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Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

By Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz


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Publish Date

August 30, 1987

Category

Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
Juvenile Fiction / Classics

Price

$11.99
Alexander grapples with money management in this beloved picture book from Judith Viorst, author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar—and he was rich. There were so many things that he could do with all of that money!

He could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-talkie, if he saved enough. But somehow the money began to disappear...
Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety. She lives in Washington, DC.

Ray Cruz is the illustrator of the modern classics Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Alexander, Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday.

ISBN: 9780689711992
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: August 30, 1987