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"This is a very good book about a girl who is new in town. Her teacher doesn't really teach. Cara Landry begins to bring self-written newspapers to school. Soon she makes more friends. But when the newspaper almost costs Mr. Larson his job the kids have to help."
Star Pisel , Resident Scholar
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" Cara Landry is an average girl who lives with her mom since her parents are divorced. She has just moved to a new school. In her old school she had trouble fitting in because of the stories she wrote in her newspaper.
At her new school, Cara's teacher, Mr. larson, does not teach the class. The class teaches themselves. Cara is upset about this so in her newspaper, The Landry News, she writes about it in her editorial.
Cara, with the help of her class, helps the Landry News grow. One day a disagreeable section is placed in the newspaper. The principal then holds a hearing to decide if Mr. Larson should be fired or not.
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Ashley, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 7-10
- Age 11-14
Age group of kid(s) in story:
- grade school
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- scholar
- writer
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Age:
- a kid
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- scholar
- teacher
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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