business enterprises

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.

When she discovers the price of the coveted clubhouse, ten-year-old Piper and her fellow Gypsy Club members try to earn the money by creating a birthday-party-planning business.

Henry Price is drawn into a world of Web sites, sex, and violence, eventually becoming the chief suspect in a murder case, after investigating messages left on his answering machine for a mysterious woman named Lilly.

Danny, a Yale junior, uses his spring break to work at his dad's lunch truck in New York and sort out his complicated love life.

A little girl and her family operate a fruit and vegetable stand near the beach with the help of their dog Frannie.

Cartoon illustrations and text provide information about money, examining the history of money and how it is made, looking at different currencies, and discussing investment options and what happens when money is invested.

When Fisherman Fred decides to sell his fish in a new way, he discovers the importance of a good name.

Thirteen-year-old Claudia describes how she earns money and has fun in her spare time and shares some secrets on how to find jobs that fit one's interest, how to save money and spend it wisely, and how to balance work, family, friends, and school. Includes discussion questions and a writing activity.