Lawn Boy

The book i read was Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen.This book is book one out of the lawn boy series he has written.It starts off on a summer day just starting summer vacation wich is the scene for most of this story. It has to do with the difficulties of owning a business and what twist and turns you can go threw along the way. It also goes threw the challenges of what can happen if you try to hide things from people and the consequences of it all.

There are 3 main characters in this story they are lawn boy, Arnold and joey pow. Lawn Boy who is the most obvious main character who is left unnamed except for lawn boy because of his love for mowing lawns over the summer and because of his experiences in mowing them. Arnold who is lawn boys stockbroker that came into the story after Arnold had only been able to pay for his lawn to be mowed by paying in stock.Then finally theres joey pow who is a professional boxer that soon after becomes lawn boys bodyguard and gets into some harry situations with threats to his lawn mowing business and Arnold. The story is about a kid named lawn boy who lives in a very normal family, and lives a very normal life. His birthday just happened and his favorite present is his lawn mower from his grandma. Summer has just started and he decides to start a lawn mowing business which soon turns out to be more than he can handle. He meets tons of friends on the way and has many adult decisions that he has to answer and solve by himself at such a young age. One of the main conflicts in this story is when lawn boy has to make the biggest decision of his life that no one at his age should have to decide.

The book was very interesting and enjoyable. It left me with excitement after every chapter and there were cliffhangers at every turn. This book is one to check out if you like to be surprised and if you like to read a good solid book with a nice story to it. It was a very descriptive and thorough book that allowed me to be able to visualize the book as i was reading.If you like to read and you want a book that will keep you interested through the whole story, and won't just get your hopes up but will also fulfill your hopes than this is the book for you.

Book Review by Leighton H.