29. No Coins, Please by Gordon Korman (Children’s Fiction, Humour)
From the flap:
Rob and Dennis can’t say that nobody warned them about taking Artie on a cross-country camping trip. But when his mother tells them hat he shouldn’t be allowed too much ready cash, Rob and Dennis figure it’s because he usually spends it foolishly. Artie spends it, all right. But behind his innocent exterior lies a consummate hustler. He manages to transform his meagre seventy-five-dollar grubstake into a $150,000 fortune by the time his summer vacation is over….
Not one of my absolute favourites among Gordon Korman’s books, probably because neither Rob, Dennis, nor Artie are as endearing as some of his other characters. Still, it’s funny and entertaining; the quirky kids in the tour group are hilarious, and Artie’s moneymaking schemes are ingenious. Well worth the reread.
Books read: 29/50
Pages read: 7,483/15,000
When I signed up for the 50 Book Challenge community, I was pretty sure 50 books wasn’t going to be a challenge for me, since I read quickly and have plenty of free time. Still, I’d never bothered to keep track of my reading before, so I didn’t know what kind of goal would be challenging. I told myself I’d see how it went for a couple of weeks, and then set more realistic goals.
So, my new goal will be 300 books. At an average of 250 pages per book, that’s 75,000 pages. I have no idea if I can do this, but I guess that’s what makes it a challenge, right?
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