Adam Canfield, Watch Your Back! |
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| Author:
| Winerip, Michael |
| Series title: | Adam Canfield of the Slash Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7636-4412-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $8.99 |
Book Description:
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"Lots of laugh-out-loud humor, perfectly satirizing state tests, overzealous parents, and kids who are in danger of being enriched to death." -- School and Library Journal For overprogrammed middle-grader Adam Canfield, waking up to a snow day is a dream come true -- a chance to sleep late, put off planning the next issue of
The Slash, and make some quick cash with his shovel. But the dream turns into a nightmare when some high-school kids...
More Description "Lots of laugh-out-loud humor, perfectly satirizing state tests, overzealous parents, and kids who are in danger of being enriched to death." -- School and Library Journal
For overprogrammed middle-grader Adam Canfield, waking up to a snow day is a dream come true -- a chance to sleep late, put off planning the next issue of The Slash, and make some quick cash with his shovel. But the dream turns into a nightmare when some high-school kids mug Adam for his shoveling money. Then not only does the media blast the embarrassing story, but Adam's own co-editors plan a contest outing bullies at their school. In a second look behind the scenes at a middle school newspaper, Michael Winerip deftly blends kid-friendly humor with some provocative issues, including the subtle effects of class and racism and the thrill that comes from speaking truth to power.