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Babysitters Juvenile fiction Best friends Juvenile fiction Clubs Juvenile fiction Friendship Fiction Friendship Juvenile fiction Humorous stories Money-making projects for children Money-making projects for children Juvenile fiction Moneymaking projects Fiction Moneymaking projects Juvenile fictionBliss, Harry
Summary: Grace is the quiet girl in the class. And Gus is the class guinea pig. Grace knows that Gus is lonely, and so she sets off one night to help out her furry friend. Wherever she goes, Grace amazes and delights as she shares her many talents, showing how one person with a little pizzazz can make a difference.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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Summary: When Arthur sees advertisements for the amazing doggy Treat Timer, he decides to earn enough money to buy it for his dog Pal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1995
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: P-J Basket BROSalisbury, Graham.
Summary: 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books 2009
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SALFairbairn, Nathan
Summary: Best friends Gabby, Priya, and Mindy's dog business, PAWS, is booming, but Mindy between her mom starting to date and a new classmate wanting to join PAWS, Mindy is having a hard time sharing her feeling with her friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FAICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Series Paws FarbairnZappy, Erica
Summary: When George wants to earn money for a new soccer ball, he decides to open a lemonade stand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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Summary: Jack is ready for another adventure, but what could be as exciting as tricking the giant and stealing the golden goose? A trip to the local forest superstore gives him some food for thought. Find out if Jack can gain his mother's trust with his new plan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2009
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE BRAHolm, Jennifer L.
Summary: Ten-year-old Beans Curry, a member of the Keepsies, the best marble playing gang in Depression-era Key West, Florida, engages in various schemes to earn money while "New Dealers" from Washington, D.C., arrive to turn run down Key West into a tourist resort.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: JFIC HOLMcDonald, Megan.
Summary: Stink and his friends try to earn money to buy the latest book in the Nightmare on Zombie Street series and go to the book release party.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series McDonald 2012Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MCDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MCDAllegra, Mike
Summary: Kimmie decides to trap the tooth fairy to earn money to build a burglar alarm trap.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ALLDeriso, Christine Hurley
Summary: To thirteen-year-old Elisabeth Caldwell, babysitting for a neighbor's little boys sounds like an easy way to earn some money for shopping, and her grandmother is full of sensible advice--trouble is her mind is more on a boy on the school tennis team and the difficulty she is having making a good impression on him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BABJackson, Tyrone Allan
Summary: "This easy-to-read blueprint for financial success for kids provides creative and practical tips for earning money by starting a business, and even covers how to write a business plan, raise start-up money, and understand profit and loss"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 650.1 JACBirdsall, Jeanne
Summary: Surprises are in store for the Penderwicks as spring arrives, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her birthday go awry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2015
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Summary: Evan and his younger sister, Jessie, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD DAVHoffmann, Mark
Summary: Birdie wants a very expensive soccer ball but has no money, so she starts selling dirt and learns some important lessons along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOFHolm, Jennifer L.
Summary: Ten-year-old Beans Curry, a member of the Keepsies, the best marble playing gang in Depression-era Key West, Florida, engages in various schemes to earn money while "New Dealers" from Washington, D.C., arrive to turn run down Key West into a tourist resort.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD HOLKennedy, Fran
Summary: Complaining of legs grown too long for the kitchen washtub, a farm family's children set out to earn enough money for a real bathtub.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tricycle Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC KENKim, Carol
Summary: "Shawn and Kat Choi try to find a new activity that a goldendoodle with failing eyesight will love"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Published in the United States by Jolly Fish Press, an imprint of North Star Editions, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE KIMOgden, Charles.
Summary: The sinister siblings, twins Edgar and Ellen, kidnap the pets of Nod's Limb's youngest citizens and turn them into "rare beasts" in hopes of making money to finance future pranks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC OGDPaulsen, Gary.
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Kevin is a hard worker, so when his income is cut off he begins a series of businesses, from poker games to selling snacks, earning money to take a girl to a dance, but his partners soon tire of his methods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books 2011
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PAUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PAUCala, Caroline
Summary: Mayhem ensues in their sleepy California beach town when three best friends, motivated by unlimited snacks, no parents, and earning money for an epic seventh-grade party, find an old copy of "The Babysitters Club" and decide to start their own babysitting business.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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Summary: "When other commitments threaten the success of the Best Babysitters Ever, Malia is frustrated until she comes up with a plan to hire new babysitters and take a cut of their wages." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CALCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CALCala, Caroline
Summary: Malia, Dot, and Bree get a much older--and scarier--client than they expected, but looks can be deceiving.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CALFairbairn, Nathan
Summary: "Meet best friends Gabby Jordan, Priya Gupta, and Mindy Kim. They're different in just about every way -- personalities, hobbies, family, and more -- but they have a few important things in common: they're all in the same class, they absolutely love animals, and for reasons that are as varied as the trio themselves none of them can actually have any pets. Unable to resist the adorable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC PAWCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Series Paws FairbairnYang, Kelly
Summary: When the coronavirus hits Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evans's mom makes the last-minute decision to move him and his siblings back to California, where they think they will be safe. Suddenly, Knox has two days to prepare for an international move, and for leaving his dad, who has to stay for work. At his new school in California, Knox struggles with being the new kid. His classmates think...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022