Piper Reed Gets a Job |  | Author: Kimberly Willis Holt
Creator: Christine Davenier
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0805081992
EAN: 9780805081992
ASIN: 0805081992
Publication Date: August 18, 2009
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Piper Reed and her fellow Gypsy Club members are in need of a clubhouse. Raising money to buy one proves a challenge. Piper, being the resourceful fifth grader that she is, launches her own party-planning business and gets her first job throwing young Bradyâs birthday celebration. But things donât go as expected on the day of the big event. Fortunately for Piper, her friends and family come to her rescue!
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An upbeat story perfect for long car trips with kids September 19, 2009
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Award-winning novelist Kimberly Willis Holt presents Piper Reed Gets a Job, the unabridged audiobook adaptation of one of the latest installments in the series following high-spirited fifth-grader Piper Reed. When Piper and her fellow Gypsy Club members decide they need a clubhouse, they set out to raise the money to build one. Piper embarks on a party-planning business; her very first job is to throw a birthday celebration for young Brady. But the day of the birthday bash doesn't quite go as planned! An upbeat story perfect for long car trips with kids, Piper Reed Gets a Job is recommended to families and library collections alike. 2 CDs, 1 hour 52 minutes.
Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children August 18, 2009
Yana V. Rodgers (New Brunswick, NJ)
Piper Reed has no shortage of energy, creativity, and ideas. So when it becomes painfully obvious that she and the other members of the Gypsy Club need a clubhouse to hold their meetings, Piper comes up with a great idea for earning the money to purchase one. She will start a birthday party planning business, and little Brady's birthday party next door will be the first event she plans. Unfortunately, Piper becomes a bit overwhelmed by the clubhouse sticker price ($1999.00), and she starts to accept additional jobs in an effort to save enough money. Her intentions may be good, but too many competing demands on her time can lead to some major mishaps that Piper never factored into her plans.
With its fast-paced plot and vivacious lead character, this book makes learning some basic lessons in economics fun and interesting. Busy children and their parents can even feel the building stress as Piper juggles more obligations than she can handle. Reading about jobs, choices, and earning money can be a zany experience with Piper Reed at the helm.
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