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Overview

MEET GREG KENTON, BILLIONAIRE IN THE MAKING.

Greg Kenton has two obsessions — making money and his long-standing competition with his annoying neighbor, Maura Shaw. So when Greg discovers that Maura is cutting into his booming Chunky Comics business with her own original illustrated minibooks, he's ready to declare war.

The problem is, Greg has to admit that Maura's books are good, and soon the longtime enemies become unlikely business partners. But their budding partnership is threatened when the principal bans the sale of their comics in school. Suddenly, the two former rivals find themselves united against an adversary tougher than they ever were to each other. Will their enterprise — and their friendship — prevail?

Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.

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At the beginning of this novel, young Greg Kenton believes that greed is good. In his latest project, this natural sixth-grade entrepreneur is creating and selling miniature comic books at school, a high-margin scheme that looks like a surefire winner. Unfortunately, Greg hadn't anticipated two major problems. First, his classmate and full-time nemesis Maura become a mini-comic vendor herself. But even the threat of feminine competition becomes irrelevant when the principal decides to ban the sale of supposedly pernicious literature from his school. This unexpected roadblock causes Greg to rethink his strategies and, more important, his priorities. Sparkling characters; engaging themes.

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Clements's (Frindle) offers an uncharacteristically thin novel introducing a boy who excels at athletics and academics-and is a whiz at drawing-but whose "greatest talent had always been money." In preschool Greg did his older brothers' chores for pay; in nursery school he recycled his family's trash and kept the bottle and can deposit refunds; and by third grade he had "set himself a goal. He wanted to be rich." Now a fifth grader, Greg decides that "school would be an excellent place to make his fortune." Yet his business ventures selling candy and gum, novelty toys and homemade comic books land him in hot water with the principal. Though this young tycoon's ambitious aspirations and laughable arrogance are entertaining, the pace of the story slackens considerably at its midpoint, when Greg teams up with Maura, another talented artist and his longstanding rival, to launch a line of mini-comic books. Clements delivers a meaningful message about friendship, perseverance and proper priorities. But although Greg and Maura are likable and spunky, the detailed descriptions of how they create their debut books and petition the School Committee for permission to market them to fellow students grow tedious. Ages 8-12. (July) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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For as long as he can remember, Greg has been interested in money-looking at it, feeling it, and especially making it. He has spent most of his young life coming up with new ways to make money. Now in sixth grade, Greg eyes his fellow classmates as a fertile field of new customers. With this realization in mind, he spends his whole summer planning for and executing his new product, a small comic book that he has drawn, written, and produced. Early sales are good, and Greg feels confident about the whole line of new stories that he plans to write. The first blow comes when Maura brings to school a little book that she has written, and Greg feels that his idea has been stolen. The second setback occurs when his principal finds out about Greg's comic book campaign and forbids him to sell his work at school or even bring them to school. Eventually Greg and Maura begin to work together, and a compromise is reached with the principal. This story will teach young people about the value of hard work, teamwork, and the need for give-and-take to settle differences. The fast pace will keep readers interested through to the end. VOYA CODES: 3Q 4P M (Readable without serious defects; Broad general YA appeal; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8). 2005, Simon & Schuster, 224p., Ages 11 to 14.
—Leslie Carter

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Gr 4-6-Sixth-grader Greg Kenton has a knack for finance. He's figured out many lucrative ways to make money since he was very young-by loaning it to his family, mowing yards, doing odd jobs. He notices that there is money to be made at school and decides to go for the gold by selling small comic books that he produces. All goes well until his neighbor and rival, Maura Shaw, tries to horn in on his action by copying the idea and selling her own comic books. A confrontation between the two results in a ban of comic books from the school by the principal. An uneasy partnership forms between Greg and Maura as they develop a comic book to sell together and pursue how to market it legally. Andrew Clements's novel (S & S, 2005) is charming, humorous, and poignant. Character actor John H. Mayer does an outstanding job of bringing the text to life. He uses subtle nuances in his voice to differentiate between the characters and the emotions each experiences. A good choice for the author's fans.-Stephanie Bange, Wilmington-Stroop Branch, Dayton Metro Library, OH Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

Budding billionaire Greg Kenton has a knack for making money and a serious rival. When he issues his first Chunky Comic Book at the beginning of sixth grade, his neighbor and classmate Maura Shaw produces an alternative. Their quarrel draws the attention of the principal, who bans comics from the school. But when they notice all the other commercial messages in their school, they take their cause to the local school committee. Without belaboring his point, Clements takes on product placement in schools and the need for wealth. "Most people can only use one bathroom at a time," says Greg's math teacher, Mr. Z. Greg gets the message; middle-grade readers may ignore it in favor of the delightful spectacle of Greg's ultimate economic success, a pleasing result for the effort this up-and-coming young businessman puts into his work. Clements weaves intriguing information about comic book illustration into this entertaining, smoothly written story. Selznick's accompanying black-and-white drawings have the appearance of sketches Greg might have made himself. This hits the jackpot. (Fiction. 9-12)

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ISBN-13: 9780689866852
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 6/26/2007
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 35,026
Age range: 8 - 12 Years
Product dimensions: 7.68 (w) x 10.88 (h) x 0.59 (d)

Meet the Author

Andrew Clements is the author of the enormously popular Frindle. Over ten million of his books have sold to date and he has been nominated for a multitude of state awards and has won two Christopher Awards and an Edgar Award. His popular works include Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money and more. He is also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. Mr. Clements taught in the public schools near Chicago for seven years before moving East to begin a career in publishing and writing. He lives with his wife in central Massachusetts and has four grown children. His website is andrewclements.com.

Brian Selznick is the author and illustrator of the bestselling The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal and was a National Book Award finalist. He is also the illustrator of many books for children, including Frindle and Lunch Money by Andrew Clements, as well as the Doll People trilogy by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, which was a Caldecott Honor Book. Mr. Selznick divides his time between Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.

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Lunch Money

By Andrew Clements

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Copyright © 2005 Andrew Clements
All right reserved.
ISBN: 0689866836

Chapter 2: Quarters

It was near the end of his fifth-grade year. Around eleven thirty one morning during silent reading Greg felt hungry, so he had started to think about his lunch: a ham-and-cheese sandwich, a bag of nacho cheese Doritos, a bunch of red grapes, and an apple-cherry juice box.

His mom had made him a bag lunch, which was fine with Greg. Making a lunch was a lot cheaper than buying one, and Greg loved saving money whenever possible. Plus home food was usually better than school food. And on days he brought a bag lunch his mom also gave him fifty cents to buy dessert. Which was also fine with Greg. Sometimes he bought a treat, and sometimes he held on to the money. On this particular day he had been planning to spend both quarters on an ice-cream sandwich.

Then Greg remembered where his lunch was: at home on the kitchen counter. He did have a dollar of his own money in his wallet, and he had two quarters from his mom in his front pocket, but a whole school lunch cost two bucks. He needed two more quarters.

So Greg had walked to the front of the classroom, waited until his teacher looked up from her book, and then said, "Mrs. McCormick, I left my lunch at home. May I borrow fifty cents?"

Mrs. McCormick had not missed a teaching opportunity in over twenty years. So she shook her head, and in a voice loud enough for the whole class to hear, she said, "I'm sorry, but no, I will not lend you money. Do you know what would happen if I handed out fifty cents to all the boys and girls who forgot their lunches? I'd go broke, that's what. You need to learn to remember these things for yourself."

Then, turning to the class, Mrs. McCormick had announced, "Greg needs some lunch money. Can someone lend him fifty cents?"

Over half of the kids in the class raised a hand.

Embarrassed, Greg had hurried over to Brian Lemont, and Brian handed him two quarters.

"Thanks," Greg said. "Pay you back tomorrow."

Ten minutes later Greg was in the cafeteria line, shaking all four quarters around in his pocket. They made a nice clinking sound, and that had reminded Greg how much he liked quarters. Stack up four, and you've got a dollar. Stack up twenty quarters, and that's five dollars. Greg remembered one day when he had piled up all his quarters on his dresser -- four stacks, and each had been over a foot tall. Stacking up quarters like that always made Greg feel rich.

So on that day in April of his fifth-grade year, Greg had started looking around the cafeteria, and everywhere he looked, he saw quarters. He saw kids trading quarters for ice-cream sandwiches and cupcakes and cookies at the dessert table. He saw kids over at the school store trading quarters for neon pens and sparkly pencils, and for little decorations like rubber soccer balls and plastic butterflies to stick onto the ends of those new pencils. He saw Albert Hobart drop three quarters into a machine so he could have a cold can of juice with his lunch. Kids were buying extra food, fancy pens and pencils, special drinks and snacks. There were quarters all over the place, buckets of them.

And then Greg remembered those hands that had been raised back in his classroom, all those kids who'd had a couple of quarters to lend him -- extra quarters.

Excited, Greg had started making some calculations in his head -- another one his talents. There were about 450 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders at Ashworth Intermediate School. If even half of those kids had two extra quarters to spend every day, then there had to be at least four hundred quarters floating around the school. That was a hundred dollars a day, over five hundred dollars each week -- money, extra money, just jingling around in pockets and lunch bags!

At that moment Greg's view of school changed completely and forever. School had suddenly become the most interesting place on the planet. Because young Greg Kenton had decided that school would be an excellent place to make his fortune.

Continues...

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Introduction

Discussion Topics

What is Greg's greatest talent? How does he earn money? Do you like to earn money? How do you earn money? What do you do with your money?

In Chapter 2, what discovery does Greg make about quarters? What happens when he tries to sell candy and toys at school? Is Principal Davenport correct in her actions? Explain your answer.

What does Greg sell at the beginning of sixth grade? Describe how he learned to create this product over the summer. Would you have been willing to work so hard to make something to sell? What does this tell you about Greg?

What competition do Chunky Comics face? Who creates the competition? Describe the relationship between these characters in the first half of the novel.

What does Mr. Z like about numbers? What happens when he sees Maura give Greg a bloody nose? How does Mr. Z feel about Greg's situation? What role does math play in his analysis?

When they finally have a serious discussion about comics, what does Greg realize about Maura? What does Maura realize about Greg? How does Mr. Z analyze Greg's claim that Maura "stole" his idea? What happens when the two sixth graders begin to work together?

How did Mr. Z choose his job? What do Mr. Z's comments about wealth and careers make Greg wonder about his get-rich goal?

Why does Mrs. Davenport call comic books "practically toys, and bad toys at that"? Is she correct to extend her selling ban to comic books?

Why is Chapter 16 entitled "Art and Money"? Compare and contrast Maura's goal in creating comic books with Greg's. Which character thinks most like you?

What do Maura and Greg realize about things being sold at school? What case do they make to the schoolcommittee? What is Mrs. Davenport's opposing argument?

How is the Chunky Comics problem resolved at Ashworth Intermediate? Is this a good solution? Would you participate in such a venture at your school? What might you call your store or website? What ideas might you bring to the project?

Is getting rich a primary goal for you? Why or why not? What future goals are important to you? If you had a lot of money, how would you choose to spend it?

Activities and Research

At the library or online, find several definitions for money. Individually, or with friends or classmates, make a list of synonyms for, words related to, and phrases incorporating the word "money." Are your lists long or short? Were they difficult to brainstorm, or quick and easy? Why do you think this is the case?

Review the moments in the story where Greg and Maura compete to make money. Have you ever been in a similar contest? What was the result? Write a short story in which you find yourself up against another kid in a money-making venture.

Make your own comic book. In addition to the information provided in the novel, consult Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud or So, You Wanna Be a Comic Book Artist? by Philip Amara. Share your comic with family members or friends.

Study selling. Individually or in groups, list corporate logos, promotions, and other types of selling you see at school. Note the number of commercials in an hour of television. Keep a journal of corporate sales efforts at your local library, on sports fields, or elsewhere in your community. Display your observations on an informative poster. Discuss or write about how all this selling makes you feel. Is it okay with you? Why or not? How might things change for the better?

Imagine Greg and Maura have asked for your help with their school committee presentation. Use PowerPoint or another computer program to create a presentation based on the arguments made in the novel, adding suggestions and ideas of your own. Give your presentation to friends or classmates.

Assign roles of school committee members, administrators, and parents to your classmates or friends. Then improvise the conversation after Greg and Maura have left the school committee meeting. What points do members feel the kids made? Why do comic sales still pose a school problem? What about future sales proposals from other kids or schools? How do parents feel about this dilemma? How can a principal keep money-making from getting out of hand? Based on your improvisation, write an additional chapter to add to Lunch Money.

Imagine you are Greg or Maura near the end of the story. In the character of Greg, write a journal entry about your changing attitudes toward making money. Or, in the character of Maura, write a journal entry about your changing reasons for making comics.

Write a newspaper article about the success of Chunky Comics two years later. What has happened to Greg and Maura? How have their dreams changed? Upon what new adventures have they embarked?

Do you have a great idea for something to make and sell? Write a plan, including a sketch of your product, its name, and how you will sell it. What will your product cost to make, for how much will you sell it, and what profit do you hope to earn? What will you do with your earnings?

Andrew Clements is the author of the enormously popular FRINDLE. He has been nominated for a multitude of state awards and has won the Christopher Award and an Edgar Award. His popular works include EXTRA CREDIT, LOST AND FOUND, NO TALKING, ROOM ONE, LUNCH MONEY, A WEEK IN THE WOODS, THE JACKET, THE SCHOOL STORY, THE JANITOR'S BOY, THE LANDRY NEWS, THE REPORT CARD AND THE LAST HOLIDAY CONCERT. Mr. Clements taught in the public schools near Chicago for seven years before moving East to begin a career in publishing and writing. He lives with his wife in central Massachusetts and has four grown children. His website is andrewclements.com.

Reading Group Guide

Discussion Topics

What is Greg's greatest talent? How does he earn money? Do you like to earn money? How do you earn money? What do you do with your money?

In Chapter 2, what discovery does Greg make about quarters? What happens when he tries to sell candy and toys at school? Is Principal Davenport correct in her actions? Explain your answer.

What competition do Chunky Comics face? Who creates the competition? Describe the relationship between these characters in the first half of the novel.

What does Mr. Z like about numbers? What happens when he sees Maura give Greg a bloody nose? How does Mr. Z feel about Greg's situation? What role does math play in his analysis?

How did Mr. Z choose his job? What do Mr. Z's comments about wealth and careers make Greg wonder about his get-rich goal?

Why does Mrs. Davenport call comic books "practically toys, and bad toys at that"? Is she correct to extend her selling ban to comic books?

Why is Chapter 16 entitled "Art and Money"? Compare and contrast Maura's goal in creating comic books with Greg's. Which character thinks most like you?

What do Maura and Greg realize about things being sold at school? What case do they make to the school committee? What is Mrs. Davenport's opposing argument?

Is getting rich a primary goal for you? Why or why not? What future goals are important to you? If you had a lot of money, how would you choose to spend it?

Activities and Research

Write a newspaper article about the success of Chunky Comics two years later. What has happened to Greg and Maura? How have their dreams changed? Upon what new adventures have they embarked?

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laurasgrandpa

Posted January 15, 2012

Excellent! We loved this book!

My granddaughter and loved "Lunch Money". The characters were dynamic and interesting while the situations were plausible and exciting. Clements is a brilliant author!

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous

Posted October 4, 2010

Great Book

This book is full of competition and great

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Anonymous

Posted July 8, 2005

Great

Andrew Clements out did his self again. It was a great book. I read the book in two days not because it was short because it was so good. You should buy this book for your kids. They will enjoy the book.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous

Posted April 19, 2012

Lunch money

This is the best book that i have read in a long time and i reccomend this book to many kids

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous

Posted April 19, 2012

Cool

Great book!!!!!!!!

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BooksisterinAZ

Posted September 20, 2010

Great read!

Lunch Money is a best selling book by Andrew Clements. The story is about a young boy named Greg, he loves to make money. Here are some of the ways he did, sold lemonade, cleaned flours, and much more. Then one day he met a girl across the street named Maura, every thing Greg did she did. Which wasn't ok for Greg. One day at school Greg started selling comic books to the students, so did Maura the next day. Somehow Greg and Maura came together and teamed up. Maura sketched while Greg inked. A day at school came and they weren't aloud to sell comic books anymore because their principle disliked it. That day on at school they had a talk with their principle about no more comic book selling. The next day came, Greg and Maura saw a flier that said " book club" and it was selling comic books!" So from then on Greg and Maura were fighting for their rights to sell comics. I personally think that everybody should read this book so they see people who really have a passion for what they believe in!

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Anonymous

Posted May 17, 2012

Awesome book!

BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!! I could read this everyday!!!!!
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Posted May 11, 2012

Not cool

Hi bye i e.h. is lovabl
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Posted May 1, 2012

Best

Awesome book READ NOW!
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Posted March 14, 2012

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This book that I finished is called Lunch Money by Andrew Clements. It was a pretty good book but it wasn’t my favorite book. In the book it talks about money. It also talks about comic books but I’m not a fan of comic books. Those are some of the reasons why I recommend this book.

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Anonymous

Posted February 17, 2012

Cool book!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is weird how he makes money in the book.

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isaac_IG

Posted September 15, 2010

The Best Book Ever! by Isaac Guzman hr:7-16

Yes, i would recommend this to a friend. i love money do you ill tell you somebody ho really likes money this kid called Greg Kenton.i would mostly recommend if my friend likes money which i know they do.The other book i like from this author is called called frindle.the part i liked the most part i liked was when the girl and Greg Kenton were fighting for the money and the girl punched Greg in the face and before that the girl tried stealing Greg way of making money which was selling magazine for $.50
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American

Posted May 5, 2010

Class Reading

My son had to read this book for school. Great book for 4th graders. He really enjoyed it and they did book reports on it in school. I heard him laugh often while reading to himself in his room.
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Anonymous

Posted January 21, 2010

good book

Lunch Money by Andrew Clemens has a lot of positives and just a few negatives. One positive is that it is book that all kids can relate to; because almost every kid wants to make money. Another positive about this book; it has illustrations. Lastly, another positive is that it is very easy to understand. One negative about this book is that the story line progresses slowly. Another negative is that it's a very competitive book. Lastly, another negative is that it has very long chapters. Lunch Money by Andrew Clemens varies in a lot of ways.
The author of Lunch Money has a very unique writing style. To keep the reader interested, the author made the chapters get shorter as the book progressed. The story also has a lot of conversations in it. He also makes the book very realistic; mostly because it is about kids my age. Andrew Clemens has a very good writing style.
I highly recommend Lunch Money by Andrew Clemens. One reason is that it is very easy to understand. Another reason it is a very descriptive book. Lastly, another reason is it is very realistic. There are a few similar novels to this one. One is Frindle by Andrew Clemens. Another is Room One by Andrew Clemens. Lastly another similar novel to lunch money is Things not Seen by Andrew Clemens. One novel I recommend is Crash by jerry spinelli. I recommend this novel because it an interesting book about 6th graders and bullying. Another novel I recommend is Lost and Found by Andrew Clemens. I recommend this novel because it is another book about 6th graders. Lastly I recommend the series of Diary of a Wimpy Kid because it is a very funny good series.
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Pleasantdale

Posted November 19, 2009

Hilarious

This is a really funny book. This girl and boy fight about money. The girl steals the boy's way of making money. That makes him really angry. The girl in the book even punches the boy in the nose because he made her so angry. Most people would like this book if they want to laugh. B.B.
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LAO

Posted March 27, 2009

LUNCH MONEY

Introduction
Greg Kenton has always had a natural talent for making money no matter what is was. He had over a thousand dollars in the bank when he was only eleven yeas old he was one of the richest kids in his school. And it was going to stay that way by after what he did this year in school.

Description and summary of main points
This year of school for Greg was going to be a very good one for him because he was going to be getting a lot of money. Greg was going to making tiny miniature comic books and selling them for .50 cents each and was going to be making a fortune until he got caught selling them and then the school banned them from being sold or held in inventory by children. He and his rival Maura Shaw hated each other until they had a good idea to do and it was to make comics books together and both sell them and then split the profit and it worked. Also they made a lot of money while doing it.

Evaluation
The whole book was good in my eyes and I never wanted to stop reading it. It also saddened me when the book was over.

Conclusion
I thought this book was great and I really liked it.

Your final review
IT WAS A VERY GOOD BOOK!!!
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Anonymous

Posted October 24, 2008

Lunch Money

Who says kids aren¿t rich? Greg Kenton, a talented, creative boy, who is the inventor of Chunky Comics doesn¿t think that. He knows that kids can be rich. The reason for that is because he¿s been making hundreds of dollars since he was in preschool. Then of course, there¿s Maura Shaw. The girl who lives across the street, who copies everything Greg does. She also likes to make money. Greg is good at sports, in school, but most of all at making money. Greg comes up with the idea of making Chunky Comics, and of course, Maura starts making comics too. They have a fight in Mr. Z¿s class and Greg ends up going to the nurse with a bloody nose. Mr. Zenotopoulous is Greg¿s math teacher, who hates to see blood, or hear the word blood. Soon, Maura and Greg are working together to make Chunky Comics. But Mrs. Davenport, the strict principal, will not accept comic books in school. So it¿s Mr. Z, Greg, and Maura fighting against Mrs. Davenport and the school board. Who will win this Battle of the Books? Will everybody work together and think of a plan? Or will the battle get worse and worse?
This book is a great book to read. My favorite part was when Greg and Maura learned to get along. Lunch Money reminds me of a book called Good Grief Third Grade. In this book, Roger is always annoying Marsha. Yet when Roger is gone, Marsha realizes how much she misses him. In the end, they both realize that they like the book Charlotte¿s Web. The lesson learned is ¿sometimes your worst enemy turns into your best friend.¿ This book can teach you how to get along with others.
Andrew Clements is the author of bestsellers that include The Landry News, Lunch Money, and Frindle. Andrew Clements lives with his wife in Westborough, Massachusetts. He is the father of four grown children. I highly recommend that you read this book!
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Posted October 8, 2008

lunch money

omg,lunch money is a very good book for young readers,its about a boy who finds out ways to earn money,he hides his money in odd places and his dad got him a bank acount so he could get even more money.lunch money is a really good book
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Anonymous

Posted March 18, 2008

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The book Lunch Money is a very interesting book for young readers. Also the book includes how just one boy on his own can make a ton of money. He also starts to hide his money in odd hiding places. Then his dad tells him to open a bank acount and he already had ove three thousand dollers. Lunch Money is a very good book.
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Posted February 28, 2008

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Lunch money Mara and Greg both like money but Greg always had good ideas to sell stuff. But Mara copied Greg because he had better ideas then Mara then one day Mara had a dress on and she went around the neighborhood selling pot holders and Greg was getting mad because she was ending up having more money than Greg. Greg had an idea that he would start making comic books and selling them at school. Then Mara started to make her own comic books then he started getting mad because she started copying him. Greg tore up one of Maras¿s comic books and through it at her face. Then Mara punched him in the face on accident. Greg has brown eyes and he¿s in 6th grade he also has red hair. Mara is a girl who is in 6th grade and has blond hair and they both like comic books. The setting is at school or outside mainly. The story takes place 2 years 1 year in 5th grade 1 year in 6th grade. Mara copies Greg all the time. A lot of my friends didn¿t like the book but I did. I will recommend lunch money to others because once you start reading it you want to find out what will happen next.
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