The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War Series)

The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War Series)

By Jacqueline Davies

266 ratings 433 reviews 307 followers
Book 1 of 5 in the  The Lemonade War Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 2 - 5S4.127392

For a full hour, he poured lemonade. The world is a thirsty place, he thought as he nearly emptied his fourth pitcher of the day. And I am the Lemonade King.

Fourth-grader Evan Treski is people-smart. He’s good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart, but not especially good with people. So when the siblings’ lemonade stand war begins, there really is no telling who will win—or even if their fight will ever end. Brimming with savvy marketing tips for making money at any business, definitions of business terms, charts, diagrams, and even math problems, this fresh, funny, emotionally charged novel subtly explores how arguments can escalate beyond anyone’s intent.

Awards: 2009 Rhode Island Children's Book Award, 2007 New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, North Carolina Children’s Book Award 2011, 2011 Nutmeg Award (Connecticut)

Check out www.lemonadewar.com for more information on The Lemonade War Series, including sequels The Lemonade Crime, The Bell Bandit, and The Candy Smash.

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780618750436
ISBN-10: 0618750436
Published on 4/23/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192

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This book is so AMAZING!!!We were reading it in our class, and when we got to the end of it, everybody was so upset!!!

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I am reading this book in my class and it is such a good book☺

I read to page ten then I got bored. I do not usually hate books, !!! It was boring and really bad and I would never want to finish it!!! If you do not hate It , then like or reply to this comment how you feel about this message.

Evan Treski and Jessie Treski are having a lemonade war to see who can raise the most money, and whoever raises the most money gets to keep all the money that they raise. Evan is good at talking to people, and Jessie is good at math. Who will win??????????(Not telling!)😁😁😁

Bob Bob

It has an amazing ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ premise, but the terrible execution. The plot is a simple battle between siblings, except with educational segments on business. The big ending obviously being, the brother (marketing) and the sister (management) need to work together to succeed. The problem is in the execution. 1. The sister is a Mary Sue. She supposedly can’t talk (advertise) like her brother, as the book repeats it in every paragraph, but whenever she advertises, she does better than her brother! She makes hundreds more than the brother, making me not believe they need each other, but the brother needs the sister so he can take her cash. 2. The brother’s ark is incomplete. The brother is jealous of his sister, because she is perfect in every way, and bullies her. I thought this could be interesting, a kid finding he has something special that no one else has (which would force the sister to need to work with him and solve most of problem 1). This would make him special, teaching children that everyone has something special. There is no conclusion. Obviously it’s supposed to be his amazing people skills, but problem 1 makes this conclusion depressing. The one thing you’re good at is talking, while your sister is extremely shy and is still better than you. Basically, the sister is overly amazing, and the brother is just bad at everything, making the conclusion feel forced. This book has a five star plot, but I can only give it three stars for execution. This author is extremely talented and I believe she had great passion and a lovely story idea, I hope she keep writing and improving her work!!

I read all three books because I got all three in one. They are so funny and they take you in and don't let you out until you are done

This is the book that I was always mentioning. This book is the first book in the series. You get to know about the economy and how you earn money. If you are interested in earning money by selling lemonade, read this book!

Abby Abby

Probably I guess it's fine I'm only in third grade I think it's kind of for lower grade I don't know if I want to read it I think it's kind of for the littler kids I guess you could go to you can Elementary I guess it's fine I don't think central has it I'm kind of like the major kind of bookworm if you put kind of like a book in my face I would take it away and read it that's me I would kind of get this book what kind of given four and a half but I can't read it so what's the point of the book you can't read it you can't read it you can't find it and what's the point think it's kind of going to be a good book probably not be a bookworm kindness if you bring me to Florida I guess because I only been on one family vacation

So i guess i was late to read this book because i think i was a bit rather old for it. But it was pretty good and really fun to read. I liked how at the beginning of each chapter they had a definition of a word and that how they both had a weakness and a strong part. The ages of the children were not really felt though. They felt much older then their true age. I would recommend it to grades 3-5.

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