Elsie Landers Agency Prodigy

Introducing Wunderkind Elsie the OverachieverE. W. Farnsworth's latest character creation-Elsie Landers--comes from a distinguished family of real secret agents.  Her parents and teachers recognize her brilliance and encourage her to achieve excellence through extracurricular activities at her school.  Three stories in this volume document her evolving  roles as photographer for her school newspaper.  Her analytical, problem-solving mind and operational style make mundane tasks into fascinating mysteries as well as learning experiences for herself and everyone in her elite circle.  The second three stories in this volume extend her interests and responsibilities beyond "ace photographer" to editor-in-chief and leader of her peers, focusing on a cluster of pressing problems of our time as seen from the young students' unique point of view.