About the Author

"When Michael Winerip leaves a phone message, no one worries too much about calling him back. But when Michael Winerip of the New York Times leaves a phone message, the call gets returned fast."Those are the special powers I wanted to give Adam Canfield and the whole Slash staff at Harris Elementary/Middle School. Adam, Jennifer and Phoebe have the power to correct serious wrongs-- based not on their popularity or connections but their ability to write a true news story that gets to the bottom of things."Words give them super powers."Besides being a children's book author, Mike Winerip is a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for the New York Times. In his 25 years with the Times, he has done a number of assignments, including investigative rep...more