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Age Range
10 - 14
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9780545398145
Lexile
920
Themes
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Lawn Boy Returns

Written by Gary Paulsen
A riding lawn mower from his grandmother jump-starts a rollicking adventure accumulating money, investors, publicity, and an equal amount of hilarious trouble. "This madcap story’s a wise investment…"— Publishers Weekly
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Age Range
10 - 14
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9780545398145
Lexile
920
Themes
fiction
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