Lawn Boy

Lawn Boy, Book 1

By: Gary Paulsen

Narrated by: Tom Parks

"One day I was 12 years old and broke. I set out to mow some lawns with Grandpa's old riding mower. One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about: the beauty of capitalism. Supply and demand. Diversifying labor. Distributing the wealth. 'It's groovy, man,' Arnold said.

"The grass grew, and so did business. Arnold invested my money in many things. One of them was a prizefighter. All of a sudden I was the sponsor of my very own fighter, Joey Pow. That's when my 12th summer got really interesting."

Gary Paulsen's comic story about a summer job becomes a slapstick lesson in business as one boy turns a mountain of grass into a mountain of cash.

©2009 Gary Paulsen (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

The best story ever

Who is the best book in the history of books and was really if there was a if there was a lawn boy three that would be the best series to listen to in the world

Great Children's Story

I purchased this book for my 10 yr old to inspire him to read about things he was interested in. I started reading it too & couldn't put it down. It was very entertaining. Therefore, I bought the sequel, Lawn Boy returns & it was equally entertaining. My son enjoyed it as well.

Such a good book

one of the best books I've read as a kid and I still love it today

fun story!

Most memorable moment was when Lawn Boy's prize fighter Joey Pow shoved the bad guy's head into the dishwasher! lol! -8yo boy

mom's input: fun creative introduction to various economic and finance ideas!

the riches came too easily and suddenly. 12yo boy

My students loved it!

My students loved this book! I bought it for an end of the year gift and they were so intrigued that they wanted to listen to the audiobook. They adored the story and performance.