Tyler Passes The Golden Key (Future Business Leaders' Series.) National Best Books 2008 Award-Winning Finalist in Children's Fiction
Subtitle: Teaching Kids how to be Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders
Contributors: Jennifer Shelley, Editor and Guy Smalley, Illustrator
Edition: 1
Series: Future Business Leaders' Series
Publisher: Bouje Publishing
Published: July, 2008
Place of publication: Atlanta, GA
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780977926510
Subjects: Young Adult; Action & Adventure - General; Children's Books; Juvenile Fiction / Business, Careers, Occupations; Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
Genres: Children's Books; Action & Adventure - General; Juvenile Fiction / Business, Careers, Occupations; Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction; Young Adult
First sentence: Reviews:

 An excellent combination of a silly story and knowledge of basic business principles, July 17, 2008
By 	Charles Ashbacher "-Marion, Iowa United States
       
Learning the basics of business is important; nearly every adult is involved in making sure that a business is successful. Children can and should learn these principles at a young age, certainly before they get their first job. This book uses some of the silly naming strategy that makes children's books successful, for example the name of an island is Spiceeboodati, the Octopus is Octopush, one of the competitors is Sharpina the Fox and when looking for additional money, Tyler and Giselle go to Deepockits Park. 
However, silly names aside, the underlying message is one of sound business strategies. The Solve-a-Matic company is suffering from lagging sales and poor customer support and service. The solution starts with dispelling negative rumors, establishing a brand, setting down some additional customer-friendly rules and expanding the customer base by offering discounts and rental opportunities. Market surveys are used to determine what the market will bear. 
This is a sound primer on the basics of business; it combines a silly story with genuine and usable knowledge of how a business is run. 

The great twists and turns kept me hooked through the entire story! --Cameron, age 13

This book is really exciting! It kept me wanting more. I loved it! --Jennifer, age 12

Wonderful story! Creative characters and names! The play of words constantly amused my daughter while she was reading it. --Satish, parent of a 10-year old girl
Description: Teaching Kids how to be Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders. As Tyler fulfills his dream of sailing around the world, Giselle returns to Nessibus and the Solve-a-matic factory only to find a creepy man that lurks in a boat in nearby waters, an eerie (and stinky!) fog has settled in, and Tyler's customers have disappeared! The company is on the brink of bankruptcy and to complicate her worries, Tyler gets stuck out at sea with no wind to carry him back home. Giselle faces the greatest challenge of her life as she must figure out how to market the Solve-a-matic Machines to increase Tyler's sales and bring him home.
Notes: PORT OF DACAPO & THE GIANT JELLYFISH 
The sails were up. Giselle and Tyler had been cruising over the sea most of the day, except for the few hours they stopped to take a dip. Now the sun was high in the sky, and it was uncomfortably warm. The wind was blowing mildly. Their skin was burned and their bellies growled.  “I’m hungry. Want to go to the shore and grab something to eat?” asked Tyler. 
“Great idea.” Tyler’s Solve-a-matic Machine was tucked under the canopy, shaded from the hot sun. With the help of the handy homework machine, they had finished the school year while they 
were on their trip, sailing far from Nessibus to unknown lands. But school was out now, and they were free to play.
Tyler used the boat’s navigation system to find an Internet café at the nearby Port of Dacapo, so they could eat and check their e- mail. Perfect! The Dacapo Internet Café was right outside the port. Unfortunately, they would have to cross Tentacle Bay to get there, and this secretly terrified Tyler. The jellyfish in Tentacle Bay were the size of cars, and they liked to wrap their tentacles around the keels and rudders of sailboats.
Table of contents: title: CHAPTER 1:  Port of Dacapo & The Giant Jellyfish …………….….1; title: CHAPTER 2:  The Cave of Charts……………..12; title: CHAPTER 3:  A Stinky Cloud Settles In.…….27; title: CHAPTER 4:  The Lexis Labyrinth and The Wall of Logo Inklings….......36; title: CHAPTER 5:  Goodbye Rumor……………….…49; title: CHAPTER 6:  The Big Ear……………………....54; title: CHAPTER 7:  Finding a Flakerluff……….…....70; title: CHAPTER 8:  Three Bridges …………………..78; title: CHAPTER 9:  Sharpina Who & The Save-a-WHAT? ….………..91; title: CHAPTER 10:  The Flakerluff Fracus ………104; title: CHAPTER 11:  The Playground Survey….…...110; title: CHAPTER 12:  Giselle’s Good News………….116; title: CHAPTER 13:  Passing the Golden Key ……..124