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Sarai volume 3
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English
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"Funding is being cut at Sarai's school and her band program is the first to go. She decides to organize a benefit concert to raise money. When she and her bandmates promote the concert on their video channel, it catches the attention of Sarai's favorite singer, Sparkles Sanchez!"--
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Jamie and her friends Angeline and Isabella are studying "personal finance" in school, so they decide to put their heads together and come up with a way to earn serious money by creating some kind of food--the only trouble is none of them know anything about cooking.
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Sam the Man volume 1
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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When seven-year-old Sam Graham, eager for some spending money, volunteers to look after a neighbor's chickens, the experience inspires him to get his own chicken--a special bird named Helga.
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Nancy Clancy volume 7
Language
English
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Nancy Clancy and her friend Bree try to start a business to get rich, but when things don't go as planned, Nancy learns a valuable lesson.
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Amelia Bedelia (Chapter books) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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It's the holiday season, and Amelia Bedelia doesn't have enough money to buy presents for anyone. But that won't stop Amelia Bedelia! Along with her friends, she decides to launch a gift-wrapping business in order to make some extra cash. But wrapping presents with Amelia Bedelia is far from ordinary! And when the business expands to include tree decorating, popcorn popping, snow shoveling, and carol singing, you can bet that the misunderstandings...
68) Flat broke
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Kevin Spencer books volume 2
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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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.
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Isaiah Dunn volume 1
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories...
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Pub. Date
[2014]
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Español
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Evan and his younger sister, Jessie, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn one hundred dollars.
Evan y su hermana menor, Jessie, reaccionan de manera muy diferente a la noticia de que van a estar en la misma clase de cuarto grado y como el final del verano se acerca, ellos luchan hacia...
71) New from here
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Back to School - Tween
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2023
Back to School - Tween
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2023
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When the coronavirus hits Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evanss mom makes the last-minute decision to move him and his siblings back to California, where they think they will be safe. Suddenly, Knox has two days to prepare for an international moveand for leaving his dad, who has to stay for work. At his new school in California, Knox struggles with being the new kid. His classmates think that because hes from Asia, he must have brought over the...
72) Lemonade stand
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Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When George wants to earn money for a new soccer ball, he decides to open a lemonade stand.
Author
Series
Best babysitters ever volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When their other commitments threaten the success of the Best Babysitters Ever, Malia's frustrated until she comes up with a plan to hire new babysitters and take a cut of their wages.
76) Henry Reed, Inc
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Series
Henry Reed volume 1
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Henry Reed keeps a journal of his summer activities which include setting up a research firm and embarking on a series of usually profitable projects with the aid of his ally and neighbor Midge.
77) The braid girls
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2023.
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English
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"Three girls start a hair-braiding business at their summer camp to make money, while competing against a rival business that threatens their plans"--
78) Iggy the legend
Author
Series
Iggy volume 4
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When Iggy needs to make a bit of money, he conjures up a scheme to help kids con the Tooth Fairy for profit"--
80) I'm Ok
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Ok, a Korean American boy, tries a get rich quick scheme of starting a hair braiding business and winning the school talent competition to hide the fact that he is struggling with the loss of his father and the financial hardships he and his mother must now bear.
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