middlegrade fiction (14 y.o. boy's money making schemes get out of hand); series fiction. ( )

Falt Broke is a book about a kid that loses all of his money for a month. He decides to try and earn money so that he can go to the coming up dance for his school. He decides to start poker games and start collecting money from that. Then he eventually decides to get more games going. He tried to ask a girl to the dance but he got nervous and didn't know what to say. He also was able to sell cookies and coffee to the college students. He also cleaned garages for extra cash. In the end he doesn't ask her to the dance.

Why you should read this book. I think you should read this book because it is funny and it is very well written. This book has a very well organized plot and scheme of things. The book itself isn't long , but it is very good. Many parts of this book can be very clever and intelligent. I really liked this book because it was so hard to put down.That's why you should read this book. ( )

The book is about an 8th grader named Kelvin who has lost his money for his lying in the first book. In this book Kelvin is in need of money so he can pay for a ticket for the girl of his dreams Tina. As Kelvin worked for money in so many ways he has lost track of many things. Kelvin also notices he is making a lot of money so he tries to become rich. Kelvin did many things to get money such as setting up poker games and using his sister businesses as a way to get money. Kelvin gets so hooked on money he forgets the real purpose of why he was making money.

In the end all Kelvin did at the dance was to help out and he still thinks he may have a chance of going out with her.

After his lying idea didn't pan out too well, Kevin is stuck paying for his own driver's ed...but he's also not allowed to work for his Auntie Buzz. How will he ever save up enough money? And so Kevin does what he does best: schemes. He's got businesses he's running, businesses he's just taking money from, and businesses that might not be all too legal...but he is making money. At least he is until they start to fall apart.

Oh the schemes this boy comes up with! Like Liar, Liar, this book works out a little too neatly for it to feel real, but the story and lesson are enjoyable and quite funny. ( )

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. ( )