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Available
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Publication
Arthur A. Levine Books (2016), 224 pages
Description
Fifth-grader Cleo Edison Oliver is full of money-making ideas, and her fifth-grade Passion Project is no different--but things get more complicated when she has to keep her business running, be a good listener when her best friend needs her, and deal with the bully teasing her about being adopted at the same time.
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Cleo aspires to be a successful business woman like her idol Fortune Davies who hosts an inspirational TV show. Cleo sells avocados from the family's tree, starts a quick-and-painless tooth-pulling business and even changes her middle name to Edison so her initials can be CEO. But it's not easy
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being in business especially when it becomes too much of a priority and complicated emotions cloud her vision. Cleo is a mixed-race child who is adopted into a diverse family. She has issues that are familiar to adoptees: she wonders why her mother left her, fantasizes that Fortune Davies is her mother; and is hurt when a girl teases her about being adopted. Cleo's parents are supportive throughout of their determined, feisty daughter. This is a welcome addition to diverse children's literature. Show Less
Awards
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Younger Readers — 2016)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
7.6 inches
ISBN
054582236X / 9780545822367
Local notes
Purchased with funding from the Ashley Grant program of the Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ.