num_pages: 96
description: Sixth-grader Rufus Mayflower doesn't set out to become a millionaire. He just wants to save on toothpaste. Betting he can make a gallon of his own for the same price as one tube from the store, Rufus develops a step-by-step production plan with help from his good friend Kate MacKinstrey. By the time he reaches the eighth grade, Rufus makes more than a gallon -- he makes a million! This fun, breezy story set in 1960s Cleveland, Ohio contains many real-life mathematical problems which the characters must solve to succeed in their budding business. Includes black-and-white illustrations by Jan Palmer.
language: English
title: The Toothpaste Millionaire
titlecomplete: The Toothpaste Millionaire
genres: Chapter Books, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Business, Juvenile, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, School
ratings_count: 2103
places: Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio
awards: awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt