Girls mean business in the first book of a new series about four girls starting a small business, learning about friendship, and working as a team.
Back matter highlights tips that readers can use to start their own businesses.
Girls mean business in a brand-new series about friendship and entrepreneurship that Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only Ivan , calls A great read All the great leaders had to start somewhere.
And Teresa (Resa for short) is starting with the lemonade stand competition her teacher assigned to the class--but making it a success is going to be a lot harder than Resa thinks.
The prize: line-skipping tickets to Adventure Central.
The competition: Val, Resa's middle school nemesis.
And the biggest obstacle to success: Resa's own teammates.
Harriet is the class clown, Amelia is the new girl who thinks she knows best, and Didi is Resa's steadfast friend--who doesn't know the first thing about making or selling lemonade.
The four of them quickly realize that the recipe for success is tough to perfect--but listening to each other is the first step.
And making new friends might be the most important one.
The back of each book in this middle-grade series features tips from the Startup Squad and an inspirational profile of a girl entrepreneur An Imprint Book An inspiring story about entrepreneurial girls.
I loved this story of girls finding their way in the world of entrepreneurship.
--Ann M.
Martin, author of the Baby-Sitters Club series and Newbery Honor winner A Corner of the Universe The Startup Squad encourages girls to dream big, work hard, and rely on each other to make good things happen.
It teaches them how to succeed--and reminds all of us that girls mean business --Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and founder of LeanIn.
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Org A great read that is fast-paced, fun, and empowering.
The Startup Squad comes complete with a treasure trove of tips for starting a business.
--Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only Ivan This title has common core connections.
Prize | Lineskipping tickets to |
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The competition | Val |
And the biggest obstacle to success | Resas own teammates |