As the old song says, "Money makes the world go around", and Greg Kenton couldn't agree more with that. He and Maura Shaw, his neighbor and classmate, team up after being competitors, selling mini comic books at school and discover there's more to running a business than just making a profit.
All the components of Andrew Clements' previous novels are here once again: school, teachers, friendship (what else would one expect from an author who's a former school teacher??), but are combined with some lessons on economics and entrepreneurialism (look that up in your dictionary!) for middle school readers. I listened to this book on CD, and enjoyed a bonus: an interview with Clements at the book's conclusion.
Other Andrew Clements books for middle schoolers to enjoy are Frindle (my personal favorite), A Week in the Woods, and The School Story. I'm looking forward to No Talking, his newest book which will be released this summer, about which I've already heard a good review. I've ordered a copy for our school library which should be here in early September.
