An easy dose of humor

Sometimes good books are really short, and Flat Broke by Gary Paulsen is one of them.  Kevin is 14, and his allowance has been cut off for a month because of his problems with lying.  But the school dance is coming up soon, and Kevin wants to take Tina.  How can he get the money?  Go into business! Kevin's definitely a hard worker and can spot opportunities a mile away, and soon he's facilitating multiple poker games, cleaning neighbors' garages, selling cookies and coffee on a nearby college campus, and more.  And it's great...until things go wrong.  Everywhere. Fortunately, Kevin's pretty cool with that and learns a few lessons the funny way.  Do you think he ends up going to the dance?