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| Lawn Boy | 
 enlarge | Author: Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Category: Book
List Price: $12.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 842
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0385746865
EAN: 9780385746861
ASIN: 0385746865
Publication Date: June 12, 2007
Release Date: June 12, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 PICKY SON LOVES IT April 3, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
My son is 9 and rather picky on what he reads. He is a big fan of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, in one of the reviews a parent was saying it had a similar writing style. So I took a chance and bought it, that parent was right on! My son LOVES this book, the way it's written and I have been told several times how funny it is and how up to date it is. He loved that the Grandma was watching CSI! Also, I liked that is is a full blown chapter book, no comics or anything and the words are perfect for a 3rd or 4th grade fun read. Highly Recommend this author!
Lawn Boy April 2, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Imagine being very poor and your grandpa just died, and for your 12th birthday your grandma gave you your grandpa's lawn mower. You don't have any grass but you go out and cut it just for the fun of it. Your neighbor sees you and and pays you $40 to cut his grass. Before you know it you have a business and you are sponsoring a boxer.
In the book Lawn Boy a 12 year old poor boy gets a lawn mower from his grandma for his 12th birthday. The lawn mower was his grandpas who just died. His lawn is brown, crunchy, and hard but that dosen't stop him from from riding his mower around his lawn.
While he was mowing his lawn his neighbor sees him and says" I'll pay you $40 to cut my lawn." Before he knows it he has a business and is sponsering a boxer named Joseph Powdermilk. He dosen't like that name for a boxer so he say's " How about we call you Earthquake?" Joseph doesn't like that but thinks of a name for him self, Joey Pow.
Lawn Boy is a very good, but quick read. This is a book for people who like short books that keep you up all night. If you don't under- stand bank loans and stocks then I would not recommend this book for you, but if you really wanted to read it you will make it through. Lawn Boy is a very good book and you
 Lawn Boy February 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Lawn Boy was a cute, if unbelievable, story. Youth and some young adults will get a kick out of it. I didn't think it was one of Gary Paulsen's best, however.
Lawn Boy February 9, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
We used this book in a 3rd grade book club. The kids loved the book. They found it easy to read and enjoyed the length of each chapter since each chapter was short, they met with success. The topic of stocks was above them and probably better suited for a 4th or 5th grader. But they did identify with making money since most had jobs around the house that they earned money for and they were doing an economy lesson in school at the time so some of the concepts really reinforced what they were doing in class.
The other nice thing about this book is that it is contemporary to their lives, many of the books we have read in book club are great works of litature but they were written a lot of years before their time. This was a book that talked about current tv shows and things have happened in recent times.
Book Review: Lawn Boy January 8, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My first real summer job was working at a fudge shop in Northern Michigan. I scooped some ice cream, rolled some waffle cones, earned minimum wage and was thrilled. The unnamed narrator in "Lawn Boy" happens upon a similarly ordinary summer gig: mowing lawns. The whirlwind of events that follow in Gary Paulsen's latest probably make Lawn Boy wish he could be carefree and elbow deep in some butter pecan.
The story begins as our hero inherits a riding lawn mower from his grandmother - pretty unassuming stuff, right? A neighbor inquires about the cost of getting his lawn cut, and that is how it all begins. There is a lot of business to be had. Before he knows it, lawn boy is hiring employees and investing his money with the help of a neighbor/hippy/stockbroker named Arnold. Soon thereafter Prizefighter Joey Pow enters the mix, and things really start to get interesting. Mo' money, mo' problems. When the dust settles, Lawn Boy realizes that his summer job was a valuable experience in more ways than one.
This title wears the "fast, entertaining read" badge proudly. Paulsen keeps the action moving while introducing youngsters to some basic financial principles. Where I'm from (London, circa 1910), this is also called the "spoonful of sugar technique". A quality fiction selection. Readers should enjoy this almost as much as a double waffle cone.
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