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Newsies: A Novel (Junior Novel Series)

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I would recommend this only to the biggest Newsies fans, which happen to be any Internet Newsies fan I think...it's more like the original script than the finished product(Spot was originally written as a freckle faced, toad-y little guy). Of course, it *is* a junior novelization, so it's very childish and should take the average Newsies fan less than a day to skim through and read. I'm 19, and I do kind of enjoy reading through it every once and awhile. It has all the major plot points and scenes in it, and a few extras. One interesting thing is that the cover they chose is a blooper photo. Kid Blink's eye-patch in the photo is just above his eye, and both of his eyes are visible. Heck, it's worth it just to see that! Bottom line, any self-respecting Newsies fanatic should have a copy of this little gem *somewhere* in their home.

.... a book exactly like the movie, this isn't it. (But then, most movies turned into books, or books turned into movies aren't exactly alike, either.) Events are slightly changed, and certain characters are developed more than they are in the movie.

.... the history behind the newsboys strike of 1899, which is what the book and movie are about, look somewhere else. While they have done a little bit of research into the strike, the information presented in the notes at the back isn't accurate. I'd suggest doing a internet search for City Hall Park (a web site about the history of the strike) or go to newsies-movie.com for more historical information.

If your a totally Newsies fan then i would reccomened the book because it definitly is a good book but if you are looking for something that is like the movie then this is not it. Some of the characters are more developed in the book then in the movie and they leave out certain things. But if you are just looking for a good read i would definetly suggest this book.

If any of you liked the Disney movie "Newsies," do not read this book!! Although the book is supposedly based on this awesome musical, the author takes way too much artistic license on it. Sadly, some integral parts of the movie have been changed, such as descriptions and quotes from the characters. As an avid "Newsies" fan, I was disappointed with this novel...if any of you enjoyed this great film, I do not recommend this book at all. It's not worth the money.

This is one of the best books ever written on the most perfect movie...Newsies. It is the complete embodiment of the movie and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone!

Ok, this book was positively wretched! I hated it! I'm not trying to be rude, but it was completely different from the movie, and on top of that, they made the characters seem like dorks! I mean, they turned my beautiful spot to a freckle faced red head! How can you possibly like a book that isn't anything at all like the movie! Not to mention, they told us what really happened! I didn't want to know that they actually lost, nor did I want to know that Spot Conlon didnt' really exist, or did i want to know that most of the characters didn't exist either!

Newsies was a great book! It had a great story and great characters! It's a book I would read again and again. It's based on actual events and is so real. I felt like I was a newsie fighting with them.

I was heart broken when I learned the true story of the 1899 Newsies Strike,because this book and the movie made it seem that they won the strike! They didn't win the strike!Besides,Pullitzer was blind by 1899!He sold his papers by tellagrams, and Jack Kelley was shot and killed by a policeman so they could make an example out of him!I advise you not to read this book! It's all a lie...and I quote"Quit improving the truth!"

hmmmmmmmmm...the book seemed a little below the reading level of the average Newsies-watcher. The plot of the movie is so complicated and the book is so simple and boring that it's hardly worth the money...the change the story and characters completely...stick with the movie.

It's a great book for those of you who have seen the movie and even if you haven't. With full-color pictures, deeper characters, and explanations to unanswered questions it was well worth reading.