Three kids started a newsletter in their community. They see an older man working at the grocery store and this sparks a question. Why is he still working and not retired. The kids do research and interviews and find out more about Mr. Colton.

This is a cute informative book for younger kids. I enjoyed it.

Anika Veerkar, Benicio "Benny" Flores, and Libby Abrams Are six graders who write a newsletter for the community. They are always asking questions due to their curiosity that end up with their parents asking them to either run an errand or go outside and play. When Anika and her friends are sent to the grocery store, they see an older than usual man working as a cashier at the check-out line. They ask him a question for their newsletter, he tells them he doesn’t want to be in it. The kids returned to Anika’s home with the groceries. They decide to try to find out more about Him. They find where he lives and asked his landlady for information about him. She does tell them a few things but says you have to get his permission.

I loved this story as it reminded me of how veterans can be so easily overlooked in the community. The veterans are a vital part of the world. When the kids found out that he was a veteran, they made a list of how to help veterans. It was excellent. I loved the colorful illustrations which added to the story. It’s a well written story that anyone can read.

This was certainly an interesting short story uncovered by curious minds, the inquisitiveness and the innocence of the children pondering makes this story absolutely beautiful!

What do kids do during summer break? Create a neighborhood newspaper. Still Serving is the nitty gritty of a group of well meaning kids tackling some tough adult issues in the safety of their neighborhood. There is plenty of humor, fun and comradery as they snoop out the story.

Althoug I believe there is the wrong book attached to the cover ( I received Still serving) I would think that this title would be just as great.

It teaches kids so many important lessons respect for your community and the people in it, consent and respect among others. I also enjoyed how the children thought strongly about what people would enjoy to read in a newsletter, not what particularly interest them.

A good solid book

a cute book about caring, and how doing the right thing for your community is important, I really appreciated it!

I gave this book 5 because it fills a niche. The story is simple, but cute. The message of caring for veterans and, more broadly, taking some responsibility for your community, provides a great place to start conversations. I would absolutely use this in a class.

A wholesome story about three friends discovering why someone would choose to work after retirement. Along the way, they discuss ideas for their community newsletter and learn more about people in their community. Ideas in the story include ways to show appreciation for veterans. A great read for any child with discussion questions at the end to guide readers through some of the themes of the text.

I enjoyed this book that teaches civic responsibility and awareness. The story focuses on a group of Middle-Grade friends who publish an online newsletter for their community. It is just one book in a larger upcoming series.

The focus on learning through experience is effective and valuable for Midd-Grade readers. Reading about the steps these friends take from developing story ideas to research, interviewing, and obtaining consent, to writing and publishing a finished research project are exactly the kinds of things that students are learning how to do in their real lives and watching it play out while learning about a civic topic is exciting!

The Eastside Community that the students live in is diverse and friendly. The narrative does an excellent job of identifying differences in age, economic status, housing, and levels of comfort with their investigative process.

My only complaint is that maybe the setting and characters are too idyllic. A little bit of conflict would go a long way to making this a perfectly related narrative for Middle-Graders today.