Book Review: Lunch Money  

By Andrew Clements 

5 Stars 

Andrew Clements' Lunch Money is about Greg Kenton, a boy who is extremely good at earning money. He always enjoyed earning and saving, and he has devised several ways of doing so. When he notices that school kids carry money in their pockets to spend money, he comes up with an idea: he will sell something they wish to purchase. But things do not go as well as he had expected.  

Greg encounters some challenges along the way, including rules at school and competition he is not prepared for. In trying to figure out how to be successful, he learns important things about business, creativity, and collaboration. The book follows Greg as he struggles to reconcile his big ideas with school problems.   

Lunch Money is a fun and compelling novel about a boy who loves to make money and invent something new. Greg is smart and hardworking but also needs to find ways to deal with problems that come up along the way. The book does a great job of showing how business works in a way that makes sense to children.  

Andrew Clements' style is so easy to read that the reader can keep pace with the narrative, at the same time gaining important lessons on how to compete, work in a team, and think things through.   

Overall, this book is really great for readers who enjoy stories about schools, imagination, and how to achieve things. This book is inspiring and also quite a fun read, leading one to contemplate what is really required to be successful both in business and in life. 

Reviewed by Becky 

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