Author: Gary PaulsenProject by: Richie Slavin

Lawn boyArnold HowellLawn Boys dadLawn Boys momLawn Boys grandmotherJoseph Powdermilk

Well it started out when his grandmother gave him the lawn mower. He cut the little grass that he has and his neighbor walks up to him and asked Lawn Boy to mow his lawn and then it just kept going and he started to mow richer peoples lawns.

He meets this guy named Arnold Howell who was roundArnold asked him to mow his lawn and he tells Lawn Boy about the stock marketLawn Boy thinks about it and he says yes to Arnolds offer

His parents were poorHe would lose everything he had ownedHe needed basic things