Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780545822367)

Budding entrepreneurs will love the unforgettable Cleopatra Edison Oliver in this multiracial, capitalist tale that's equal parts The Lemonade War and Encyclopedia Brown.

Cleopatra Edison Oliver has always been an entrepreneur, just like her inspiration, successful businesswoman Fortune A. Davies. So when Cleo's fifth-grade teacher assigns her class a "Passion Project," Cleo comes up with her best business idea yet: the finest "tooth-pulling" company in town. With the help of her best friend Caylee, a Nerf gun, her dad's tablet, and her patented Persuasion Power, Cleo's Quick and Painless Tooth Removal Service starts to take off.But even the best made plans, by the best CEOs, go awry sometimes. A minor barfing incident during a tooth-pulling operation causes Cleo to lose customers. Caylee, initially enthusiastic about the business, grows distant as Cleo neglects their friendship in lieu of getting more customers. And when a mean classmate makes fun of Cleo for being adopted, everything comes crashing down. Will she be able to rescue her business, salvage her friendship with Caylee, and discover that her true home has been here all along?

Author: Sundee T. Frazier
ISBN-10: 054582236X
ISBN-13: 9780545822367
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2016
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 179846 / Cleo Edison Oliver: Playground Millionaire


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/15/2015 pg. 53
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2015 pg. 75
School Library Journal 01/01/2016 pg. 86
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2016