money-making projects for children

When her crush Brandon reveals that the animal shelter where he volunteers is in danger of being closed, Nikki and her friends enter an ice skating competition to help raise money, an effort that is compromised by an interfering Mackenzie.

Complaining of legs grown too long for the kitchen washtub, a farm family's children set out to earn enough money for a real bathtub.

The Invisible Inc. gang makes computer greeting cards to raise money to invite an author to school, and solves the mystery of the author's real name.

Pinkalicious decides to earn money to buy pink gumballs by selling pink lemonade, but her first effort to make the drink pink by adding grapefruit, watermelon, frosting, and beets, is not a great success.

"Young Amelia Bedelia will do almost anything for a shiny new bicycle. Her parents say they will split the cost with her, and that means Amelia Bedelia needs to put the pedal to the metal and earn some dough! With Amelia Bedelia anything can happen, and it usually does"--Provided by publisher.

After rescuing an orphaned deer, Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs club members decide to stage a neighborhood animal show to raise money for the local wildlife rescue center.

Sixth-graders Russell and Shawn, poor and picked on, work together scooping dog droppings to earn money for a Rottweiler puppy to protect them from bullies, but when they learn the puppies' owner is running an illegal dog-fighting ring, they are torn about how to respond.

All of Katie's friends in the Cupcake Club have outside interests, so Katie sets out to find an extracurricular activity, but when she makes the softball team, Katie realizes that team sports are harder than she expected.

The girls in the Cupcake Club are ecstatic when Mia asks them to be junior bridesmaids in her mother's wedding and they find the perfect dress, but while trying to pay for the dress without the help of her parents, Emma must balance babysitting her brother, a dog-walking business, flute practice, and baking for the Cupcake Club.

Alexis Becker, who handles the financial side of the Cupcake Club, deals with her crush on her friend Emma Taylor's brother Matt and supplying the desserts for her sister Dylan's sweet sixteen party.