If you are thinking of buying this book don't bother your wasting your time and if you bought it your wasting your money!!!!
Lawn Boy
(2007, Fiction - Humor, Written by Gary Paulsen)
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Common Sense says
Perfect summer reading for reluctant readers.
updated 01.28.10
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Lawn Boy was written by Matt Berman
Parents need to know that there's not much to be concerned about here beyond a snippet of cartoon violence.
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Book Summary
A boy (not named) gets an old, used, riding lawnmower for his birthday from his eccentric grandmother. His next-door neighbor asks him to mow his lawn. He needs money to buy an inner tube for his bike, so he agrees. Soon he gets more customers. Soon he has more than he can handle.
One of his customers, an aging hippie day trader named Arnold, gives the boy advice on running his business, and invests his money for him. Soon the boy has more than a dozen employees, a wad of money, an interest in a prize fighter, and a problem with a protection racket. And all he wanted was an inner tube.
Is It Any Good?
It's hard to imagine a more perfect summer reading book -- it's a short, funny, delightfully absurd confection that secretly conveys some ideas worth thinking about. It might even inspire your kid to go out and try to earn some money. Veteran author Gary Paulsen gets right to the point, with no frills or unnecessary description, and readers will be grinning from the beginning to the all-too-soon end.
Publisher’s Details
Publisher: Random House, Publication date: 6/20/2007
Number of pages: 88, Price: $12.99 (hardcover)
Read Aloud: 9, Read Alone: 10
Number of pages: 88, Price: $12.99 (hardcover)
Read Aloud: 9, Read Alone: 10
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Most Recent Reviews
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I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!!!!!!!
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I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
lame and boring
this book is so lame!!!!!!!!
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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.
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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
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
i loved this book very much
i love it
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| 50% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 50% | of parents say it's too violent |
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