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Reviewer:  Aron C. '12

The Laundry News by Andrew Clements is about a teacher, Mr. Larson, who ignores his students in his fifth grade class. His classroom is a disaster, a real mess. Cara, a student in Mr. Larson's room, likes to speak her mind and decides to make a classroom newspaper during her "open class." Things go fine until the principal "chats" with Mr. Larson and forces him to take full responsibility for what gets printed. So, when a divorce story is printed, trouble is coming! Will "The Laundry News" and Mr. Larson be able to pull through? To find out, read on.

Spring 2005

Reviewer:  Danny S. '12

The Landry News is about a girl named Cara Landry who likes to write. She is new to her school and begins writing a newspaper called The Landry News. Her teacher, Mr. Larson, is not very fond of the Landry News at first, but starts to really enjoy seeing it. The principal of the school, Dr. Barnes, does not like Mr. Larson and wants to have him fired. The only problem for Dr. Barnes is that he can never find a reason to fire Mr. Larson. Mr. Larson has taken all responsibility for the Landry News, so if there is one story that lies, is insulting, or something that’s private, Mr. Larson will be blamed and possibly fired. Will Mr. Larson get fired? These answers and many more will only be told in the book, The Landry News by Andrew Clements.

Winter 2005

Reviewer:  Valentina N. '10

The Landry News is about Cara Landry in Mr. Larson’s fifth grade class.  Cara writes a newspaper about the school  called The Landry News.  She is the chief editor and the only editor, until she writes a story about her teacher.

Mr. Larson has been working at the school for a long time and all he does the whole day is sip coffee out of his thermos and read the newspaper. The story tells everyone truth about his teaching, Mr. Barnes even says he will fire Mr. Larson.  Cara wonders if she is ruining Mr. Larson’s life.  Will Cara ever get her answer?  Read the book to find out!

Winter 2002/2003

Cara Landry recently switched schools. She doesn't have any new friends and pretty much keeps to herself. In Cara's afternoon class she has a teacher named Mr. Larson. The only problem is that he doesn't teach. He says that kids learn better when they teach themselves. Cara finds a triangular map and, sitting in front of it, she creates her project. After the first week of school it is finished. Cara walks up to the black board and posts her project on top of it. The Landry News is finished and kids rush up to the board to read what she has successfully written. Everyone loves her work so much that they volunteer to help. About a month goes by and the whole school is reading it. Mr. Larson even starts teaching again! Everything is going great, until one day Cara prints something in her paper that may put Mr. Larson's job on the line!

Winter 2001