The Newspaper Club
Author: Beth Vrabel
Format: Hardback, 208 pages, 144mm x 212mm, 320 g
Published: 2020, Running Press,U.S., United States
Genre: Children's Fiction
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Shortly after Nellie Murrow, named for one of the fiercest journalists who ever lived and daughter of two (former) newspaper reporters, move to sleepy Bear Creek, Maine, rumours of vandalism and attacks at the only park in town are keeping Nellie saddled to the house.
Some townspeople say the attacks are gang recruitments. Others blame a vagrant spotted on the hiking trails around town. But when Nellie thinks like a reporter, none of those explanations make sense. Something is happening at the park, but what? All of the fake online news and rumours are clouding the real news.Nellie wants to break the story-and break free from the front yard-but she can't do it alone. She needs a whole club if she's going to start the town's first independent newspaper-The Cub Report. Creating a newspaper from scratch is going to be tough; but for Nellie, making friends is even harder.Beth Vrabel is author of the Cybils'-nominated Caleb and Kit, ILA award-winning A Blind Guide to Stinkville, JLG-selection A Blind Guide to Normal, The Reckless Club and the Pack of Dorks series. She is a former journalist so speaks from a very real point of reference and personal experience. She lives in Canton, Connecticut.
Shortly after Nellie Murrow, named for one of the fiercest journalists who ever lived and daughter of two (former) newspaper reporters, move to sleepy Bear Creek, Maine, rumours of vandalism and attacks at the only park in town are keeping Nellie saddled to the house.
Some townspeople say the attacks are gang recruitments. Others blame a vagrant spotted on the hiking trails around town. But when Nellie thinks like a reporter, none of those explanations make sense. Something is happening at the park, but what? All of the fake online news and rumours are clouding the real news.Nellie wants to break the story-and break free from the front yard-but she can't do it alone. She needs a whole club if she's going to start the town's first independent newspaper-The Cub Report. Creating a newspaper from scratch is going to be tough; but for Nellie, making friends is even harder.Beth Vrabel is author of the Cybils'-nominated Caleb and Kit, ILA award-winning A Blind Guide to Stinkville, JLG-selection A Blind Guide to Normal, The Reckless Club and the Pack of Dorks series. She is a former journalist so speaks from a very real point of reference and personal experience. She lives in Canton, Connecticut.