The Startup Squad (The Startup Squad, 1)

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 classbut 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 Resas middle school nemesis. And the biggest obstacle to success: Resas own teammates. Harriet is the class clown Amelia is the new girl who thinks she knows best and Didi is Resas steadfast friendwho doesnt know the first thing about making or selling lemonade. The four of them quickly realize that the recipe for success is tough to perfectbut 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 succeedand reminds all of us that girls mean business!Sheryl Sandberg COO of Facebook and founder of LeanIn.Org and OptionB.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.