"Moneyis the most dangerous magic."
I love that tagline and I think this book is an excellent find for the middle-grade readers in your family. Craig has a great voice and I found myself laughing at the funny things his characters say, like, "Rat snacks!"
There is a certain scheme involving chocolate pudding that you won't want to miss--especially because it concerns justice served in the face of a bully.
Toby Gold has a unique talent in math, money, and the stock markets. Kids will enjoy this read as well as the secret codes that go along with it--can you crack the code?
Through Toby's adventures, we learn some great finance information that jump-starts an education that is much needed in today's society.
This book has received several rave reviews and so I think you'll be excited to learn that I'm giving away a hardcover of Toby Gold and the Secret Fortune along with an autographed poster and bookmark! Keep reading to enter.
"Uniquechildren’s lit that cleverly tackles interest rates, endowments, fluctuatingcommodities, bullying and identity."
- KirkusReviews
An infant is discoveredone night on a commuter train from New York City during a stop in the sleepytown of Wallingford, Connecticut. Thelocal police are summoned, but are unable to locate the boy’s parents, despite painstakinglyquestioning each person on the train. For some strange reason, none of the passengers can remember seeing hismother falling from the train – after falling victim to an assassin’s bullet.
Assigned the name “TobyGold” by social services, the mysterious child grows up in Wallingford, movingfrom foster home to foster home, not knowing who his real parents are - or whyhe was born with such freakish skills with math and money.
Now a teenager, Toby’s money skills are noticed bythe wrong people, and thus he is unwittingly sucked into a high-stakesfinancial conspiracy that puts his life, and the lives of his two closestfriends, in great peril. Ultimately,Toby solves the crime, saves his friends, and even saves his school—all in oneharrowing afternoon.
"Thisfast-paced adventure weaves fundamental concepts in economics and financeseamlessly into the story. Toby Gold makes learning finance exciting."
-Francis A. Longstaff, PhD, Professor of Finance, UCLA - Anderson School ofManagement
About the Author: Craig Everett
Craig R. Everett was born and raised in Maine, spending hischildhood summers digging along the shores of Bar Harbor for buried piratetreasure. Fortunately, he was able toremain blissfully unaware that pirates seldom, if ever, ventured that farnorth. He received his B.A. in Economicsfrom Tufts University, an MBA from George Mason University, and a Ph.D. inFinance from Purdue University.
Dr. Everett is currently a finance professor at PepperdineUniversity in Malibu, California, where he teaches corporate andentrepreneurial finance. Dr. Everett also volunteers in public schools teachingfinancial literacy principles.
You can learn more about Craig here:
http://craigeverett.com/
http://tobygold.com/
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