If you are thinking of buying this book don't bother your wasting your time and if you bought it your wasting your money!!!!
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Lawn Boy
(2007, Fiction - Humor, Written by Gary Paulsen)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Perfect summer reading for reluctant readers.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
The good stuff
What to watch out for
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Violence:
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Consumerism:
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What Parents Need to Know
About Lawn Boy
Parents need to know that there's not much to be concerned about here beyond a snippet of cartoon violence.
Read our full review by Matt Berman
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the economics of the story. Could this really happen? How does the boy make so much money so quickly? What do those chapter titles mean? How does the Stock Market really work?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!!!!!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
lame and boring
this book is so lame!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Stock
A boy is trying to earn some money and gets A LOT more then he bargained for. I think this book is good for kids 10+, especially boys. This book teaches about stock market, investing, and a small amount about (and it is a small amount) mowing lawns.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
i laughed
I think the book was good my favorite part was when the boy said that his parents forgot what he looked like because he's been mowing so much that he barly gets home to eat wiith his own family at night
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
i loved this book very much
i love it
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| 100% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 100% | of parents say it's too violent |
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