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Austin Hustle: Chasing Food Trucks: A Kid's Entrepreneurship Story About Apps, Innovation, and Hustle (The Young Founder Series - Austin Hustle, Ages
Paperback
Series: The Hustle Series: Entrepreneurship Chapter Books for Kids Ages 9-12
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 28 2025
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.37
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What happens when two kids with big imaginations take on Austin's legendary food truck scene? They learn that chasing tacos, BBQ, and smoothies is only half the story-hustling takes creativity, teamwork, and resilience.
Austin Hustle is a fun, fast-paced middle grade novel (ages 9-12) from the Hustle Series, part of the larger Young Founder Series, a collection of books designed to inspire the next generation of young entrepreneurs. Perfect for kids who love reading about friendship, creativity, and starting small businesses, this story blends the vibrant flavors of Austin, Texas with the universal challenges of trying something new.
Meet Liam and Mateo. Best friends. Foodie fanatics. And now, reluctant entrepreneurs. What starts as a simple problem-families never knowing where their favorite trucks are-turns into a big idea: an app that maps and books Austin's trucks in real time. Armed with nothing more than a Chromebook, some no-code tools, and a lot of determination, the boys dive headfirst into coding, marketing, customer interviews, and their first real pivots. Along the way, they'll face competition, setbacks, embarrassing failures, and even a rival app that threatens to steal their spotlight.
But through it all, Liam and Mateo discover something bigger than tacos or technology: that hustle means showing up, learning from mistakes, and finding joy in the process.
This book is packed with:
✅ Entrepreneurship for kids - showing what it means to take an idea, test it, and turn it into something real.
✅ STEM and coding themes - including no-code app building, testing, and iteration explained in kid-friendly ways.
✅ Austin landmarks & culture - food truck parks, Zilker Park, and the city's creative vibe bring the setting to life.
✅ Friendship & teamwork lessons - highlighting collaboration, resilience, and problem-solving.
✅ Growth mindset inspiration - failure as feedback, perseverance, and the courage to try again.
Perfect for fans of Shark Tank for Kids, Lemonade War, and the Kid Start-Up series, Austin Hustle inspires readers to see themselves as creators, problem-solvers, and entrepreneurs-no matter their age. Whether your child dreams of launching a lemonade stand, inventing the next app, or just wants an exciting story full of humor and heart, this book delivers both entertainment and education.
Parents, teachers, and librarians will love how Austin Hustle combines storytelling with real-life entrepreneurial lessons in a way that's fun and age-appropriate.
The Hustle Series
Each Hustle book introduces readers to a new city, new kid entrepreneurs, and a new kind of hustle-from food trucks in Austin to car washes in Detroit to bakeries in Philadelphia. Together, these books form the Young Founder Series, a unique library of stories designed to spark creativity, business savvy, and confidence in kids ages 9-12.
Give your reader an empowering story about creativity, friendship, and entrepreneurship set in one of America's most iconic foodie cities.
Austin Hustle: Chasing Food Trucks - because every big idea starts small, and every kid can be a founder.
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