Darnell Rock Reporting, Walter Dean Myers
Darnell Rock Reporting, Walter Dean Myers
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Darnell Rock Reporting

Author: Walter Dean Myers

Narrator: Peter Francis James

Unabridged: 3 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/12/2009

Synopsis

DARNELL ROCK IS not the kind of kid who volunteers to write for the newspaper—it sounds too much like homework. But this is Darnell’s last chance to pull himself together and make a positive contribution to his school. At first, Darnell would rather be hanging out with his sister and his friends. But soon he gets interested in the Oakdale Gazette. Much to his surprise, Darnell discovers that people pay attention to the words he writes. Before he knows it, Darnell changes from a kid who can’t do anything right to a person who can make a difference. “This is an energetic read, unintimidating but thoughtful, that many Darnell-age kids in search of self will find rewarding.”—The Bulletin

About Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award Finalist as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Reviews

Goodreads review by April on September 16, 2019

At 135 pages it's not a short story, but it's not a complete novel. Is there a term for that in-between? Probably so, but no matter the length you can never go wrong with anything written by Walter Dean Myers. He is always able to write about important issues in just the right way. What an inspiring......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on November 19, 2024

Read this one with my students and is a good lesson to teach young ones about resilience.......more

Goodreads review by Mitchell on November 18, 2012

Darnell Rock Reporting Grade/interest level: Upper Elementary (4th to 5th) Reading level: Fountas and Pinnell: Q Grade: 4.3 Genre: realistic fiction Main Characters: Darnell Rock Setting: Oakdale POV: from Darnell Rock Darnell Rock is a kid who didn’t like to write or didn’t think he would be doing any sor......more

Goodreads review by Beth on May 06, 2014

This book was fine. Predictable and not particularly well-written. My students did not love it.......more

Goodreads review by Sherria on June 16, 2020

Realistic fiction Grade 3-6 This is a quick read book which is appropriate for middle grade students. This is an interesting book with touches on real issues in Darnell community. He had submitted his writing sample to the schools new paper "a community garden" because there are homeless people and lo......more

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