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Lawn Boy

by Gary Paulsen
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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. 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.
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Series: Lawn Boy Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Kindle Book

  • Release date: December 31, 2008

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780307536983
  • Release date: December 31, 2008

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780307536983
  • File size: 2460 KB
  • Release date: December 31, 2008
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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook

subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Humor (Fiction)

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.3
Lexile® Measure:710
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3

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. 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.
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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Humor (Fiction)