And I don't pull dodges that cheat customers out of their change because I hate it when somebody cheats me.I'm a newsie you can trust. I'm not one of those newsies because I hate it when someone lies to me. by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Scholastic, Inc., 2003 hardcover: 978-0439188944 160 pages, ages 9-12. Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850. Some newsies cheat their customers by stretching the truth or making up headlines just to sell newspapers.By the time the customer realizes he's been suckered, he's blocks away, sitting on a train or trolley, or he's home eating his dinner.īut not me. The exploitation of children: past and present. Newspaper Row is crowded with boys of all sizes, waiting for the afternoon editions to come off the presses.We drink coffee, bolt hot dogs, throw dice, pitch pennies, bet on paper horses, and play alley ball. AS soon as we're free, nearly every fella in my class heads for Newspaper Row. School is a jail for children, but it lets its prisoners out at three o'clock. sort by Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Dedication " This book is dedicated to the Hollins Boot Campers: Lisa Rowe Fraustino, Han Nolan, and Ann Sullivan." Book description " May 26, 1899 Books by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Author of The Boy Who Dared) Books by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Susan Campbell Bartoletti Average rating 3.99 35,248 ratings 5,355 reviews shelved 92,537 times Showing 25 distinct works. bottle of cola and onto the grimy tile floor of the newsroom at Newsie magazine.
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