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BKLYN BookMatch: For Kids Who Want to Get Rich!

Want to start your own business, manage your money better, or just dream about getting rich? These recommendations may help. This list was created by a librarian with the Brooklyn Public Library for a reader. Would you like your own personalized list of reading suggestions? Visit Bklyn BookMatch here: www.bklynlibrary.org/bookmatch

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The richest kids in America
Mark Victor Hansen.
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Learn business lessons from some of the world's youngest entrepreneurs.

The lemonade war
by Jacqueline Davies.
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See what happens when two siblings create competing lemonade stands.

Lawn boy
Gary Paulsen.
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A humorous story about a boy's quest to become a lawn-mowing millionaire.

Billy Sure, kid entrepreneur
invented by Luke Sharpe ; drawings by Graham Ross.
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The first in a series of books about Billy Sure, a 12-year-old CEO and genius inventor.

I am a genius of unspeakable evil and I want to be your class president
Josh Lieb.
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Twelve-year-old Oliver Watson has everyone convinced that he is extremely stupid and lazy, but he is actually a very wealthy, evil genius. When he decides to run for seventh-grade class president, nothing will stand in his way.

Growing money
written by Gail Karlitz ; created by Debbie Honig.
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Grow your financial literacy -- and maybe your savings, too -- with this guide.

Better than a lemonade stand
written by Daryl Bernstein ; illustrations by Rob Husberg.
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20 ideas for creating your own business.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (for Kids)

A place for young inventors to learn about patents, trademarks and copyright.

Blue chip kids
David W. Bianchi.
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A great introduction to the basics of investing.

Steve Jobs
a biography by Karen Blumenthal.
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Learn the story of an entrepreneur whose passion for excellence changed the world.