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 to buy drugs.
Friends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi learn their alternative newspaper, "The Cruiser," has made its way to England where London's Phoenix School starts contributing to the paper, but things get suspicious when articles are accompanied by photos.
Friends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi, caught in the middle of a mock Civil War at DaVinci Academy, learn the true cost of freedom of speech when they use their alternative newspaper, The Cruiser, to try to make peace.
When he is kicked out of his first year of college in Anchorage, eighteen-year-old Eddie Ashford promises the university officials to work for one year at the newspaper in Kusko, Alaska, which is a small, depressing town in back-of-beyond, where it requires either a plane or a dog-sled to get around for most of the time--but staying straight is a challenge, especially when he gets caught up in the local marijuana trade.
Recently estranged from her best friend and weeks away from shifting from only child to big sister, seventh grader Beatrix Lee consoles herself by writing haiku in invisible ink and hiding the poems, but one day she finds a reply--is it the librarian with all the answers, the editor of the school paper who admits to admiring her poetry, an old friend feeling remorse, or the boy obsessed with visiting the local labyrinth?.
When seventeen-year-old Charlotte Lang's father is taken hostage while reporting on the aftermath of an earthquake in Ukraine, Charlotte, a photographer most comfortable observing life, and her mother, a reserved Russian immigrant who expresses caring through pastries, must repair their strained relationship and find a way to rescue Charlotte's dad.
A mysterious one-eyed rat is trying to steal "The Rodent's Gazette" from Stilton and the only way to save it is to be a winner on the TV game show "The Mousetrap.".
"Reporters for an experimental middle school's student newspaper face an ethical dilemma when they uncover a shocking secret about their eccentric principal that could tarnish the reputation of their beloved Kaboom Academy if revealed"--OCLC.
"Nancy Clancy is working to be the star reporter of the Third Grade Gazette-that's a fancy word for newspaper. When the latest issue comes out, Nancy and Bree decide the articles just aren't interesting enough and set out to find some really exciting news to report on. But when Nancy overhears something she shouldn't and the news gets out, she learns that a good reporter knows when to keep things confidential and may even get some surprising and unexpected news herself."--Publisher.
