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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2010
Gr 5–8—Because of what they've written in their alternative newspaper, The Cruiser, four eighth-grade friends are given an assignment rather than suspension. Classmates at the DaVinci Academy, a school for talented and gifted students, Zander, LaShonda, Kambui, and Bobbi are to be peacekeepers during a Civil War unit and prevent another war from breaking out. They use their newspaper to raise awareness and eventually ease tensions between the opposing factions, a gro...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
The "Cruisers," a group of friends at a gifted and talented middle school in Harlem, are assigned the task of n...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
