Landry News

By Andrew Clements

Book Overview

From the Editor's Desk
A Question of Fairness
There has been no teaching so far this year in Mr. Larson's classroom. There has been learning, but there has been no teaching. There is a teacher in the classroom, but he does not teach.
Cara Landry is a budding journalist. When she posts a scathing editorial about her burned-out teacher on the bulletin board one afternoon, everything changes. Prodded into action for the first time in years, Mr. Larson challenges his fifth-grade students to create a real newspaper. Soon The Landry News gets more attention than either Cara or her teacher bargained for, as the principal uses the paper to try to get Mr. Larson fired. While the whole town is swept up in a dramatic debate over The Landry News and the First Amendment, Mr. Larson uses the controversy as raw material for some of the finest teaching of his career. And Cara and her classmates learn the importance of tempering a newspaper's truth with mercy. But will their lessons cost Mr. Larson his job?
Written by the author of the immensely popular Frindle, this is a compelling new novel about the collision of a student in need of a teacher with a teacher in need of inspiration

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689818173
• ISBN13: 9780689818172
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6

Customer Reviews

The Landry News, Andrew Clements

Arrived on time, as described. I'm looking forward to reading it with my granddaughter.

I ordered a hardback.

The book arrived on time in very good condition, but it is a paperback, and I ordered a hardback. I hope this was just an error.

The Landry News

This is an awesome book because it will get you sitting on the edge of your seat just waiting to see what happens next. Almost every time you read another surprise happens. It's about a girl named Cara Landry who changes her teacher's life and changes him into a different person by writing a school newspaper. The motto of this book is truth and mercy. Cara is the kind of girl who you can trust because she never gives up. Mr. Larson in this book is a guy who reads the paper and drinks coffee while he's supposed to teach the class. Dr. Barnes is the principal of the school and all he thinks about is himself and getting Mr. Larson fired. I would recommend this book for kids ages 8 and up. I loved this book because it was exciting and because I thought the characters had interesting personalities and there was always something going on between Mr. Larson and Dr. Barnes, which made the book more interesting to read. ~E.S.

The Landry News

We are doing a newspaper unit in my school and this book is a great way to impart knowledge to a class of sixth graders. The students wait eagerly each day for the next chapter. I have already recommended it to other teachers in our district!

Don't miss this one!

A timely back-to-school read for parents, students and teachers (even principals!). I started reading after dinner and didn't put the book down until I finished. Without giving away the twists and turns of the story, the book touches upon the essence of teaching and learning. Best of all the story values empathy, initiative, and student self-expression. My fifth grade son was so inspired while reading, he sat down and tapped out his own "newspaper" on the computer. Buy this book for upper grade students, and make sure your school library has a copy. This story is sure to make a few teachers squirm, and many parents think twice about the challenges of teaching. Who knows how many student/classroom newspapers the story will inspire!

Outstanding!

This book is an exciting look at an atypical fifth grade teacher and an an atypical fifth grade student. At first, the two cross paths in an adversarial manner. Then, they see things from the other's perspective and it changes each of them for the better.The book is educational (you learn about the First Amendment), exciting and very touching. Clements is a wonderful writer. My son and I loved this book.