Fifth Grader Gina Tumolo loves money! At a very young age, she realized the power of money. The more green paper you have, the more “stuff” you could bring home! Her parents response to her requests for toys always seemed to revolve around the lack of it! Gina’s resolution was to find a way to become a millionaire by the time she becomes a teenager.
This is the story of the summer Gina started the Get Rich Quick Club. She and her friends vow to make a million dollars by September. Gina, Rob and Quincy are in the fifth grade at the same school and live in the same housing development. They start discussing their plans for the summer when the eight year old twins join in! They soon realize, unless they come up with a plan to make money, it will be one long boring summer.
Gina knows most rich people have their own company. So she decides this is the way to go. First on their agenda is to come up with a name. Rob suggests GRQ for Gina, Rob and Quincy. Gina recognizes that GRQ stands for something else, Get Rich Quick! That is the beginning of their journey that involves a pact, a scheme and many lessons along the way.
This is a fast-paced story that will engage kids and adults. I read this story to my 8 year old son and 10 year old daughter and all of us looked forward to finding out what would happen next. My usual one or two chapters a night became three, four or five. I can recall several nights staying up way past their bedtime because we couldn’t put it down.
This book can be used as a fun way to introduce great conversations revolved around economics, entrepreneurship, teamwork and consequences. My kids and I had some great discussions including one on profit and loss.
MomsMaterial highly recommends The Get Rich Quick Club by Dan Gutman to kids in the 8-12 age range.
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Cammie Moise
