Gary Paulsen's funny follow-up to Lawn Boy is full of big surprises and big laughs.
Lawn Boy says: The summer I was twelve, mowing lawns with Grandpa's old riding mower turned into big business. With advice from Arnold the stockbroker, I learned all about making money.
Six weeks and hundred of thousands of dollars later, life got more complicated. You see, the prizefighter I sponsor, Joey Pow, won a big fight. And a TV interview made me famous. As Arnold says, "Capitalism plus publicity equals monster commerce." Even my best friends wanted a piece of the action. Meanwhile, some scary guys showed up at Joey's gym. . . .
| ISBN: | 9780553494303 |
| Publication date: | 5th April 2011 |
| Author: | Gary Paulsen |
| Publisher: | Yearling an imprint of Random House Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Lawn Boy |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Funny Work / Industry First Concepts |