Kelland, Clarence Budington 1881-1964 creator Clarke, William Wallace text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Mark Tidd in Business" by Clarence Budington Kelland is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Mark Tidd and his friends as they face the challenges of running a local store in Wicksville while their fathers are away due to health issues. The plot highlights themes of resilience, creativity, and friendship, as the boys devise clever plans to keep the store afloat and compete against a new rival. The opening of the narrative sets in motion a series of events following the hospitalization of Plunk Smalley's father, who runs Smalley's Bazar. With both parents unable to manage the store, Mark Tidd proposes that he and his friends take over the business for six weeks. They seek to prove their capability amidst self-doubt and external competition from a new five-and-dime store run by the shrewd Jehoshaphat P. Skip. As they brainstorm ideas, their entrepreneurial spirit is ignited, particularly with Mark's initiative to host an auction and a contest to boost sales, showcasing the boys' determination to overcome challenges with ingenuity and teamwork. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2014-07-13 Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) Original publication data not identified Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Juvenile fiction Michigan -- Juvenile fiction Stores, Retail -- Juvenile fiction Business -- Juvenile fiction PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46269 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46269 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134049.0 46269