Most 15-year-olds are worrying about their homework and trying to fit in with other kids their age.1 Henry Patterson is busy running his company instead.
Henry, a teenager from Bedfordshire, started a 2called Not Before Tea when he was nine. Actually, his early school years were3as he was different from other students. He had few friends and he was4 invited to parties or play dates. He had a stammer (口吃), which made him feel even more5
But these things didn't hold him back. To6 himself up, he started his business journey.
He shared his7 with his mother and got her full support. Then he began to8 sweets on the Internet. He also designed animals about his products and wrote stories about9. After that, he turned to sell bags and soft toys which are from the10 he wrote called The Adventures of Sherb and Pip. In the end, he became so rich and11 that he was invited to speak at the National Retail Business Awards for Teenagers.
On top of this, he does his best to put his12 in the first place. He makes full use of time and studies really13. He takes his homework with him to events and does it on the train or after a speech so he never14 in his study.
"The real point of the book is to help people my age15 about how to make their way in the world." Henry wrote in his new book called Youth and Mighty.