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K-3
Brown's picture book recounts the events of 1899 when young New York "newsies" staged a strike after Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer raised their rates for The World and The Journal by a penny per stack. The accessible text presents a cogent, kid-empowering tale of underprivileged youngsters whose actions really made a difference, and the loosely drawn illustrations convey great energy. Bib.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2004