Penn, Maya S. You Got This!

Penn, Maya S.  You Got This!  Simon & Schuster  2016  202p  $15.99      ISBN 978-1-5011-3694-8    ms  Nonfiction  VG-BN           

Maya Penn thought that in order to have a business, you had to be adult, that those were the rules. But when she started designing headbands and getting noticed by complete strangers, she discovered the website Etsy and began selling online. Soon she was being interviewed by Forbes magazine and appearing on talk shows. She was telling kids that they could do whatever they put their minds to. She tells young people to have a dream board, to think positive and to find a good support system in order to achieve their dreams. Penn is only fifteen years old, and this book will speak volumes to other kids her age. She also talks about how all her accomplishments gave her the ability to turn around and help make the world a better place for others.

Highly recommended for any middle- or high-school nonfiction collection. It reads like a novel and will inspire kids to create and follow their dreams!

Summary: Maya Penn started her own fashion business at age eight and has moved on to having a non-profit organization that helps people around the world. In her first nonfiction book she discusses how she started her business, her wonderful support system and the fact that she is just getting started!          

Child entrepeneurs, Business                                      --Erin Daley

Corrigan, Jim. Steve Jobs.

Corrigan, Jim.  Steve Jobs.   Morgan Reynolds   2013  128p  $28.95  978-1-59935-076-9       series: Business Leaders #9.  ms/hs  Biography  VG-BN

This is the life story of technology guru Steve Jobs, a man who led us into new territories and broke down creative barriers.

The text is crisply written and fully illustrated, with a low reading level accompanied by photographs. The inclusion of several facts, where to obtain more information, a list of web sites, a timeline, and a glossary/index make this a useful research tool.

After the informative text, the second most attractive feature of this book is its visual appeal to young readers.  The layouts of the pages are varied and well balanced between text and photographic illustrations, so that concepts are grouped together.  The flow and balance of the text and the visuals are integrated to present a stimulating book for both young and reluctant readers.

This book is one in the Business Leaders series published by Morgan Reynolds.  Each book describes a different business icon.

Steve Jobs, Apple Corporation                        --Linda McNeil