I have no problem reading books geared to ten year olds, but I found that the huge suspension of disbelief required for this one distracted me from the story. The fact that Oliver is a billionaire is barely explained, and not at all convincingly. Artemis Fowl comes to mind as an example of the opposite end of the spectrum. Eoin Colfer pulled off the twelve-year-old-millionaire-genius thing very well. Josh Lieb, not so much.
It is a great book, can't figure out how it ends, though
Liked it. I read it when i was 11 and for some reason,even though i read the end =ing, i have no idea what happens. I have tried reading it over again, but for some reason, my head doesn't register what I'm reading.
A great book for tweens and teens with very crude tween-oriented humor. Mild language, but nothing too bad. Not good role models, but a great (and fun) read. Pictures are hilarious! The third richest man on earth is... a twelve year old boy! He is a genius who humors himsef by acting flat out stupid. He hires a man to be his cover, and has his own empire. He can get anything he wants... but how about a school election?