Winchester 8-year-old opens book stand to raise money for good cause – Boston News, Weather, Sports [Video]

WINCHESTER, MASS. (WHDH) – Winchester’s newest 8-year-old entrepreneur is drawing quite the crowd.

Bobby’s Books is Winchester’s newest pop-up, offering books for elementary and middle school-aged kids for $5, with all of the proceeds going to The Home for Little Wonderers, a program supporting children who are victims of trauma and abuse.

Bobby Atchinson told 7NEWS, “I had piles of books in my bedroom and I said, ‘why don’t we give these away?’ So, we started donating them.”

He added, “We can give them to charity, all the money to charity and I said, ‘Yeah we can do that.”

His mother, Jenna, said the project has given him the opportunity to give back to the community and learn about opening up a small business.

“He’s like, ‘I had a really good day at school,’ and when I asked why, he said, ‘Everyone is asking about my book store!” Jenna Atchinson …