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Viorst, Judith

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

32 pp. | Atheneum | September, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-9621-7 $9.99
New ed. (1978)

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Ray Cruz. Unlike his brothers, Alexander never has any money in his pocket--only bus tokens. Yet he "used to be rich. Last Sunday"; that was when visiting grandparents brought a dollar for each of the boys. Viorst's tongue-in-cheek introduction to money and finance is illustrated with Cruz's black-and-white crosshatched drawings, which make the most of the humor. This paper-over-board edition is notable for its bargain price.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: June, 1978