Lawn BoyOne 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. But the lawn business grew and grew. So did my profits, which Arnold invested in many things. And one of them was Joey Pow the prizefighter. That's when my 12th summer got really interesting. From the Hardcover edition. |
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User Review - hatease - LibraryThingThis story is about the entrepreneurship and he is given a mower for his 12th birthday. He creates a business around his mower. Coming of age for boys 4-7 Read full review
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User Review - jmoncton - LibraryThingA short book - less than 2 hours - this one had us laughing aloud. Told in the first person, the narrator receives a used riding lawn mower for his birthday at the beginning of the summer. What starts ... Read full review
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| Title | Lawn Boy Lawn Boy |
| Author | Gary Paulsen |
| Publisher | Random House Children's Books, 2008 |
| ISBN | 030753698X, 9780307536983 |
| Length | 96 pages |
| Subjects | › › Juvenile Fiction / Business, Careers, Occupations Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / New Experience |
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