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Adam Canfield of the Slash
"Between laughs, readers will be prompted to think — about what constitutes truth, how the media massages it, and the importance of ethics, fairness, and getting the facts right." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)
Adam Canfield has to be the most overprogrammed middle-school student in America. So when super-organized Jennifer coaxes him to be coeditor of their school n...more
Adam Canfield has to be the most overprogrammed middle-school student in America. So when super-organized Jennifer coaxes him to be coeditor of their school n...more
Paperback, 336 pages
Published
April 10th 2007
by Candlewick Press
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Barky
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Adam Canfield, star reporter, is now a co-editor of the Slash – the Harris Elementary/Middle School newspaper – along with his friend Jennifer. He’s having a hard time making the adjustment from reporter to editor. Not only is he way over-programmed with too many classes and activities at school, but now he’s also responsible for what gets printed as well as what gets written. He’s exhausted. Jennifer has big plans for the paper, however. They’re going to be investigating real issues and pr...more
A good book for Elementary or Middle School students, the investigative and journalistic aspects of the story serve as a great introduction for kids who might be interested in those fields in the future. When I first read it I thought it was a bit boring, to be honest, and some of the characters (particularly the third-grader) came off as one-sided. Still, a great read for younger ages.
Adam Canfield is the coeditor of the student newspaper the Slash. He is also 'overprocessed' which is a term used over and over again about how busy today's kids are. He and his team uncover a big story and have to go against the principal to get their story told. I felt like the author was trying to be funny but it wasn't really. I also felt like there were some political agendas behind the book and the author was trying to solve the world's problems in one neat storyline. Racism, class, educat...more
Adam Canfield, co-editor of the Harris Elementary/Middle school newspaper, "The Slash" is determined to get the scoop with fair and honest reporting. With the help of Jennifer, his friend, crush, and co-editor, and Phoebe, the most annoying third-grader ever, he uncovers the plot of the school principal misusing funds donated to the school. A quick and fun read for kids with quirky characters and plenty of action. A great discussion starter on the ethics of the media getting too inv...more
Adam Canfield, star reporter of his school newspaper The Slash, thinks he may have gotten himself in over his head this year by signing up to be a co-editor of the paper. With all the other things he's got going on - baritone practice, Odyssey of the Mind, test prep classes, etc. - he's just not sure he's up to the task. Then along comes a story he can't ignore. A story that will require the entire newspaper staff to work together to pull off. And Adam knows that this is his chance to be a leade...more
A group of elementary and middle school journalists uncover corruption as well as some heroes during some investigative reporting. It is based on real-life experiences where youth are called upon to exhibit courage and risk. It is laced with some juvenile humor that I overlooked, but it definitely (and appropriately) begins the education of idealistic youth to the difficulties of the real world. Best of all, it describes the power of just a few against the "powers that be".
this book was a good book for people who either read the news or like to write. This story is about a boy named Adam Canfield who is a co-editor with a girl named Jenifer for of the school news paper called the slash. When the principal of the school named mrs.Marris gives them a story to work on about a donor to the school who recently died Adam and jenifer go deeper into it then they expected. I recommend this book because I thought it was a good story, and hardly any holes
From the mystery genre, I chose Adam Canfield of the Slash by Michael Winerip. Adam Canfield agrees to be coeditor of his school newspaper despite his extremely busy schedule. With the help of his friend Jennifer and an eager third grade reporter, Adam and his investigative team uncover a huge financial scandal involving the school principal that will stun Harris Elementary/ Middle School and the entire community. Can they solve the case before they get expelled?
Claire
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Recommends it for:
5th grade and up
Recommended to Claire by:
Patti Tjomsland
Shelves:
a-7th-and-8th-grade-middle-school-t,
guys-read
In breezy prose Adam narrates a year co-editing the Slash his school newspaper. Covering issues all over town the writers of the paper see the issues underlying how they present the news they choose to print. Integrity, personal sacrifice - is a story worth getting in trouble?- and how media shapes community opinion are just some of the knotty problems presented in this enjoyable and provocative book.
Adam is an over-scheduled, late-for-everything, precocious school newspaper reporter. He loves the excitement of big stories and it's clear from the outset that he is going to get himself in some trouble as he sticks his nose in people's business. It's also clear that he is starting to be interested in girls, so young readers expect a little bit of teenage romance.
When Adam accepts the position of co-editor of the Harris Elementary/Middle School newspaper, the Slash, he has no idea that he will have to deal with a precocious third-grader with fantastic news sense, an overpowering principal with a team of designing parents and town planners, and a coeditor who becomes a lot more interesting as time passes.
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Adam has agreed to serve as co-editor of the school newspaper, SLASH, with this friend, Jennifer. The middle-schoolers get embroiled in a number of touchy political and ethical issues related to the newspaper. Although the youth never talk with their parents about their concerns, the book does offer a model for budding journalism students.
My pal Mesjak will be happy to know that I recommended this book to a teacher within 3 days of finishing it. While it had little in common with my high school journalism experience; I still found it entertaining, teachable and a bridge between middle-grade and young adult fiction. The contemporary setting and detective personas will make this accessible to reluctant readers.
Great story! There must be a sequel... It's great to see kids running a newspaper and working hard at it. Loved the fact that Front Page Phoebe had to really think about how her words affected others. Good book to recommend to boys, but girls will enjoy it as well.
A very far fetched teen read about a 7th grade boy who co-edits the school newspaper. When The Slash discovers that the principal has misused donated money, he must decide whether to report the story as the principal has instructed or take her down. The third grade reporter left me saying, "Seriously?"
Is it just me or do these stories get more and more far fetched?
Is it just me or do these stories get more and more far fetched?
The Adam Canfield books are fun and smart- and satisfying, since the bad guys see justice in the end. I also like the comedic moments that capture life in the world of Junior High. I definitely recommend the books in this series.
Victoria
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I read this book i really did not enjoy reading this book but i got through it fast i had to keep going back and re-reading it over and over again i did not understand it at all so i do not think anyone should read it
This is another one of the Sunshine State Books I read with my kids. It was one of the better ones. I liked the school newspaper uncovering school "dirt" concept. I would have loved this when I was in middle school.
---"If you like to watch paint dry than this book is for you!"---
Well to be honest i didn't finish it i tried my best to read it but 3/4 the way i gave up. i tried to like it but I could not stand this book. But yes I heard about the end.
Well to be honest i didn't finish it i tried my best to read it but 3/4 the way i gave up. i tried to like it but I could not stand this book. But yes I heard about the end.
I usually don't read this kind of book, but I really enjoyed this one. It makes you want to keep going to find out what's going to happen, and everything that does happen is so realistic. A great read.
This is really good book it made me read it twice.And its about 2 reporters trying to find the secret. Of what their principle did with 75,000 that was supposed to go to the students.
Adam Canfield of The Slash is an amazing book about grade schoolers. Adam and his friend/co-editor Jennifer, are two middle schoolers trying to run a school newspaper, the Slash. With younger kids by their side, they investigate the phony principal. And for the first time in the history of their town, a newspaper actually wasn't biased. Risking being expelled, with the help of a 3rd grader named Phoebe and some other younger kids from The Slash, Adam and Jennifer print copies the principal doesn...more
Adam Canfield is a middle schooler, who is overbooked, overstressed and yet, a generally an all-around great student, athlete and friend. He reluctantly agrees to be co-editor of the school newspaper, The Slash. His free time is slashed by this new position. Little does he know or realize that the job will entail delving deep into fraudulent schemes by none other than….the principal at his school. With advice, support and encouragement from wise and caring adults, Adam exposes those involved i...more
This over-achieving young co-editor has big stories in mind for the school paper; big enough to shock the whole school.
this book was as fun as watching a plant grow it is good in the last 50 pages. good luck if you can with stand it.
Tyra
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this book enlarged my intrest in writting and joining on school activities overall this book was well worth my while
Experience the life of two busy middle school editors as they attempt to solve a mystery within their school.
Great middle school read. Adam Canfield, eighth grade co-editor of the Harris Elementary/Middle School newspaper, the Slash, has his hands full trying to put together a newspaper that the students will read, but will also pass the scrutiny of Principal Marris. Adam, his co-editor, Jennifer, and "Front-Page" Phoebe, a third-grade cub reporter, discover that Ms. Marris is hiding some facts about a recent bequest to the school. How they uncover the truth and distribute it to the school...more
This was a good book but not spectacular. Mostly about middle school reporters. To me, the students seem a little more mature than middle school and they are left to write a newspaper on their own without an adult advisor, reporting only to the principal. This seems a little far fetched to me. The principal is stealing 75,000 from the students and these reporters uncover that. Again, a little far fetched. I should read the other one to see if it belongs on the bullying summer reading list that S...more
This book was fine, I read it for school and thought it was decent.
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"When Michael Winerip leaves a phone message, no one worries too much about calling him back. But when Michael Winerip of the New York Times leaves a phone message, the call gets returned fast.
"Those are the special powers I wanted to give Adam Canfield and the whole Slash staff at Harris Elementary/Middle School. Adam, Jennifer and Phoebe have the power to correct serious wr...more
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"Those are the special powers I wanted to give Adam Canfield and the whole Slash staff at Harris Elementary/Middle School. Adam, Jennifer and Phoebe have the power to correct serious wr...more
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