Landry News A Brand New School Story by the Author of Frindle

Cara Landry, a fifth-grader, desires to be a journalist so she creates a newspaper, "The Landry News." Cara, determined to make a difference in her school, writes an editorial on the absence of teaching in her classroom. Not knowing the repercussions of this article, Cara provides fuel for Principal Barnes to fire Cara's unorthodox teacher, Mr. Larson. Many themes are explored in this book such intellectual freedom, freedom of speech, effective teaching methods and censorship.Clements, Andrew is the author of 'Landry News A Brand New School Story by the Author of Frindle' with ISBN 9780786227075 and ISBN 0786227079.