The Cruisers (The News Crew, Book 1)

About this book

Eighth grade is hard enough, but when you're a Cruiser, you're really put to the test. The launch of a new middle-grade series from bestselling award-winner Walter Dean Myers.Zander and his friends, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi start their own newspaper, The Cruiser, as a means for speaking out, keeping the peace, and expressing what they believe. When the school launches a mock Civil War, Zander and his friends are forced to consider the true meaning of democracy and what it costs to stand up for a cause. The result is nothing they could have expected, and everything they could have hoped for.

Reviews

Praise for The Cruisers:

"Fleet pacing, spot-on voice, good characters, great dialogue, smart ideas, and an unusual story that can maneuver whip-quick from light to heavy and back again." -Booklist, starred review

"Readers will look forward to further tales of these kids as they nagicate the high seas of middle school life." -Kirkus Reviews

Thought-provoking." -Publishers Weekly

"The Cruisers are a thoughtful, mouthy bunch... watch them set off metaphorical fireworks." -The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books