Adam Canfield of the Slash.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)

ADAM CANFIELD OF THE SLASH MICHAEL WINERIP. Candlewick, $15.99 (336p) ISBN 0-7636-2340-7

* Winerip (9 Highland Road, for adults) delivers a terrific crash course in Journalism 101 within this acerbic satire featuring a junior Woodward and Bernstein. Adam, "the most overprogrammed middle school student in America," and Jennifer, who keeps her many balls in the air with more ease, have been named co-editors of the Slash. This award-winning Harris Elementary/Middle newspaper was named either for the diagonal line in the school's name or, according to a former editor, for villainous Principal Marris's tendency to "[slash] anything interesting out of every article." The …