The Landry News

Name: The Landry News
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Author: Andrew Clements
ISBN: 9780743581738

Author: Andrew Clements

Narrator: Zoe Kazan

Unabridged: 2 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 06/23/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction, School, Children's Humor

Synopsis

New Student Gets Old Teacher

The bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The worse news is that her teacher, Mr. Larson, would rather read the paper and drink coffee than teach his students anything. So Cara decides to give Mr. Larson something else to read -- her own newspaper, The Landry News.

Before she knows it, the whole fifth-grade class is in on the project. But then the principal finds a copy of The Landry News, with unexpected results. Tomorrow's headline: Will Cara's Newspaper Cost Mr. Larson His Job?

About Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements (1949–2019) was the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he was nominated for a multitude of state awards, including a Christopher Award and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, and more. He was also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. Find out more at AndrewClements.com.

About Zoe Kazan

Zoe Kazan's film and television credits include Revolutionary Road, August, In the Valley of Elah, The Savages, Fracture, and Medium. On Broadway she has been seen in Come Back, Little Sheba, and Off-Broadway in Things We Want, 100 Saints You Should Know, and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jenna Marie ~Scheming Scribbler~ on December 19, 2021

Andrew Clements books will always have a special place in my heart, and this one is one of my favorites! Cara Landry has just moved to a new school, and immediately sets to work making the first addition of a new newspaper, The Landry News. The paper is a hit, until it falls in the hands of her new......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on July 31, 2015

This very short story about a fifth-grade girl who creates her own newspaper, starting a chain of events that nearly gets her teacher fired, has a lot of heart. It’s slightly awkward in places, but it has a lot to say about First Amendment rights, the role of a newspaper in society, and balancing tr......more

Goodreads review by Chris on October 07, 2010

My little brother had this book years back, and I decided to pick it up and read it out of curiosity. The story was a little strange. There's a burnt-out teacher who just sits back and lets his students do whatever they want, and one student who decides she's not going to take it. So she writes a li......more

Goodreads review by Spencer on November 11, 2024

2019 The old Cara Landry used her newspaper articles to hurt people. Her parents were getting divorced and the best way for her to deal with her anger and hurt was to make other people feel bad as well. Well, the new Cara Landry wants Truth and Mercy. She wants to tell newspaper articles to infor......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on January 22, 2019

This book contains some amazing topics and treats them all respectfully as well. Reading this as a grown up and as a teacher, I was especially amazed at Andrew Clements insights into how politics at schools can work. In addition, I quickly drew parallels between our main character Cara and Harriet f......more