The ever resourceful Tessa finds that the road to becoming a rich corporate executive is not always easy, even when trying to raise funds for a senior citizen benefit. Reprint. SLJ.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5-This third installment in the series will find a ready audience. Tessa Fortune is set on becoming a rich corporate executive when she grows up. Following the precepts laid down in her favorite book, Succeed and Grow Rich by Ellington Fillmore, she opens a white-elephant stand to raise funds for the New Zealand National Telethon. She manages to run her mini-enterprise with the help of her Fortune cousins, but is soon forced out of business by the mischief of a neighborhood bully. Once again drawing on her mentor's advice, Tessa formulates a new plan. She urges donors to sponsor her 24-hour tree-athon. Though she meets her goal of raising $100, a series of unexpected events causes her to re-evaluate her future plans and to reconsider the power of money. Readers who enjoyed the "Ramona" and "Jenny Archer" books will relish this resourceful heroine's struggle for independence. The short chapters, broken up by full-page, pen-and-ink illustrations, combined with Mahy's careful interweaving of seemingly unimportant details into a meaningful story, make this an appealing choice for young readers.
Maggie McEwen, Coffin Elementary School, Brunswick, ME
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Maggie McEwen, Coffin Elementary School, Brunswick, ME
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
Gr. 4-6. Mahy's third story in a projected quartet about the Fortune cousins features ardent capitalist and budding entrepreneur Tessa, who has a grand scheme to raise funds for a national telethon. Backed by the Fortune clan, Tessa is positive her white elephant sale will raise a hundred dollars, which she will then generously present on national TV. Unfortunately, her obnoxious neighbors, Grant and Conrad, sabotage the booth, and Tessa is forced to close the sale. Undaunted, she quickly recoups, staging a sit-in in her favorite tree for donations or sponsorship. Although things turn out differently than she planned, Tessa learns there are lots of ways to succeed. Mahy's upbeat, surprise ending, quirky characters, and entertaining dialogue make the book a good choice for reading aloud, and the story will appeal to fans of the previous Fortune books as well as readers new to the series. Chris Sherman
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Margaret Mahy lives in New Zealand and is internationally acknowledged as one of the most outstanding children's writers today. She is the author of more than two hundred books for children of all ages, two of which have received England's Carnegie Medal and others of which have garnered numerous citations from the American Library Association. She is also the recipient of An Order of New Zealand, the highest honor a citizen can receive. In 2006 she received the Hans Christian Andersen award for her contributions to international children's literature.
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