Charles McCheese, the eleven-year-old founder of The Childhood News Network, only has two rules for his reporters: they keep grow-ups out of the news, and they report on Southwest Florida and Southwest Florida only.That was the station's magic formula until Naveen shows up and starts bringing his mom everywhere. Moreover, he's convinced the other reporters they can cover stories from all around the world, when the truth is most of them can't even find their way home from school. Charles is forced to consider shutting down the station, while his out of control reporters are off chasing conspiracies of their own invention.It's pretty clear that his team has lost their minds. His second least reliable reporter is never going to get out of Tokyo, and his least reliable reporter is never going to survive her voyage on a giant duck across the English Channel.The worst part is everyone still finds time to be mad at Charles. Why can't they see that this is all Naveen's fault and why can't they all stop talking about Taco Tuesday?
The author was a published writer and experienced book editor. His work appeared on the radio and in several periodicals and nonfiction books, including: National Public Radios All Things Considered, The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University Gazette, The Harvard Education Report, The Young Readers Companion, The Student Handbook, The Volume Library and The Weekly Reader. Lawrence taught in some of the premier college prep schools in Boston, New York City, and Long Island. He earned degrees in Literature and Education from Georgetown, Harvard, and was working toward his Ph.D. at the University of Rochester at the time of his death.
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