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3) Lawn boy
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English
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Things get out of hand for a twelve-year-old boy when a neighbor convinces him to expand his summer lawn mowing business.
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Dork diaries ; 4
Language
English
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"Nikki Maxwell isn't at all surprised to find out that her crush Brandon volunteers at a local animal shelter. He's such a sweet guy--of course he wants to help those adorable puppies! Then Brandon tells her that the shelter is in danger of closing, and Nikki knows she can't let that happen. Especially when she discovers a shocking secret about Brandon that makes keeping that shelter open more important than ever. So Nikki and her friends Chloe and...
8) Lunch money
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English
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Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.
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Series
Violet Mackerel ; 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When a creative seven-year-old girl spots a blue china bird that she desperately wants, she forms an imaginative plan for getting it.
11) Girls rule!
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Series
Language
English
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The Malloy girls and the Hatford boys try to outdo each other in a quest to earn money and choose how to participate in the annual Buckman, West Virginia Strawberry Festival.
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Series
PAWS ; 1
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Best friends Gabby, Priya and Mindy create a dog walking business, and quickly learn that running a business is no walk in the park." --
14) The pet war
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Eleven-year-old Otto wants a dog, and his older sister Lexi wants a cat, so their mother suggests that whoever can raise enough money to pay for their pet can choose--and so the competition begins.
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Series
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Macy's little sister has wings that are too small, so Eva's class decides to raise money to buy her a flying chair, and half the class opens a bakery, and the other half opens a candy store--but soon competition between the two stores becomes more important than their goal, and Eva needs to convince the other owls that they will collect more money if everyone works as a team.
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Series
Baby-sitters Club ; 44
Language
English
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Some of the kids at Stoneybrook Elementary have pen pals at a school in New Mexico. When word comes that the school in New Mexico has burned down, Dawn decides to organize a fund-raiser for the fire victims, and reward generous givers with a gigantic sleepover.
18) The PS brothers
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Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Sixth-graders Russell and Shawn, poor and picked on, work together scooping dog droppings to earn money for a Rottweiler puppy to protect them from bullies, but when they learn the puppies' owner is running an illegal dog-fighting ring, they are torn about how to respond.
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Series
Calvin Coconut ; 2
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Calvin tries to earn money to buy Stella, the babysitter, a present for her sixteenth birthday because he feels guilty for taking advantage of her allergy to cats.
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