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Lawn Boy

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

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Mar 24, 2009 | ISBN 9780553494655 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Dec 30, 2008 | ISBN 9780307536983 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Lawn Boy

    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.

    About Lawn Boy

    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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    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Yearling
    Mar 24, 2009 | 96 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780553494655

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Wendy Lamb Books
    Dec 30, 2008 | 96 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780307536983

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    Praise

    Starred review, Booklist, April 15, 2007:
    "[A] short and hilarious tale . . . When it comes to telling funny stories about boys, no one surpasses Paulsen, and here he is in top form."

    “Paulsen has mastered the very hard trick of sounding exactly like a twelveyear- old without being either cute or condescending.”
    —The New York Times Book Review

    Awards

    IRA CBC Children’s Choice WINNER

    NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies WINNER 2008

    New Mexico Book Award WINNER 2008

    New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award WINNER 2008

    New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age WINNER

    Oklahoma Sequoyah Children’s Book Award WINNER 2010

    Parents’ Choice Award WINNER 2007

    Texas Bluebonnet Master List WINNER

    ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers NOMINEE 2008

    Florida Sunshine State Book Award NOMINEE

    Indiana Young Hoosier Award NOMINEE

    Kentucky Bluegrass Award NOMINEE

    Maine Student Book Award NOMINEE

    New Hampshire Great Stone Face Children’s Book Award NOMINEE

    New York State Charlotte Award NOMINEE

    North Carolina Children’s Book Award NOMINEE

    South Carolina Children’s Book Award NOMINEE

    Texas Bluebonnet Award NOMINEE 2008

    Virginia Young Readers Program Award NOMINEE

    Washington Sasquatch Reading Program NOMINEE

    Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award NOMINEE

    Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award HONOR 2010

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