Girl Reporter Blows Lid Off Town! (Get Real, No. 1) [Paperback]

Linda Ellerbee (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Get Real (Avon Paperback)

Girl Reporter Trapped in Body of Eleven-Year-Old Girl!Meet Casey Smith, girl reporter extraordinaire. Sniffing out news? Casey will Rollerblade through the principal's office to get a scoop. There's just one obstacle: the perky, popular, people-pleasing Megan O'Connor, whose idea of a good story is something that makes you feel gooey inside.

And this is the kid Casey is supposed to team up with to publish a school newspaper? Get Real.

 

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

When 11-year-old Casey Smith discovers there's no newspaper at Trumbull Middle School, she's stunned. All her life she's been waiting for the opportunity to shine as a journalist. She has a folder full of stories ready to go, including "The Presidency: Let a Woman Do It," "Beauty Pageants: Pretty? Says Who?" and "Something Fishy: Is Our River Sick?" Fortunately, she has the brilliant idea to revive the defunct Real News. Unfortunately, Megan O'Connor--pink, preppy, and perky--has the same idea, except with more fluff. The two butt heads from the start, as they battle over the editorship of the paper and the content of the first edition. Along the way, Casey scoops her competitors and creates some real news herself!

Remarkably self-assured and talented, as well as wildly shy and sometimes annoying, Casey is a character every girl--and boy--will want to know. She's passionate and flawed, a spectacular role model for any preteen. Award-winning Linda Ellerbee, popular host of Nickelodeon's Nick News, has begun what promises to be a terrific series with Girl Reporter Blows Lid Off Town. Look for all her Get Real titles for more about the lively, intelligent, and oh-so-real exploits of Casey Smith, girl reporter. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly

Ellerbee (And So It Goes) takes a sure and steady step onto new turf with this inaugural novel of her Get Real series. Casey Smith, the frank and flippant narrator of this fast-paced story, arrives on her first day of sixth grade eager to join the staff of the middle-school newspaper. But her English teacher delivers the bad news that the school paper has been defunct for years. Still worse, the next day Casey learns that another student has beat her to the punch and announced her intention to revive the publication. Prissy in pink, Megan couldn't be more different from the down-to-earth, high-top-wearing Casey. Nor could their visions of the paper's focus be further apart: while Megan wants to fill its pages with fluff coverage of "prom notes and bake sales," the heroine expects to tackle "REAL news" stories. When Casey suspects that the directors of a local paper mill are polluting a nearby river, she goes after her story with a zeal and persistence worthy of Ellerbee herself. The means by which Casey obtains the crucial evidence strains credibility a bit, but the issues, personalities and dialogue that the author introduces are inarguably authentic. In an articulate afterword, Ellerbee encourages readers to follow her heroine's lead and become involved in--and passionate about--their world. Casey grapples with the subject of cheating in Girl Reporter Sinks School!, the simultaneously released second volume of this promising series. Ages 8-12. (Feb.)
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064407551
• ISBN-13: 978-0064407557
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,212,565 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teacher's view, March 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Girl Reporter Blows Lid Off Town! (Get Real, No. 1) (Paperback)

This is a great book for 5th grade age children. I found it extremely delightful. I would recommend this book for a class reading selection. It has issues that could be used for interesting class discussions.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Read!, April 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Girl Reporter Blows Lid Off Town! (Get Real, No. 1) (Paperback)

You will NOT believe me, But Linda Ellerbee came to MY school! I met her PERSONALY! I thought the book would be stupid, but SOOOOO many people got them autographed I decided to buy a copy to get autographed. (She was REALLY nice!) I thought the book was GREAT! Okay Casey's over-obsesive intrest in journalisim was a little wierd, but the teamwork Casey showed was really cool!She gets along with everybody and is a fun character. Once you read this book I SWEAR you'll be hooked! Great for girls and boys of any age!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Series That Won't Make You Sick, June 10, 2000

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Ted Ficklen (Saint Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Girl Reporter Blows Lid Off Town! (Get Real, No. 1) (Paperback)

I was looking for a book to read aloud with my six year old daughter. What do you pick for a girl who watches Nickleodeon all day? This book has proved a big hit. There is a nice variety of characters and the girls, especially, have a variety of attitudes far beyond the usual juvenile stereotypes. Also, unlike alot of recent series books with bright colorful covers, the prose won't make you sick when you read it to your kids! We're looking forward to more books in this series.