This book is great for the whole family. Right from the beginning it grabbed me because, partly, it reminded me of me and my siblings at 12 years old, and secondly, it was funny from the start. We too were broke and earned money by pulling our dad’s push lawn mower around …more our neighborhood knocking on people’s doors whose grass was tall. Most all the yards were small and paid $10 dollars, but some were a little bigger and those paid $15 dollars. The difference between us and the Lawn Boy is that we never got rich, nor did we learn much about capitalism at the age of 12. It is funny how the little boy talks about his grandmother whom he realizes isn’t crazy. His grandmother gave him his grandfather’s old riding lawn mower for his 12th birthday and this was the beginning of his, unknowingly, career. I chuckled as I read on and could not put this humorous book down. The lawn boy soon learned about investing his money, running a small business, and he ended up owning a prized fighter who comes to the boy’s aid twice. It is an excellent book. (less)