![]() Having only half of the $10 he needs for a Minka J poster, Daymond forks over $1 to buy a plain T-shirt, paints a picture of the pop star on it, sells it for $5, and uses all of his cash to buy nine more shirts. John, founder of the FUBU fashion line and a Shark Tank venture capitalist, offers a self-referential blueprint for financial success. How to raise money for a coveted poster: put your friends to work! Newly independent readers, especially little girls who love fashion, will identify with Sassy and will look forward to more stories about her life and family. ![]() ![]() While her first-person voice sometimes slips from a genuine-sounding fourth grader to that of an adult, Sassy’s story of family, school and one special grandmother is a sweet one. Sassy might be small, but she is the right size to save the day just when her family needs her most. ![]() Whenever there is an emergency, Sassy is there with her Sassy Sack, full of just what is needed, from lip gloss to glue to a flashlight. ![]() Her loving African-American family gets so busy that they sometimes even forget she is there, despite her fancy clothes and unique style. Teasing seventh-grade brother Sabin and sophisticated 16-year-old sister Sadora get to be called their given names, but Sassy is called Little Sister most of the time. Nine-year-old Sassy, the youngest child in an active, warm family, wants to be taken seriously. ![]()
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