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Lawn Boy 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
Dream Factory Dream Factory Heather Hepler When the character actors at Disney World go on strike, the teens hired as replacements learn that it isn't exactly the Happiest Place on Earth. Ella gets to be Cinderella, simply because the shoe fi… OL14937572W
Acceleration Acceleration Graham McNamee It's a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the Toronto Transit Authority's Lost and Found, 17-year-old Duncan is cataloging lost things and sifting through accumulated junk. And between Jacob, the … OL14958026W
Krista and the frosty packages Krista and the frosty packages Helen Diehl Olds Krista, an Estonian immigrant to America, wants a job. All her family and friends have one. Chasing after her naughty dog helps her find one. OL15214533W
Alice on board Alice on board Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Seeking one last adventure before going off to college, Alice and her friends find summer employment on a Chesapeake Bay cruise ship. OL16607084W
Dream factory Dream factory Brad Barkley Alternating chapters present the view points of two teenagers who find summer employment as costumed cartoon characters at Disney World and try to resist falling in love. OL17732536W
Rules of summer Rules of summer Joanna Philbin Spending the summer working as an errand girl for the Rule family in the Hamptons, seventeen-year-old Rory befriends the family's teenaged daughter and develops feelings for their older son, but she … OL17870988W
Cabin girl Cabin girl Kristin Butcher At her first job at a fly-in fishing lodge, sixteen-year-old Bailey learns about workplace bullying. OL17875753W
Rusty Timmons' first million Rusty Timmons' first million Joan Davenport Carris Hoping that his awesome moneymaking scheme, a summer youth employment service, will help win back his old friend Dan, seventh-grader Rusty finds instead that it leads to an unexpected new friendship … OL1814281W
Saving the planet & stuff Saving the planet & stuff Gail Gauthier After losing his summer job with his uncle, sixteen-year-old Michael agrees to go to work for an environmentalist magazine in Vermont run by friends of his grandparents. OL1931408W
My life is a joke My life is a joke Chris Grabenstein,James Patterson,Kerascoët,Kerascoet Kerascoet "Jacky Hart has found a hidden talent in the performing arts, and she's a triple threat onstage! She wants nothing more than to act and sing all summer--but her parents have other plans for her"-- OL19721051W
Stay sweet Stay sweet Siobhan Vivian Summer in Sand Lake isn t complete without a trip to Meade Creamery the local ice cream stand founded in 1944 by Molly Meade who started making ice cream to cheer up her lovesick girlfriends while al… OL19740602W
Nantucket red Nantucket red Leila Howland "Before starting college, Cricket Thompson returns to Nantucket for a summer filled with hard choices and infinite possibility"-- OL19978462W
Show and prove Show and prove Sofia Quintero Attending camp in the South Bronx during the summer before one of them is scheduled to depart for an elite private school, Smiles competes with a rival who was chosen over him for a coveted job while… OL20007198W
With lots of love from Georgia With lots of love from Georgia Brigid Lowry A cynical, overweight, and lonely Australian teenager spends her summer vacation making lists, eating comfort foods, and trying to earn enough money to attend a big rock concert. OL2244244W
Butterflies don't lie Butterflies don't lie B. R Myers Determined to get closer to Blaine Mulder, seventeen-year-old Kelsey Sinclair takes a summer job in the restaurant overlooking the yacht club where Blaine works, only to find herself attracted to her… OL24419653W
How to get a good job How to get a good job Jane Claypool Miner Discusses various aspects of securing part-time, summer, or full-time employment, including determining job goals, making contacts, assessing your skills and strengths, and choosing pertinent trainin… OL3353782W
The Summer of Cotton Candy (Sweet Seasons Novel, a) The Summer of Cotton Candy (Sweet Seasons Novel, a) Debbie Viguié A 17 year old learns how to make it in the world by getting a job at the local amusement park. OL5264609W
Summer business Summer business Martin, Charles E. By running small businesses catering to the summer visitors to their island home, Heather and her friends earn enough money for a trip to the Harvest Fair on the mainland. OL5269254W
Mermaid Park Mermaid Park Beth Mayall Sixteen-year-old Amy escapes family difficulties by immersing herself in her job at a mermaid-themed water show. OL5720861W
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