Michael Winerip
Adam Canfield, Watch Your Back!
Paperback
(Candlewick Aug. 11, 2009)
, Reprint edition
"Lots of laugh-out-loud humor, perfectly satirizing state tests, overzealous parents, and kids who are in danger of being enriched to death." — School and Library Journal
For overprogrammed middle-grader Adam Canfield, waking up to a snow day is a dream come true — a chance to sleep late, put off planning the next issue of The Slash, and make some quick cash with his shovel. But the dream turns into a nightmare when some high-school kids mug Adam for his shoveling money. Then not only does the media blast the embarrassing story, but Adam’s own co-editors plan a contest outing bullies at their school. In a second look behind the scenes at a middle school newspaper, Michael Winerip deftly blends kid-friendly humor with some provocative issues, including the subtle effects of class and racism and the thrill that comes from speaking truth to power.
- Series
- Adam Canfield of the Slash (Book 2)
- ISBN
- 0763644129 / 9780763644123
- Pages
- 352
- Weight
- 9.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 1.0
in.