Lunch Money
Andrew Clements$16.99
$19.99
Greg Kenton has always had a natural talent for making money -- despite the annoying rivalry of his neighbor Maura Shaw. Then, just before sixth grade, Greg makes a discovery: Almost every kid at school has an extra quarter or two to spend almost every day.
Multiply a few quarters by a few hundred kids, and for Greg, school suddenly looks like a giant piggy bank. All he needs is the right hammer to crack it open. Candy and gum? Little toys? Sure, kids would love to buy stuff like that at school. But would teachers and the principal permit it? Not likely.
But how about comic books? Comic books might work. Especially the chunky little ones that Greg writes and illustrates himself. Because everybody knows that school always encourages reading and writing and creativity and individual initiative, right?
In this funny and timely novel, Andrew Clements again holds up a mirror to real life, and invites young readers to think about money, school, friendship, and what it means to be a success.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 07/01/2005
ISBN: 9780689866838
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.48h x 6.14w x 0.85d
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Winner
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Garden State Children's Book Awards - Winner
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Second Place
Review Citations: Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 52
Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2005 pg. 679
Publishers Weekly 06/20/2005 pg. 77
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2005 pg. 213 - Recommended - Readable
School Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 122
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2005 pg. 132
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 69 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 88626 / Lunch Money
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6
Multiply a few quarters by a few hundred kids, and for Greg, school suddenly looks like a giant piggy bank. All he needs is the right hammer to crack it open. Candy and gum? Little toys? Sure, kids would love to buy stuff like that at school. But would teachers and the principal permit it? Not likely.
But how about comic books? Comic books might work. Especially the chunky little ones that Greg writes and illustrates himself. Because everybody knows that school always encourages reading and writing and creativity and individual initiative, right?
In this funny and timely novel, Andrew Clements again holds up a mirror to real life, and invites young readers to think about money, school, friendship, and what it means to be a success.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 07/01/2005
ISBN: 9780689866838
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.48h x 6.14w x 0.85d
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Winner
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Garden State Children's Book Awards - Winner
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Second Place
Review Citations: Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 52
Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2005 pg. 679
Publishers Weekly 06/20/2005 pg. 77
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2005 pg. 213 - Recommended - Readable
School Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 122
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2005 pg. 132
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 69 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 88626 / Lunch Money
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6