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Lawn Boy | 
 enlarge | Author: Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
List Price: $12.99
Buy Used: $7.34
You Save: $5.65 (43%)
Rating:  19 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0385746865
EAN: 9780385746861
ASIN: 0385746865
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Moderate wear; crimped edges on dust jacket; creased/wrinkled dust jacket flap; previous owner's name; bumped corners
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Product Description
One day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa's old riding lawnmower. I set out to mow some lawns. More people wanted me to mow their lawns. And more and more. . . . One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about "the beauty of capitalism. Supply and Demand. Diversify labor. Distribute the wealth." "Wealth?" I said. "It's groovy, man," said Arnold.
If I'd known what was coming, I might have climbed on my mower and putted all the way home to hide in my room. But the lawn business grew and grew. So did my profits, which Arnold invested in many things. And one of them was Joey Pow the prizefighter. That's when my 12th summer got really interesting.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Funny and educational, my son loved it! November 18, 2008
Paula Adams (Houston, TX United States)
Highly recommended. I enjoyed it and so did my 10 and 13 yr old sons. Some of it may have been over their head but I got the jokes and laughed out loud while I was reading. If only this story was true!
Good read! November 6, 2008
This book was great because he won his own prizefighter and it was really cool. I learned that if you make a lot of money and hire employees, you can make more money and not have to do much work. You can also hire people so that they can have a job and make money. I learned never to keep a secret.
11YR. OLD SON LOVED THIS ONE October 24, 2008
L. Karow (BURLINGTON, WI)
MY 11 YR. OLD SON REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK. PERFECT FOR HIS AGE GROUP SINCE THEY CAN NOW MOW THE LAWN AND START MAKING SOME MONEY AT IT. REALLY IMPRESSED AT HOW THE CHARACTER IN THIS BOOK IS VERY MOTIVATED TO WORK!!! BACK TO THE BASICS, NO VIDEO GAMES, JUST A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE FOR YOUNG TEEN BOYS.
Great book!! August 22, 2008
KLG (New Hartford, CT USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Once again, Amazon was able to recommend a book that my son loved. I used to say that I had a son that didn't enjoy reading, but I feel like I can't say that anymore. He loved this story and kept reading parts out loud to the rest of the family. We all ended up reading and enjoying it. The main character is very easy to relate to and the author did an amazing job getting the reader to understand the character's problems and emotions. This book is a must read for all kids!!
What can happen when you start your own business? July 2, 2008
D. Williams (Wisconsin USA)
The narrator inherits an old lawn mower and starts a lawn mowing business. Before he knows it, he's got more business than he can handle and a hippie stockbroker making investments for him. Each chapter title has something to do with an economic principle and we are taken along on the ride as the young narrator learns more than he ever wanted to learn about capitalism.
Very quick read. Cute.
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