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The Beloved Dearly (Aladdin Fiction)
by Doug Cooney
Available from Powells Used Books
$2.95
on 8-31-2008
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ISBN Number: 9780689863547
Author: Cooney, Doug
Publisher: Libri
Author: DiTerlizzi, Tony
Author: Cooney, Doug
Illustrator: DiTerlizzi, Tony
Location: New York
Subject: Children's 9-12, Fiction, General
Subject: Humorous Stories
Subject: Family, Parents
Subject: Animals, Pets
Subject: Business enterprises
Subject: Fathers and sons
Subject: Pets
Subject: Business & Economics
Subject: Funeral rites and ceremonies
Copyright: 2003
Edition Description: B102
Series: Aladdin Fiction
Series Volume: 108-143
Publication Date: August 2003
Cover Type: Paperback
Grade Level: Children/juvenile
Written in: English
Illustrations: Y
Number of Pages: 183
Book Size: 7.60x6.38x.57 in. .30 lbs.
Age Level: 08-12
Ernie is an ambitious young entrepreneur who runs pet funerals. Business is good--there are a lot of dead bunnies and expired ant-farm colonies--but it goes through the roof once he hires Swimming Pool, a tomboy who's a great crier. However, Ernie gets greedy and refuses to give Swimming Pool the raise she deserves. So Swimming Pool goes out on her own. She soon misses being part of the team, but neither Ernie nor Swimming Pool will admit that they need each other. This is a hilarious, touching book about commerce and friendship. Review: School Library JournalWitty, clever, yet touching... Review: BooklistSomething kids won't have seen before. Synopsis: Ambitious young entrepreneur Ernie runs a pet funeral business that explodes when he hires tomboy Swimming Pool, who's a great crier. Illustrations. Synopsis: Ernie is a twelve-year-old tycoon, always on the lookout for a fast buck. This time he stumbles onto a money-making bonanza: pet funerals. He hires Dusty to decorate the burial boxes and Tony to dig the holes, but his prize find is Swimming Pool, a tomboy who can cry on cue. Business goes through the roof — until Ernie loses Swimming Pool over a raise and the whole venture unravels. Here is a rollicking, fun-spirited novel about friendship, loss, business — and how we learn to express our feelings.
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