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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Lunch money	Andrew Clements	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.	OL102505W
Lawn Boy	Gary Paulsen,Gary Paulsen,Tom Parks	required for 7th graders Things get out of hand for a twelve-year-old boy when a neighbor convinces him to expand his summer lawn mowing business.	OL14850152W
Greg's game dilemma	Thalia Wiggins	When money becomes tight in the McNair household, Greg is willing to do chores and work in the neighborhood to earn money, but his cousin James looks for an easier way to get the things he wants.	OL16002905W
Start it up	Kenrya Rankin	Provides teens with advice on opening a business--including business types, plans, registering a business, finances, employees, marketing, customer service, doing good, and moving on--and profiles yo…	OL16554823W
Zeke Meeks vs the no-fun fund-raiser	D. L. Green	Zeke's school is having a fund-raiser and the student who sell the most cake mix will get four tickets to Thrillsville Amusement Park, but Zeke is not having much luck until his great-grandmother giv…	OL16715082W
The Penderwicks in Spring	Jeanne Birdsall	As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to us…	OL17589479W
Run your own yard-work business	Emma Carlson Berne	Learn how to create and manage your own yard-work business.	OL17879256W
Run your own car wash	Emma Carlson Berne	Offers advice for children on how to make money by running a car wash, covering such topics as planning, budgeting, advertising, keeping organized, and expanding the business.	OL17921788W
The P. S. brothers	Maribeth Boelts	Sixth-graders Russell and Shawn, poor and picked on, work together scooping dog droppings to earn money for a Rottweiler puppy to protect them from bullies, but when they learn the puppies' owner is …	OL18616144W
The Wildwood Bakery	Rebecca Elliott	Macy's little sister has wings that are too small, so Eva's class decides to raise money to buy her a flying chair, and half the class opens a bakery, and the other half opens a candy store--but soon…	OL19720020W
Charlie Joe Jackson's guide to making money	Tom Greenwald	Charlie Joe Jackson is backNand trying desperately to get straight A's in order to avoid going to academic camp for the summer. To do this, he will have to betray his friend, lose the girl of his dre…	OL19982787W
Make money!	Bridget Heos	"Through trial and error and a few humourous mistakes, a girl learns how to take care of pets, find clients, and create a successful pet sitting business to earn enough money to buy her own pet"--Pro…	OL22062663W
Have a lemonade stand	Bridget Heos	"Through trial and error and few humorous mistakes, a girl learns how to make her lemonade stand successful and earn enough money for the toy she wants"--Provided by publisher.	OL22644142W
Above	Brandon Terrell	When his apartment building burns down Nate Kreece loses most of his possessions but he still has his skateboard, his camcorder, and a talent for making videos, and he discovers that he can use all t…	OL22644553W
Jobs for kids	Carol Barkin	Discusses the advantages of working and offers tips on assessing your talents and abilities, finding a job, acting responsibly, handling disasters, and setting prices.	OL3950279W
The Brownie Scouts in the Cherry Festival	Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson	Restless Veve McGuire finds making a crazy quilt rather tiresome. The Brownie Scouts plan to sell the quilt to make money, but Veve thinks she can find an easier way to earn money. Veve searches th…	OL5010529W
50 money-making ideas for kids	Larry Burkett	Offers practical ideas for ways to make money during every season of the year, with quotes from Scripture and advice based on Biblical principles.	OL566550W
Everything you need to survive, money problems	Jane Stine	A guide to coping with money problems including advice on making money, saving, and spending. Text is interspersed with a selection of jokes and games.	OL5912381W
The Berenstain Bears' trouble with pets	Stan Berenstain,Jan Berenstain	Brother and Sister Bear learn that a new puppy is not a plaything, but a responsibility.	OL72986W
Strange School, Secret Wish	Bernice Gold	The year is 1927 and the Merrill children are going to school in a railway car in Northern Ontario. Part of the car is the living quarters of their father, the teacher, and part is the eight-grade sc…	OL8611623W