Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the thematic possibilities presented by the title.

Recommended Texts for Pairing

“9-Year-Old Entrepreneur Launches Teeth-Friendly Lollipop Company”

• Adam Toren interviews Alina Morse, who invented Zollipops.
• addresses best business practices and the balance between work and play in a brief, easy-to-read format
• article contains links to related stories about student entrepreneurs

“10 Success Tips for Young and Aspiring Entrepreneurs”

• Eric Porat offers tips for young entrepreneurs in this clear and informative article.
• addresses best business practices and the balance between work and play

Lunch Money

• a multiple-award-winning middle-grade novel by Andrew Clements, in which Greg, the young protagonist, comes up with a creative scheme for making money at school and ends up in a “war” with competitor Maura
• connects to the themes of best business practices and resolving emotional conflict and further explores the nature of “success” in business

The Candymakers (The Candymakers, #1)

• a middle grade novel by Wendy Mass, in which four children compete to invent the most delicious candy
• extends students’ exploration of ethical competition, the balance between work and play, and the effects of competition on relationships
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