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Lunch Money
- By Andrew Clements
- Genre: School
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Delightful page-turner with rock-solid values.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is exactly the kind of book you hope your kids will find and love -- showing the best examples of kids and adults behaving in caring, intelligent, and positive ways.
What's the story?
Greg has always loved money, and he's good at getting lots of it. Since he was very small he has done chores and odd jobs, first at home, then around the neighborhood. Now in sixth grade he has realized that he has been sitting on a gold mine all along -- school. School is the place where kids with money gather every day, and Greg intends to get a good sized piece of the action.
At first he tries selling candy and toys, but the school soon puts a stop to that, and he can understand why. But when he starts writing, illustrating, and printing his own comic books and selling them, the principal puts a stop to that too, and that seems less fair. Equally unfair is that his lifelong enemy, Maura, has once again copied his idea. But perhaps it takes a pair of enemies to challenge the system.
Is it any good?
Nobody else seems to be able to do what Andrew Clements does: He takes the environment that is most familiar and meaningful to children, school, and writes stories that take place there in language so clear and lively that even inexperienced and reluctant readers can blaze through it in a haze of pleasure. And his stories are so packed with intellectual depth, emotional power, and understanding of the human heart that each of his books rockets to the top of read-aloud and discussion group lists.
LUNCH MONEY is remarkable as much for what it doesn't have as for what it does: suspense without villains, humor without pandering, excitement without violence, independent children without killing off the adults or making them all morons. It has a rich and developing relationship between Greg and Maura and a complex view of money and school politics. And then it adds something that hardly anyone else seems to know how to do anymore -- pure, unadulterated delight.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the more-complex-than-usual look at the acquisition of money, relationships, and school politics.
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ANDREW CLEMENTS ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love all of andrew clements books, they are funny, adventurious, and just plain AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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a must read for an 9 to 10 year old especially a commerce oriented boy
A great story by a great stort teller.
THe story relateed that kids - no matter what age - can follow a passion and make things happen.
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I love this book!
I love this book!!It was so much fun to read!!It was combined wit all subjects: math, social studies, reading, and it taught kids good life skills..I chose this book to do my book report on at school and I got an A. Like I said before...I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!
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May 11, 2011
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good for 9+
Read it! Great!!
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This is a GOOD book! read it!
This book was really fun to read.
I love it!
Andrew Clements writes AWESOME books.
It was sorta funny, and it reflected real life. :)
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Perfect for people of all ages!
I remember reading this book over and over again when I was a kid. I was Andrew Clements CRAZY and I read all of his books! This one was my favorite though. The if you would worry about anything at all though, it'd be maybe that they were selling the comic books even though selling stuff was not allowed at the school. but that's it. This book sets a great example about dealing with and handling money. Also great for the whole family to read together!
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| Author: | Andrew Clements |
| Illustrator: | Brian Selznick |
| Book type: | Fiction |
| Genre: | School |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date: | July 4, 2005 |
| Number of pages: | 222 |
| Hardcover price: | $15.95 |
| Publisher's recommended age(s): | 8 - 12 |
| Read aloud: | 8 |
| Read alone: | 9 |
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