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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ISBN-100689866836
ISBN-139780689866838
eBay Product ID (ePID)44474318
Product Key Features
Book TitleLunch Money
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFamily / Parents, School & Education, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes)
Publication Year2005
IllustratorSelznick, Brian, Yes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorAndrew Clements
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2005-000061
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"The characters are rich with interesting quirks and motivations...fast-paced and humorous." -- School Library Journal
Grade FromThird Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Dewey DecimalFIC
SynopsisGreg Kenton has always had a natural talent for making money -- despite the annoying rivalry of his neighbor Maura Shaw. Then, just before sixth grade, Greg makes a discovery: Almost every kid at school has an extra quarter or two to spend almost every day.Multiply a few quarters by a few hundred kids, and for Greg, school suddenly looks like a giant piggy bank. All he needs is the right hammer to crack it open. Candy and gum? Little toys? Sure, kids would love to buy stuff like that at school. But would teachers and the principal permit it? Not likely.But how about comic books? Comic books might work. Especially the chunky little ones that Greg writes and illustrates himself. Because everybody knows that school always encourages reading and writing and creativity and individual initiative, right?In this funny and timely novel, Andrew Clements again holds up a mirror to real life, and invites young readers to think about money, school, friendship, and what it means to be a success., Greg Kenton has always had a natural talent for making money -- despite the annoying rivalry of his neighbor Maura Shaw. Then, just before sixth grade, Greg makes a discovery: Almost every kid at school has an extra quarter or two to spend almost every day. Multiply a few quarters by a few hundred kids, and for Greg, school suddenly looks like a giant piggy bank. All he needs is the right hammer to crack it open. Candy and gum? Little toys? Sure, kids would love to buy stuff like that at school. But would teachers and the principal permit it? Not likely. But how about comic books? Comic books might work. Especially the chunky little ones that Greg writes and illustrates himself. Because everybody knows that school always encourages reading and writing and creativity and individual initiative, right? In this funny and timely novel, Andrew Clements again holds up a mirror to real life, and invites young readers to think about money, school, friendship, and what it means to be a success.