Hopscotch Girls Presents: Mia Madison, CEO (Volume 1)

This book is so much fun! My kiddos have had a ton of fun reading Mia Madison- they are so excited to share all of their business ideas and they’re even more excited to get their own businesses started. This book sent me back to my days reading the babysitter’s club! We are all looking forward to seeing how this series unfolds.

My son—an avid middle grade reader—said he enjoyed this book! He’s a honest reviewer & a lover of books & gave it 3.5 stars out of 5. I got this book because I love the idea of a business-minded heroine—that seems like great inspiration for any young person, boy or girl. The hardcover is nicely constructed, with a glossy cover & spine. Mia Madison, CEO is a chapter book with the occasional illustration. The price point is a little high in my opinion; it’s rare for me to pay that much for a book. Still, I could see this being a good choice if you’re looking for a contemporary middle grade that might spark some entrepreneurial feelings in the kid in your life!

I liked this book so much I gifted it to two of my 5th grade students for summer reading. As an elementary school counselor, I see students benefiting from other similar-aged success stories and this just fit my students.

"Ten out of ten! I loved it! Mia is confident, friendly, and likeable. The detailed illustrations help the story. I just can't get enough!" We are anxiously awaiting The Pop-Up Shop Predicament. Leona Claire, 8yo granddaughter Dorothy Schwab

My 11 year old son loved it! He described it as an inspiring story about entrepreneurship that's approachable for kids.

Mia Madison, CEO has some great empowering kids’ messages – that reaching for your dreams and being intentional about your actions will get you far in life. It also showed that sometimes trying to take on too much (not figuring out and focusing your efforts on what is most important can have bad consequences. While this book is targeted to 8–12-year-olds, predominantly girls, I think a better audience could be 10–12-year-olds. The reading level was appropriate for my almost 8-year-old son, and he appreciated the pictures. The reason for the older age range is that there were quite a few idioms throughout the book that younger kids may not get. The problem with having this being an older reading age though is that 1) the ending is kind of silly and would be better suited to a younger audience, 2) the pictures work better for a younger age range and 3) younger kids probably won’t related as well in general to the theme of the book of being organized and planning, they are just living out their kid lives. I like that this book showed what could happen if you take on too much, but some of it is imposed by the main character’s dad’s strict technology limit. One of the only points of the book I was not keen on was that her mom helped and basically was like hey I got you, don’t tell dad. I liked that the mother shared a time in the book where she didn’t plan well and goofed up her dates and it had bad consequences for her – adults can goof up too. My son at about 8 is not ready to be an entrepreneur. The book has good questions to think about and plan for if he was interested in that. He enjoyed the book but at this point in his life, he is learning and playing, not focused on how to start up or run a business. I think this is probably true for most kids his age. We are interested to read what happens in the second book and if some plot points from the first that were left dangling will be resolved.

Love this book. Great message

Features It’s about being brave It’s about reaching out It’s about new interests It’s about helping a friend It’s about being creative It’s about acceptance It’s about problem solving It’s about entrepreneurship It’s about non-traditional roles It’s about overlooking differences It’s about appreciating another’s interests It’s about respecting another’s choices It’s about much, much more It’s a wonderful story book It’s for young readers Celebrating awareness Celebrating friendship Celebrating diversity Raising awareness Having fun Considerations This was written for 8-to-12-year-old. This was targeted for students in grades 4 – 6? Most eight-year-old children are in 2nd or 3rd grade. How was this received Not independently packaged nor sealed, rather, as is. I do not prefer that, as I think the integrity of the book is compromised. I would have rather had it shrink wrapped. Describe the book This softcover, “non-jacketed,” children’s novel has an above average number of pages, at about (202) and measures (5½”) wide, (8”) tall, and about (0.625”) thick. Why was this published? It’s a part of a series, Hopscotch Girls, this story follows the adventures of Mia Madison, , there are limited simple that follow that page’s particular story line. This novel activates and stimulates heart, mind, and soul, in both young and older readers. It causes the reader to link-up with a broad-based swath of different relationships, through problem-solving, group efforts, and common goals. This book is about understanding; it’s about inclusion. To open to others that could be overlooked. It touches on many emotions and feelings, hidden strengths, and has an attitude of reaching out to make others feel included. The pathway to adulthood is full of many diverse people with different ideas. Efforts need to be expended to take those steps to success, though there are many challenges, which includes making new friends, to empathize with others, or at least walk their path, to understand them and their thought processes, likes, dislikes and so forth. This book offers challenges of heart and soul and mind. All in all, this makes for entertaining and fun reading without a heavy load to carry. Key characters are around the same age as the reader, so, this helps in the connection and learning process. This book offers a tad bit more of complicated reading, to advance reading skills, from grade school to the start of middle school. From cover to cover, this book is creative. I even enjoyed paging through to look at the artwork. Although this book is marketed to children aged “8 to 12,” I think it may be better suited to 10, 11, and 12 years old, consistent with the grade levels suggested, which is 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. Although the story does not really demand an age limit in our family, as we like to keep our minds open to fun reading, even if it is to a younger reader. I think the book hits on what children experience, the challenges of school, friendships, family, and just having the opportunity to be creative and to dream. These are traits all should possess. I think this can keep all readers entertained, but younger readers may need to be coached about what the point of what this story is. Publishing date This book’s copyright year is 2024. I received this during April 2024, so this is somewhat recent. Printed where? China. When printed? First printing. 12/25/2023 Back cover price $12.99 U.S.A. ($17.99) Canada eBook? Available as a Kindle eBook. Audiobook? There is an audio version available. Hardcover? There is a hardcover edition that is available, with a larger price tag. Library of Congress Control Number? Weight The book weighs in at (11) ounces. Publisher It’s published by Andrew McMeel Publishing Is it fiction? Yes. Main character? Mia Madison. Supporting character? Other kids (Hopscotch Girls) Please refer to Amazon for pics of this copywritten work. I was excited to select this and pleased at its level of complexity for a grade school level students. Is this perfect, not for me, but it is fun to read. I hope my thoughts offered information.