The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War Series, 1)

Only got this cause I had to write a essay on it but um honestly good book great quality too

The book was really fun and very entrepreneurialish.It also got my son to get out and look for ways to make money including his own lemonade stand.

Evan and Jessie are brother and sister who are fourteen months apart. To Evan's alarm, his little sister is going to join him in the same class this fall because she's skipping grades. It's going to be embarrassing, particularly because she's so much smarter than he is. She can do difficult math problems fast and without a calculator, while he's bad at math. Jessie may be intelligent, but she's not savvy with people. She doesn't make friends easily and doesn't notice social cues on whether or not people like her or are making fun of her. Evan, who is a people person, has helped her with that, but he's no longer willing to assist her.Stemming from Evan's discomfort about Jessie skipping grades, he's mean to her. With hurt and anger between them, they start a lemonade war to see who can make the most money selling lemonade. They recruit other people, move booths to different areas of the neighborhood, and they play dirty. Even though it's summer and they should be enjoying themselves and their lemonade businesses, things get real ugly between the two.This is a finely crafted book. The dynamics between Evan and Jessie felt very real and both characters came to life. Sibling rivalry, misunderstandings, and other themes play well into the story. The business and money aspects of the novel should prove interesting to children. I'd love to read the other books in this series.

I haven't read the entire series, but I'm very impressed with the quality of this first novel in the series. Kudos to the author for presenting a positive view of entrepreneurship, in an age when children are brought up on a diet of movies about the evil developer who wants to build a shopping mall on the wildlife preserve. That alone makes this book a stand out. The author skillfully weaves several sub-plots and themes into the story. When I teach this book, my students learn about "reading between the lines," skilful and well-paced exposition, fresh and imaginative metaphors, as well as neurodivergent children, learning disabilities, conflict resolution and first crushes. Terrific book, highly recommend.

I picked up the Lemonade War series for my sons (ages 10 and 8) this past summer for bedtime reading. The dynamic between Evan Treski and his younger sister, Jessie, changes several times through the book as the two siblings compete to earn the most money from separate lemonade stand sales. Both employ friends and clever sales tactics to gain the upper hand. However, their competitive nature (and moral dilemmas) ultimately undermines their relationship and their hard work.Jacqueline Davies crafted an ending that repairs the main characters' relationship while managing to leave the final challenge unresolved. I recommend parents purchase the The Lemonade War and its sequel The Lemonade Crime because their children will want to resolve the crime cliffhanger. The third book in the series, The Bell Bandit, is a stand-alone story from the first two books.The Lemonade War deftly touches on the vocabulary and morality of economics, while maintaining a suspenseful narrative that engaged my sons and taught them many math and money concepts previously not considered.My sole detraction is this is yet another children's story featuring a single-parent family (the father abandons the family) with an adult who isn't engaged raising her children. The mother disappears through major portions of the book, leaving the children to their own devices. With the father abandoning the family rather than sharing visitation rights, Evan's frustration feels more like a convenient plot device. Divorce, sadly, is a reality for more than half of all marriages. Evan and Jessie might have been better developed with a father figure in the story.In summary, the book succeeds in balancing Jessie and Evan's temperament. Their individual strengths and weaknesses are critical to the story's development. Neither one is portrayed as better than the other.I recommend this book for children ages 8 and up, especially if shared as a bedtime reading with parents.Rating: Four stars

9 year old girl LOVED this book.

Purchased for my daughter and she said it was very engaging and fun to read! She’s 10 and enjoyed this read!

Cute and funny tale