Summary
One day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa’s old riding lawnmower. I set out to mow some lawns. More people wanted me to mow their lawns. And more and more… . One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about the beauty of capitalism. Supply and Demand. Diversify labor. Distribute the wealth. Wealth? I said. It’s groovy, man, said Arnold. If I’d known what was coming, I might have climbed on my mower and putted all the way home to hide in my room. Bu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781417828333 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1417828331 |
| Author: | Gary Paulsen |
| Publisher: | Turtleback Books |
| Imprint: | Turtleback Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 23 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 188mm x 130mm x 13mm |
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Starred review, Booklist, April 15, 2007: ”[A] short and hilarious tale … When it comes to telling funny stories about boys, no one surpasses Paulsen, and here he is in top form.” “Paulsen has mastered the very hard trick of sounding exactly like a twelveyear- old without being either cute or condescending.””–The New York Times Book Review”
About The Author
Gary Paulsen
Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor Books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the ALA for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Among his Random House books are Paintings from the Cave; Flat Broke; Liar, Liar; Masters of Disaster; Woods Runner; Lawn Boy; Lawn Boy Returns; Notes from the Dog; Mudshark; The Legend of Bass Reeves; The Amazing Life of Birds; The Time Hackers; Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day; The Quilt (a companion to Alida’s So
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