The Short Seller
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A twelve-year-old takes on the stock market in this money-minded middle grade novel that Publishers Weekly calls “a smart pick.”
It all starts when seventh grader Lindy Sachs is granted one hundred dollars and access to her father’s online trading account as a way to alleviate her boredom while she’s home sick from school.
Lindy learns something immediately—she is very, very good at e-trading. Her one hundred dollars soon becomes two hundred dollars. Then four hundred. And more. With trading talent and access to her parents’ savings, the opportunity to make some real dough is too tempting to pass up. In fact, given how well Lindy’s stocks are doing, it would be a disservice to not invest it all…Right?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Weissman (Nerd Camp) chooses an unusual subject for middle-grade fiction playing the stock market as the focus for this lively and engaging novel, and it pays dividends. Sick at home, 12-year-old Lindy Sachs agrees to make a simple stock trade for her father while he's at work. Excited by the transaction and intrigued by the concept of making money by investing in stocks, Lindy receives $100 from her parents to try her hand at it as she recovers from mononucleosis. Careful research reading trading charts, following day-trading blogs, and paying attention to current events pays off; playing the market gives Lindy a new appreciation for math and the realization that she is good at using it to make money. But once Lindy succumbs to the temptation to play with her parents' money, market dramas hit much too close to home. Weissman builds layers of suspense as Lindy fixes one disastrous situation only to be hit with an even worse blow; the author also smoothly weaves information about the stock market and finance into the story's family dynamics and middle-grade friendship problems. A smart pick. Ages 8 12.
Customer Reviews
A great read! Suspenseful and entertaining
Lindy Sachs joins the list of like-able, relatable, and memorable protagonists in Weissman's latest work. The blend of humor, education for middle grade readers, and suspense makes for a great read. Do yourself a favor and pick this up for yourself, or your children, and enjoy.