"In the late 1800s, newsboys--or 'newsies'--were a critical part of the newspaper industry. They bought stacks of papers from newspaper publishers and then sold them on city streets for a small profit. But in 1898, William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer's New York World raised the cost of 100 papers by 10 cents. The price increase cut into the newsboys' profits, and by the summer of 1899 their frustration boiled over. They banded together and showed the world how activists of any age can use a strike to win against even the most rich and powerful"--Provided by publisher.
"George's friend Bill is great at delivering newspapers. Bill just needs one more successful delivery day to make a perfect year! But a big snowstorm the next day makes it impossible for Bill to ride his bike. Can George help Bill come up with a new way to get all his papers delivered on time?"--Provided by publisher.
When the newspaper company cancels his route, Wil David is prepared to fight to get his job back, but his focus changes when he stumbles upon a carnival mystery and a plot by a con man that could destroy the town.
Paco Poyo, a newsboy in a small Mexican town, agrees to deliver a message to a patient in the local hospital for a man who offers to buy all of Paco's papers, but the simple errand turns into a grand adventure.
Discusses how newsboys, and a few newsgirls, stood on street corners in the 1800s trying to sell newspapers, and decades later, "Newsies," as they were called, became famous.
