The Year Money Grew on Trees (Paperback)

from agrudzien

Jackson Jones has struck a deal with the cranky lady next door - he will tend her overgrown apple orchard this year and if he can turn a profit of over $8,000 it will be his. He doesn't know the first thing about growing apples, pruning trees, or how to irrigate the field - he does know that $8,0...

from krau0098

I got this as an e-book through NetGellay to review. I originally saw it through Amazon vine, but I picked something else when I went back to pick this book the next week it was gone. I am not sure what drew me to this book, it just sounded really interesting and peaked my curiosity. Overall it w...

from ewyatt

Jackson makes a deal with his strange neighbor that he will take over the running of her apple orchard, give her the firs $8000 in profits, and will receive the deed to the land. His alternative is working in a scrap metal year, so he jumps at the opportunity. While keeping the contract a secret,...

from CatheOlson

To avoid a summer job working at the scrap yard for a bullying boss, almost 14-year-old Jackson lets Mrs. Nelson, his weird neighbor, talk him into getting her apple orchard up and running--even though he has no idea of how to do it. He signs a contract that he will pay her $8,000 from his profit...

from aileenstewart

"The Year Money Grew on Trees" is a superbly written story of a determined boy. Goaded into an agreement by his conniving neighbor Mrs. Nelson and trying to evade the summer job of doom lined up by his father, Jackson Jones works diligently to live up to the bargain of restoring a neglected apple...