51 pages • 1 hour read
Andrew ClementsLunch Money
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Further Reading & Resources
Further Reading: Literature
No Talking by Andrew Clements (2009)
The author of Lunch Money presents a story about a contest between fifth grade boys and girls to see which group can last longest without speaking. The middle-grade novel addresses some of the same issues brought up in Lunch Money about boys and girls’ struggles to get along with each other. It also looks at how new ideas get adopted quickly by kids, sometimes to the chagrin of their elders.
- No Talking on SuperSummary
Frindle by Andrew Clements (1996)
The first novel by the author of Lunch Money, Frindle is also his most famous work, winning 35 awards. It tells of a class cut-up who invents a new word that catches on with the rest of the fifth grade and, soon, with the entire nation. Some business and financial ideas are discussed briefly.
- Frindle on SuperSummary
Further Reading: Beyond Literature
Produced by Blurb.com, a self-publishing resource company, this is a quick intro to the basics of planning, drawing, and finishing a comic book.
Article by Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline and the Newbery Award-winning The Graveyard Book. This article goes a bit deeper into comic-book creation than the Blurb article (see above). It is a free sample from Gaiman’s MasterClass on storytelling. (Guides for more than a dozen Gaiman stories are available at SuperSummary.com.)
From Business News Daily, this article provides general advice on how to make sure a kid’s new business does not run afoul of local laws, plus several ideas for small businesses a child can run.
Video & Podcast Resources
Biz Kids!
This educational series uses teen actors who perform comedy and music to teach business concepts to young people. Created by the producers of Bill Nye the Science Guy, it aired on PBS Kids between 2008 and 2017. Some cultural and musical references may be dated, but the basic information remains relevant.
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