KidVenture: Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue

 
This book is a useful tool to persuade young children to become entrepreneurs. It teaches that everybody is capable and that mistakes can be done. The book teaches the reader about new ventures and to be bold, think and to never give up, even when the going gets hard.

The plot of the story centres around Chance and his family, with the mostly mentioned characters being his dad and his sister Addie, who then becomes Chance’s business partner in the pool cleaning business. The story takes us through the 12 weeks of summer and how their pool cleaning business,  evolves. It guides us through the mistakes, like when Chance had to clean Old Man Lee very dirty pool (as he had not asked about the state of the pool) or when he asked Francine for 30 dollars to clean her pool, and she turned down his offer. There are also the jubilant points in the kids’ venture, like when Chance went to Sir Larry’s home for the first time.  Chance was very happy when he felt the 20 dollar note in his hand. He felt encouraged and satisfied to do this work. Another high point was when the kids  got new customers, thus increasing their revenue.
 
The book also looks at friendships and how such friendships are impacted when business is involved. An example is when Amit started working for Chance, and he turned up late for Luisa’s first cleaning appointment. It also looks into how one can negotiate, and that one must not expect to have his way all the time. There are also examples of how the relationship between Chance and Addie works; the business partnership was built on trust, they had business meetings together and discussed their course of actions.

The books is a gold mine for jargon used in the business world. It introduces the young readers to such words as leverage, marketing, profit and expenses. I strongly urge that students read this book as it is very inspirational.