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Lunch Money Repackage Edition
Contributor(s): Clements, Andrew (Author), Selznick, Brian (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0689866836 ISBN-13: 9780689866838
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2005
Annotation: In his funny and timely new novel, middle-grade-novel master Clements again holds up a mirror to real life, and invites young readers to think about money, school, friendship, and what it means to be a success. Illustrations.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2005000061

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 840(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.14" W x 8.48" L (0.66 lbs) 224 pages

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Garden State Children's Book Awards, Winner, Children's Fiction, 2008
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-6, 2007
Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2008
Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award, Nominee, Children's, 2007
Keystone to Reading Book Award, Winner, Intermediate, 2007
Charlotte Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2008
Colorado Children's Book Award, Nominee, Junior Novel, 2008
Nene Award, Recommended, Children's Fiction, 2010
Nene Award, Recommended, Children's Fiction, 2008
Nene Award, Recommended, Children's Fiction, 2009
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, Honor Book, Grades 4-6, 2007
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2008
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Second Place, Grades 3-5, 2009

Review Citations: Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 52
Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2005 pg. 679
Publishers Weekly 06/20/2005 pg. 77
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2005 pg. 213 - Recommended - Readable
School Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 122
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2005 pg. 132
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 69 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 88626
Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Greg Kenton has always had a natural talent for making money -- despite the annoying rivalry of his neighbor Maura Shaw. Then, just before sixth grade, Greg makes a discovery: Almost every kid at school has an extra quarter or two to spend almost every day.
Multiply a few quarters by a few hundred kids, and for Greg, school suddenly looks like a giant piggy bank. All he needs is the right hammer to crack it open. Candy and gum? Little toys? Sure, kids would love to buy stuff like that at school. But would teachers and the principal permit it? Not likely.
But how about comic books? Comic books might work. Especially the chunky little ones that Greg writes and illustrates himself. Because everybody knows that school always encourages reading and writing and creativity and individual initiative, right?
In this funny and timely novel, Andrew Clements again holds up a mirror to real life, and invites young readers to think about money, school, friendship, and what it means to be a success.

Contributor Bio(s): Clements, Andrew: - Andrew Clements is the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he has been nominated for a multitude of state awards, including two Christopher Awards and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, 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. He lives with his wife in Maine and has four grown children. Visit him at AndrewClements.com.Selznick, Brian: - 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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