Lunch Money

Andrew Clements, author of Frindle and many other books, brings us another great school story. Greg Kenton isn't necessarily greedy; he just loves money. Plus, he's good with money, not just earning it and spending it, but making it grow. Now that he's in sixth grade, he's turning his attention to the extra quarter or two most kids have jingling around in their pockets. He's decided that tiny comic books that he's designed himself are the way to get kids to spend those quarters. The problem is, once his comics are a hit, he gets some competition from his neighborhood rival, Maura Shaw. And he's got the attention of the principal who's not sure she likes the idea of comic books sold in school. Can Greg keep himself out of trouble and still turn a profit?