Jason and the Money Tree

by Sonia Levitin, Patricia Grant Porter (Illustrator)

A series of troubles befalls Jason when he plants a ten-dollar bill left to him by his grandfather

122 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Sonia Levitin is a German-American novelist, artist, producer, Holocaust Survivor, and author of over forty novels and picture books for young adults and children, as well as several theatrical plays and published essays on various topics for adults. Her book Incident at Loring Groves won an Edgar Allan Poe Award.

Reviews

[Becky Tice]

I think my boys liked it better than I did, but they were annoyed at the ending. The writing lends itself to a younger reader and it was a mildly amusing read-aloud. Did give some good thoughts about working hard for something you want and developing responsibility.

[Christina]

The boy is given three things from his grandfather. One of them is a crumpled up dirty ten-dollar bill. He decides to plant it because something seems to be telling him to do so. It then begins to grow ten-dollar bills. He decides he can use the money to help his family buy a new house, car, etc. In the beginning of the story it mentions that he had heard about a house in Ohio where plates and things went flying around a house, and attributes that idea to the presence of a ghost. Shortly into the story the boy decides that maybe the reason his 10-dollar bill is producing additional money may be due to the presence of a ghost. I did not finish reading this book.

[Ben Gilbert]

Ok the date is not right... Read it first ages ago and it stuck in my mind. I was of the opinion that I would take care of the tree better.anyway good life lesson... Bought a pb copy a few years ago... Part of the core library...