Twelve-year-old Mark Hoffman disrespects authority, cuts class at every opportunity, and suspects he knows better than nearly every adult in Walton, New York. He may be right -- he is, after all, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the community. Mark and his friends just might revive their dying hometown, if only grown-ups would stop arresting them and shutting down their businesses.

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