on campus
3. Girl Reporter Stuck in Jam
Trying to get a story for the school newspaper about a physical abuse victim,
Casey neglects her friend Ringo, the school’s first male cheerleader.
4. Girl Reporter Snags Crush!
Casey Smith protests Crush Cola’s corporate sponsorship of her school, a deal which would give the company a monopoly on the soda sold there.
The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt by Patricia MacLachlan
Eleven-year-old Minna Pratt learns about life from her eccentric family, her first boy friend, and Mozart. Her brother sings the headlines. |
