The Startup Squad

By Brian Weisfeld, Nicole C. Kear

Book #1 in the The Startup Squad series

Four girls must unite to win a lemonade stand competition, facing friendship and business challenges.

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176 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In a lively middle-grade tale, Resa and her unlikely team must navigate friendship and rivalry in a lemonade stand competition. With Adventure Central tickets at stake, they face off against Resa's nemesis, Val. Harriet's antics, Amelia's know-it-all attitude, and Didi's inexperience add to the chaos. Can they learn to listen and work together, or will their differences sour their chances? Discover the sweet and sour journey of teamwork and entrepreneurship, where making new friends might be the ultimate prize. Packed with business tips, this story inspires young readers to dream big and collaborate.

From the publisher

Girls mean business in a brand-new middle grade series about friendship and entrepreneurship! All the great leaders had to start somewhere. And Theresa (“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 features tips from the Startup Squad and an inspirational profile of a girl entrepreneur!

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