Get Real #4: Girl Reporter Snags Crush!

Get Real #4

by Linda Ellerbee

 Strange Epidemic Infects School! Symptoms include constant hair flipping, eye batting, and the sudden use of hair gel. First Dance Flu! Could everyone really be more interested in going to the dance then tracking down a school vandal? Casey Smith, girl reporter, pushes past her dance-crazed classmates to find the culprit and enlists the help of Tyler McKenzie. Tyler with the deep brown eyes and really cute smile...Could Casey be coming down with Dance Flu herself? Get Real.

Genres: Middle Grade, Childrens

240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 11, 2000

About the author

Linda Ellerbee (born Linda Jane Smith) is a journalist who is most known for several jobs at NBC News, including Washington (DC) correspondent, and reporter and co-anchor of NBC News Overnight, which was recognized by the duPont Columbia Awards as "the best written and most intelligent news program ever."

Ms. Ellerbee's production company, Lucky Ducky Productions, has earned a reputation as a supplier of outstanding children's programming for network, syndication, cable, and public television. Originally from Texas, Ms. Ellerbee now divides her time between New York City and western Massachusetts.

Reviews

[kb · Rating 5 out of 5]

This time, a soda company tries to buy off Trumbull, and of course, girl reporter Casey Smith, and the rest of Real News, is once again on the case. And guess who's with her this time? Tyler McKenzie, her "non-crush" whose eyes Casey says can melt chocolate. While I did appreciate how Linda Ellerbee once more tackled a societal issue in a non-adult but non-underestimating way, I think I fell into the story more because of the whole Dance Flu Virus thing! Boy, was it fun to see Casey out of control with her "feelings" when it comes to Tyler and to other "dorky" things such as going to the dance. Thankfully, her friends from Real News know her more than well enough and decide to take the matter into their hands and gave Casey a run for her investigative and plotting skills :D

[Zoe Star]

awesome

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

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