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Twelve weeks to Midnight Blue (Kidventure Vol 1) by Steve Searfoss

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Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue takes young children on a journey with Chance Sterling, figuring out ways to earn money to buy his dream bike!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I realized then that Larry trusted me. That was amazing. He didn’t really know me, not really. But he believed that I would do a good job. And that made me really want to do a good job. I would work extra hard that day, to prove that Larry was right to trust me.

Steve Searfoss, Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue, pg. 40
Book Cover: Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue by Steve Searfoss

Steve Searfoss is an entrepreneur who has started many businesses and had his share of failures. He uses this knowledge to his advantage with Kidventures, showing children the good and challenging parts of building a successful business. 

Using hypothetical scenariosSteve Searfoss loves making up stories to teach his children about business and economics. It was the inspiration for the Kidventure series. Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue, followed by There’s No Plan like No Plan.

Each Kidventure book creates a challenge with cliffhangers to encourage children to solve business challenges, making for an interactive reading experience. They learn about starting and running a small business in a fun and entertaining way. 

Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue, Vol 1 in the Kidventure series, was published on 27 November 2020.

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Twelve Weeks to Midnight BlueSummary

Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue tells the story of Chance Sterling, who dreams of buying his dream bike by the end of the summer holidays. He earns $10 a week by cleaning his dad’s pool, but he soon realises that he won’t reach his goal in time.

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Since his dad is not prepared to pay him more, he decides he needs to clean more pools. It is a start of a business adventure where he learns about running a small business and its challenges. Children will eagerly read along to see if Chance will realise his dream and buy his bike at the end of the summer holiday.

My take on Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue

The Kidventure series is a must-read for children from ten to fourteen years. It teaches them about business and economics in a simple way. They will relate to Chance Sterling and his goal to buy his dream bike.

The logical progression of the story takes them step-by-step through Chance’s journey of building his pool cleaning business. Steve Searfoss explains all the terminology in simple language that young children can easily understand.

I love how Steve Searfoss highlights the importance of maths in business. He shows us how Chance does the math in his head and he also shows us the actual calculations in writing, helping children to understand and apply these calculations themselves.

I also appreciate how Steve Searfos highlights the ethical aspects of business and the value of relationships. Children will understand the benefit of being honest and building good relationships in business instead of cheating, stealing, and taking advantage of others. Through Chance’s experience with Old Man Lee (his one ‘bad’ customer), they will also discover joy in helping others and making other people’s lives better. They will then realise that money shouldn’t be your only goal.

Should you get Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue

for your child?

I highly recommend Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue for children from ten to fourteen years. We live in a time when jobs are not guaranteed anymore. Thus many young people will need to start a business to make a living. The book doesn’t only follow a logical progression in showing how to build a small business but also teach them essential terminology, such as leverage, partnerships, marketing, vendors, bottom-line, profit & loss statement, market research, etc.

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But even more important is that Steve Searfoss stresses the importance of ethics and building solid relationships with employees and customers. 

If your child enjoys non-fiction books, please check out my reviews of   Accidental Inventions That Changed Our World and Epic Book of Unbelievable True Stories.

Did Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue inspire your kids to start a small business venture? We would love to hear from you. Please share some of their ideas for a business venture with us in the comments?

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Hi! I am Susan

Welcome to my adventure

Why Read or Rot?

I have started reading at the age of four. I can remember how I often read under the covers with a flashlight when I was supposed to sleep.

During my early school years, we visited the library once a week. I couldn’t pick out my new book fast enough! By the end of the period, I would have finished it already, leaving me with nothing to read for the rest of the week!

Growing up, Fridays was the highlight of my week. Dad would pack the whole family into the car, and off we go! You guessed right – to the library! We were a family of readers.

In my adult years, I’ve developed a variety of interests like technology, photography, gardening and even writing. But reading was and will always be a part of my life!

Reading for me is like breathing. If I cannot read, my soul will quietly rot away

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This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. Kristy

    Love it! Thank you so much!

    1. Susan van der Walt

      Thank you Kristy. The book is incredible and so necessary to help kids learn business principles for the future.

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