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Michael Winerip, author of Adam Canfield of the Slash, visited with YCC and Y2C2 on November 4th, 2005 to discuss his book. Mr. Winerip is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and noted author. He has spent more than 30 years reporting, and is currently a national education columnist for The New York Times. Adam Canfield of the Slash is his first book for younger readers. He is also the author of an award-winning adult non-fiction book, 9 Highland Road. Mr. Winerip lives in New York with his wife and four children.

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A little bit about the book:

Late for math club, late for jazz band, late for soccer-- Adam Canfield has to be the most overscheduled middle-school student in America. So when super-organized Jennifer coaxes him to be coeditor of The Slash-- Harris Elementary/Middle School's student newspaper-- Adam wonders if he's made a big mistake. Not only do editors get stuck with assigning stories (like an investigative report on the edibility of cafeteria food), but they also have to deal with annoying third-graders like Phoebe, always pushing for a front-page slot. But when Phoebe's article about Eddie the janitor leads to a much bigger scoop-- an eccentric woman's mysterious bequest to the school-- Adam and Jennifer rise to the challenge, risking their principal's wrath to uncover shocking secrets.

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