Payback on Poplar Lane
Payback on Poplar Lane
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Payback on Poplar Lane

Written by Margaret Mincks
Book #1 in the Poplar Kids Series
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8 - 12
Reading age
336
Page count
460L
Lexile measure
Jan 1, 2019
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Twelve-year-old Peter Gronkowski prides himself on being a professional businessman. Tired of the cliched lemonade stands that line his block, he decides to start a better business with the help of an intern. But his intern of choice, the quiet and writerly Rachel Chambers, turns out to be more than he bargained for. Rachel is innovative, resourceful, driven–and when she’s had enough of Peter’s overbearing management style, she decides to start a competing empire next door. As their rivalry and sabotage tactics become more outrageous–Slander! Espionage! Lemonade threats!–Peter and Rachel ultimately learn the hard way that “nothing gold can stay” and that friendship is more important than money. Alternating perspectives reveal what really motivates each character to win. And Peter’s memos and “business tips” as well as excerpts from Rachel’s melodramatic novel-in-progress generate fresh hilarity and tension at every page turn. Payback on Poplar Lane is a pitch-perfect comedy with heart, reminiscent of your favorite classic middle-grade series.

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entrepreneurshipmischieffriendshipmoneycompetitionjobs and careerssocial themesvalues and virtuesneighborsneighborhoodsrevenge

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780425290910
    Publication Date
    January 1, 2019
    Publisher
    Puffin Books
    Page Count
    336
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    460L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~M
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    7
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    195835
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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