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Download kindle Ö Henry Reed Inc Puffin Books 240 pages ì hannahredhead È Henry Reed has arrived in Grover's Corner and the town will never be the same While spending the summer with his aunt and uncle Henry comes up with a sure fire money making project Henry Reed Inc Research Henry's neighbor MidHenry Reed has arrived in Grover's Corner and the town will never be the same While spending the summer with his aunt and uncle Henry comes up with a sure fir I know I read this as a kid living in the Midwest but it was even fun as an adult living in the area of NJ where the book takes place familiar culture places problems Though published in 1958 when the Princeton area was rural many similarities remainSimilarities Tiny named villages all over the place eg Grover's Corner has 9 houses; the mix of rural and suburban Mention of The Institute of Advanced Study and the Gallup Poll organization Surprised to find out they already had garden eating hoards of deer back then Even though I'm not sure where the author's fictional town of Grover's Corner would be the author lived in Hopewell it was fun to hear mention of Princeton Junction tiny little Mount Rose Plainsboro New Hope etc Funny to see mention of a mini traffic jam forming on a country road and most of those in it are uber educated university faculty That's SO typical of this area Finding old pottery in the woods and stream banks We love doing thatDifferences The story centers on a kid learning about American free enterprise such a 50s sounding concept It makes the Princeton area sound like an important think tank I would say it's a bit of a has been in that regard no offense meant to the wonderful researchers and businesses in the area Box turtles Why can they find so many box turtles which I adore and I've only ever seen one here Anyway I would recommend this book to kids living in my area I really liked the characters serious Henry and funny carefree Midge My inner feminist loves that Mr Robertson invented a Midge who is fearless and creative and loves being outdoors and insists on becoming a business partner She's so awesome But not a 5 star rating because it bothers me that the kids found it funny when a lady fell into a pond because of something they did and did nothing to help or apologize Henry writes she was too fat to do muchI stayed where I was and laughed until my sides ached Shame on you Henry Reed