This book includes: *A brief introduction explaining the concept of the book and introducing the characters, and explaining that they are on a field trip to the office of a newspaper * 500 must-know vocabulary words along with fun sample sentences featuring middle school students that students can identify with * Short reading passages containing vocab words in context to further reinforce retention * Parts of speech so that students can incorporate the words into their everyday life * Illustrations throughout to help students with word association and memorization