Face the Music

Book #2 in the The Startup Squad series

A band needs funds fast. Can a T-shirt sale save the day before everything falls apart?

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192 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Harriet's brothers dream of winning a band contest to land on TV, but they're short on cash and instruments. The Startup Squad leaps into action, planning a T-shirt sale to raise funds. As their ideas unravel, turning fans into an angry mob, the girls must regroup to save the band and their friendship. Will they find a way to hit the right note before it's too late? This engaging tale of entrepreneurship and teamwork includes real business tips and profiles of young entrepreneurs.

From the publisher

“…this drama-filled, fast-paced, entertaining read places friendship and hard work at its heart.” KIRKUS REVIEWSGirls mean business in The Startup Squad: Face the Music, the second novel in the series, which Kirkus Reviews calls “an enjoyable and diverse story highlighting friendship, entrepreneurship, and perseverance.” The back of each book features business tips for kids starting or running their first businesses, plus an inspirational profile of a young entrepreneur! Harriet’s brothers are hoping to enter a local battle of the bands. Winning could get them on a reality TV show! But low funds have left them without even a working guitar. The Startup Squad jumps into action―and quickly pulls together a plan to sell T-shirts to raise money. The girls have a lot of great ideas―until everything starts to go wrong. When all the problems start turning disappointed fans into an angry mob, the girls realize they have to get back into the groove before the band members―and the Startup Squad―break up for good! Updated and expanded edition of this middle-grade series by Brian Weisfeld and Nicole C. Kear includes entrepreneurship word search and quiz!

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