Read-Alikes for Gary Paulsen’s “Lawn Boy” series, and other books about young entrepreneurs:
Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean: No News Is Good News.
Boelts, Maribeth. The PS Brothers.
Calhoun, Dia. Eva on the Farm.
Clements, Andrew. Lunch Money.
Clifton, Lutricia. Freaky Fast Frankie Joe.
Clifton, Lutricia. Immortal Max.
Connor, Leslie. Crunch.
Danziger, Paula. Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars.
Davies, Jacqueline. “Lemonade War” series.
Dowell, Frances O’Roark. Phineas L. MacGuire – Blasts Off!
Draper, Sharon M. The Backyard Animal Show.
Friedman, Laurie B. In Business with Mallory.
Greene, Stephanie. Owen Foote, Money Man.
Greenwald, Lisa. My Life in Pink and Green.
Gutman, Dan. The Get Rich Quick Club.
Hawkins, Aaron. The Year Money Grew on Trees.
Hershenhorn, Esther. The Confessions and Secrets of Howard J. Fingerhut.
Krulik, Nancy E. World’s Worst Wedgie.
Lubar, David. Meltdown Madness.
Luper, Eric. Jeremy Bender vs. the Cupcake Cadets.
Martin, Ann M. “Babysitters Club” series.
McKay, Hilary. The Exiles at Home.
Merrill, Jean. The Toothpaste Millionaire.
Nesbit, Edith. New Treasure Seekers.
Pastis, Stephan. Mistakes Were Made.
Ransom, Candice. Rebel McKenzie.
Robertson, Keith. Henry Reed, Inc.
Salisbury, Graham. Calvin Coconut: the Zippy Fix.
Simon, Coco. Alexis and the Perfect Recipe.
Terrell, Brandon. Above.
Viorst, Judith. Lulu Walks the Dogs.
Voake, Steve. Hooey Higgins and the Shark.
Penny Peck, San Jose State Univ. School of Library and Information Science