business enterprises

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Lawn Boy returns

Having expanded his summer lawn mowing job into an ever-growing business conglomerate, a twelve-year-old boy gets involved in high finance thanks to his hippie stockbroker, takes on sponsorship of a boxer, and becomes a media sensation.

The Flinkwater factor

a novel in five thrilling episodes
2016
Thirteen-year-old Ginger investigates a series of weird events taking place in her home town of Flinkwater, Iowa, beginning with people falling into comas while using their computers.

Crunch

2012
The oldest Mariss brother, fourteen-year-old Dewey, attempts to be the "embodiment of responsibility" as he juggles the management of the family's bicycle repair business while sharing the household and farm duties with his siblings after a sudden energy crisis strands their parents far from home.

If I were boss

the early business stories of Sinclair Lewis
1997
A collection of fifteen business stories by American author Sinclair Lewis, originally published between October 1915 and May 1921 in "Saturday Evening Post," and other magazines.

Cleo Edison Oliver, playground millionaire

2016
Fifth-grader Cleo Edison Oliver is full of money-making ideas, and her fifth-grade Passion Project is no different--but things get more complicated when she has to keep her business running, be a good listener when her best friend needs her, and deal with the bully teasing her about being adopted at the same time.

Local businesses

2006
An introduction to the concept of a community, focusing on the important role of local businesses, with discussion of the differences between businesses that offer goods, and those that offer services.

The fourth stall

Sixth-graders Mac and Vince operate a business charging schoolmates for protection from bullies and for help to negotiate conflicts peacefully, with amazing challenges and results.

The fourth stall

2014
"Mac and Vince have gotten out of their middle school underworld crime business, but an upstart rival business and a run-in with an old nemesis pull them back in"--Provided by publisher.

Flat Broke

The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Greed
2011
Fourteen-year-old Kevin is a hard worker, so when his income is cut off he begins a series of businesses, from poker games to selling snacks, earning money to take a girl to a dance, but his partners soon tire of his methods.

The beloved dearly

Playaway [Spoken]
2002
Although his father has forbidden it, Ernie, a twelve-year-old business tycoon, makes a tidy profit in the pet funeral business, but when he refuses to give his star employee a raise and the business starts to fall apart, it takes the death of his own dog to bring everyone back together.

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