Book Review: Lawn Boy
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What Parents Should Know
Parents need to know that there's not much to be concerned
about here beyond a snippet of cartoon violence.
Families who read this book could discuss the economics of the story. Could this really happen? How does he make so much money so quickly? What do those chapter titles mean? How does the Stock Market really work?
Common Sense Media Review
The unnamed boy, who narrates his story, is mostly a
Forrest
Gump type; a nice kid to whom ridiculous things just seem
to happen. His grandmother is prone to non-sequiturs that
always turn out to make sense after all. Perhaps the best
character is the prizefighter, Joey Powdermilk, a dim but
mostly sweet lummox who may remind
Simpsons
fans of Drederick Tatum.
It's hard to imagine a more perfect summer reading book -- it's a short, funny, delightfully absurd confection that secretly conveys some ideas worth thinking about. It might even inspire your kid to go out and try to earn some money. Veteran author Paulsen gets right to the point, with no frills or unnecessary description, and readers will be grinning from the beginning to the all-too-soon end.
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