This latest addition to the early chapter book series featuring Nikki and Deja, shows the two best friends grappling with the problems of investigative journalism. At first, everyone on their block and at their school is eager to read their newsletter with its emphasis on 'real news' but the two girls let their enthusiasm run ahead of their attention to facts and soon find themselves beset with unexpected complications. Nikki and Deja are likeable, independent-minded characters, and this new installment in their friendship is full of humour and insight.