"The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's once-lucrative car business is going under--but rather than face the music, he's spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife Imelda is selling off her jewelry on eBay, while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge-drink her way through her final exams. And twelve-year-old PJ is putting the final touches to...

Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar.

Mama and Papa Bear try to teach Brother and Sister the value of money and how to manage their allowance.

Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar.

"After three long years of waiting, Matthew Vos is finally going to the Cadet International Camporee! He's earning money to buy supplies, but the lawnmower slips from his grip and cuts through a customer's garden. Matthew's hopes wither like the sheared-off plant tops. What more could possibly go wrong? And will the Camporee turn out to be all he's imagined?" -- back cover.

In 1977, middle-schooler Josie secretly takes on her aging grandfather's financial problems while also helping her friend Winky bail his Major League Baseball idol out of the town jail.