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The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War Series #1)
Evan Treski is people-smart. He is good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart—but not especially good at understanding people. She knows that feelings are her weakest subject. So when their lemonade war begins, there really is no telling who will win—and even more important, if their fight will ever end.
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Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
April 23rd 2007
by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
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Derek read this to me and I totally enjoyed it. Take away for us was to recognize that the way we see things might not be the same way someone else does and to appreciate your siblings.
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Jessie loves math. In fact it comes to her quite easily. But understanding people is not her strong suit. Her older brother Evan understands people very well, but he's not very good at school. Knowing their weaknesses, they help each other out. Everything seems fine until Evan's mom gets a letter from the school that Jessie will be skipping third grade and moving straight to fourth grade in Evan's class.
So when Jessie wants to start a lemonade stand with Evan, he not only tells her no way, he al...more
So when Jessie wants to start a lemonade stand with Evan, he not only tells her no way, he al...more
This was a short, easy read, and it just so happens I read it over Labor Day weekend, which is when this book takes place.
Evan Treski is about to start fourth grade. Then the week before the year begins a letter comes in the mail. His summer is ruined! His school year is ruined! All because of his little sister, who is now going to be in his class. Well, she’s not that little. Only fourteen months younger. And he even likes her most of the time. But she’s so smart she got to skip third grade. He...more
Evan Treski is about to start fourth grade. Then the week before the year begins a letter comes in the mail. His summer is ruined! His school year is ruined! All because of his little sister, who is now going to be in his class. Well, she’s not that little. Only fourteen months younger. And he even likes her most of the time. But she’s so smart she got to skip third grade. He...more
This book "The lemonade war" is about Evan treski and his sister Jessie were suppose to run a lemonade stand together, but it turned out that they are both running their own lemonade stand with their friends instead because Evan hated Jessie for being smarter than him in mathematics. They came up with this competition saying that who ever earns the most money from their lemonade stand gets to take all of the losing persons money and the losing person have no say of what the other person is going...more
“The Lemonade War” is an excellent back-to-school title that deserves its place on the Amazon bestseller list.
Jessie and Evan are sister and brother, only 14 months apart in age and – because Jessie has skipped – both entering fourth grade. Jessie is good at math but not so good at people, and Evan is the opposite.
The two are close not only because of their complementary talents but also, the reader infers, because of the tough times they weathered as their parents’ marriage fell apart.
Now it’...more
Jessie and Evan are sister and brother, only 14 months apart in age and – because Jessie has skipped – both entering fourth grade. Jessie is good at math but not so good at people, and Evan is the opposite.
The two are close not only because of their complementary talents but also, the reader infers, because of the tough times they weathered as their parents’ marriage fell apart.
Now it’...more
With the start of school just around the corner The Lemonade Wars by Jacqueline Davies is a perfect reading fit. What would you do if you discovered that your little sister was going to skip into your grade at school next year? Not only your grade, but also your exact classroom because there is only one 4th grade in the school? That is the news the letter from school had to share. Jessie is good at school. She is smart. She has great ideas. She loves to get things done and to solve problems. She...more
Jul 09, 2012
Kathie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Kathie by:
Anderson's Bookstore display
Shelves:
for-kids-read
What happens when a brother and sister say, "I HATE YOU!!"? War. A war where the victor "pul-ver-izes" the loser. A war where winner takes all. A war that rapidly spirals out of control and where the participants wish everything could just go back the way it was.
The war starts for a simple reason: Jessie, who is 8, is skipping third grade and going into fourth grade. She's book smart, but not people smart. Evan is ten, people smart, and he is going into fourth grade. There is only one fourth gra...more
The war starts for a simple reason: Jessie, who is 8, is skipping third grade and going into fourth grade. She's book smart, but not people smart. Evan is ten, people smart, and he is going into fourth grade. There is only one fourth gra...more
Summary:
Evan Treski and his younger sister, Jessie, are pals. They play together, and their natural talents are complementary. Jessie is a whiz in math but not good socially. Evan is a popular guy, but he is not such a good student. Their relationship changes when a letter arrives announcing that super smart Jessie is skipping third grade and will be entering the fourth grade with Evan in the fall - in the same class!! That certainly changes their relationship and their summer. They quickly get...more
Evan Treski and his younger sister, Jessie, are pals. They play together, and their natural talents are complementary. Jessie is a whiz in math but not good socially. Evan is a popular guy, but he is not such a good student. Their relationship changes when a letter arrives announcing that super smart Jessie is skipping third grade and will be entering the fourth grade with Evan in the fall - in the same class!! That certainly changes their relationship and their summer. They quickly get...more
Grade 3-5–Evan Treski and his younger sister, Jessie, get along well in many ways. They play together, and their natural talents are complementary. Jessie is a whiz in math and other school subjects, but feelings were her weakest subject. Evan is competent in the social arena, but he is not such a good student. Their relationship changes the summer between Evan's third and fourth grades, when a letter arrives announcing what the boy sees as total disaster for him. He and his bright, skipping-thi...more
Aug 08, 2009
Charlyn Trussell
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Grade 4 and up
Shelves:
family_story,
fiction
Evan and Jessie have a strong brother-sister relationship, a bond. Evan can read emotions and personalities; Jessie is a gifted student. Together they complement one another--until the letter comes, the letter from the school stating that Jessie will be jumping a grade to join her brother in fourth grade during the next school year.
In Evan's mind, he is no longer the older brother, helpmate for his sister. He is the dummy whose sister will show him up in class. Jessie has no idea what has happe...more
In Evan's mind, he is no longer the older brother, helpmate for his sister. He is the dummy whose sister will show him up in class. Jessie has no idea what has happe...more
Amber Tomihama
9/11/12
“The Lemonade War”
By: Jacqueline Davies
173 pgs. 1962
How much money can you make in a week selling lemonade? Well in “Lemonade War” a boy named Evan and a girl named Jessie both brother and sister are going to be in the same class. But Evan does not want to be with Jessie. But why? Well it’s because Jessie is ridiculously smart and is skipping a grade Evan believes that he will be embarrassed by his little sister so he goes and runs a lemonade stand. Then Jessie runs a lemo...more
9/11/12
“The Lemonade War”
By: Jacqueline Davies
173 pgs. 1962
How much money can you make in a week selling lemonade? Well in “Lemonade War” a boy named Evan and a girl named Jessie both brother and sister are going to be in the same class. But Evan does not want to be with Jessie. But why? Well it’s because Jessie is ridiculously smart and is skipping a grade Evan believes that he will be embarrassed by his little sister so he goes and runs a lemonade stand. Then Jessie runs a lemo...more
Dear Readers,
I am reading a book called The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davis. Its about a boy and girl called Evan and Jessie. They were versing each other of a lemonade war. it was about who can have the most money at five days and all the money most be use by selling lemonades! Evan got 63$ at last but Jessie got nothing because Evan took his money and accidentally drop. All together Jessie got 204$! But she have to rent to the animal rescue team because she promise Megan. But at last they got...more
I am reading a book called The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davis. Its about a boy and girl called Evan and Jessie. They were versing each other of a lemonade war. it was about who can have the most money at five days and all the money most be use by selling lemonades! Evan got 63$ at last but Jessie got nothing because Evan took his money and accidentally drop. All together Jessie got 204$! But she have to rent to the animal rescue team because she promise Megan. But at last they got...more
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Wow, this is a great book for youth to read about business. There are so many great lessons to be learned for this book. The Lemonade War is started because a brother and sister who have been very close, have some common misunderstandings about the other persons motives.
There are pertinent lessons about budgeting, profit margins, marketing & advertising, value added service, location and franchising. Really all of these issues are discussed with a kids perspective.
There is also a great bas...more
There are pertinent lessons about budgeting, profit margins, marketing & advertising, value added service, location and franchising. Really all of these issues are discussed with a kids perspective.
There is also a great bas...more
I think this book was really interesting and made keep on reading. The beggining starts off a little boring,but after reading about a chapter it gets better. THis book gives people a very good life lesson. How Jessie and Evan learn to love each other instead of being enemies! My favorite character of this book was Jessie she is math smart and comes up with alot of good ideas to earn more money by selling lemonade. Evan is also one of my favorite characters too! You might not think he is smart,bu...more
This is an enjoyable story that I think is especially appropriate for 3rd-4th grade students. It is about 2 siblings who are very different from each other. Jessie is the 8-year-old younger sister who excels in academics but struggles with understanding other people's feelings and their social cues. Evan is the 10-year-old brother who struggles in school but is street smart and a people person. This is a great read for kids who can relate to fighting with siblings (Be warned: Jessie and Evan do...more
Evan can't do math, his younger sister (the math wiz) can't do emotions. Evan's angry because Jessie will be in his fourth grade class and will probably show him up. Instead of them doing a lemonade stand together, they set up competing stands. The capitalism is sandwiched between bouts of drama and junior angst. The children learn valuable family dynamics lessons at the end, except for Scott, who really needs to be in Juvenile Detention.
There's more story to this one than in Gary Paulsen's Lawn...more
There's more story to this one than in Gary Paulsen's Lawn...more
it was cool
This is a book that my son's elementary school gave us to read aloud as a family and discuss. I thought it was interesting enough to hold the kids' attention as well as brought up many good topics for discussion. The book is told from alternating points of view, switching back and forth between the brother and sister. I thought by telling the story that way it showed how one event can be perceived in different ways. There are also the issues of fighting, fighting fair, figuring out who your true...more
The lemondade wars was a book chosen by my son's school as an all school book to read. We both enjoyed it very much and I would recommend it for 5th graders. I love the relationship between Evan and his sister Jessie throughout the story. The premise of the book is a contest between the two as to who can raise the most money by selling lemonade over the summer.
Raised by their mother Evan and Jessie end up navigating much of pre teendom and peer issues with the help of each other. Then, Jessie i...more
Raised by their mother Evan and Jessie end up navigating much of pre teendom and peer issues with the help of each other. Then, Jessie i...more
Evan and his younger sister have a totally different reaction to the news that they will be in the same class next year. Evan is not feeling very good about having his younger sister skipping third grade and being in fourth grade with him next school year. Jesse is excited to be in her big brother's room. She feels he will be her gateway to having friends in her class this year and will ease her into being the new girl in the class. As the summer is closely coming to an end they begin a "friendl...more
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This is a great story about sibling rivalry, especially when the younger child seems to be more talented than the older. Evan is going into 4th grade and has added pressure this year because his younger sister, Jessie is skipping a grade and will also be in 4th grade. This would have been fine, until the school decided to have only one 4th grade. Jessie is excited about this news, because although she is extremely smart, she isn't good at making friends, and hopes Evan will help her. Evan, howev...more
I chose the book "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies because of the title that stood out. By just reading the title I can tell that the book has competition and a great plot. The story in this book is about a kid, Evan, who tries to challenge his sister in a lemonade stand battle. As the story goes on, instead of focusing on how to sell more lemonade, they come up with ways to destroy each others goods. My favorite quote is "It all starts with where you put your lemonade stand." I favor this...more
Apr 09, 2009
Claire
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
middle grades - middle school would enjoy the social aspects.
I read this a while back and enjoyed it immensely. I think this is a book that will have merit for the thinking reader as well as the reader who likes to read a quick realistic story that resolves at the end.
Brother and sister have been close- they have different talents, the older brother is a 'people person' who struggles academically. The younger sister is brilliant but is quite aware that her people skills are non-existent. Between them they are a team and appreciate each other. This summer...more
Brother and sister have been close- they have different talents, the older brother is a 'people person' who struggles academically. The younger sister is brilliant but is quite aware that her people skills are non-existent. Between them they are a team and appreciate each other. This summer...more
We had to read this book together as a family for Annie and Molly's school. It was fun to read it out loud together in the evenings. The girls really enjoyed it and Justin and I found it pretty fun too. It had some good lessons for kids in it--I particularly liked seeing so many great, real-life math applications. But I didn't like some of the character traits of the kids. We stopped several times to discuss why a character's behavior was bad and to discuss together what a better choice would ha...more
Often when books are instructive, authors are a bit too heavy-handed, allowing the lesson to weigh down the story.
Such is not the case with The Lemonade War. It's an entertaining introduction to both the mechanics of running a business and to the fact that not everyone sees the world in the same way.
Evan's younger sister Jessie is wicked-book-smart. So smart, she's being moved up a grade -- into Evan's class. As much as Evan likes his sister, he's terrified that having her in his class will show...more
Such is not the case with The Lemonade War. It's an entertaining introduction to both the mechanics of running a business and to the fact that not everyone sees the world in the same way.
Evan's younger sister Jessie is wicked-book-smart. So smart, she's being moved up a grade -- into Evan's class. As much as Evan likes his sister, he's terrified that having her in his class will show...more
Money Over Mind?
What would you do if your pesky little sister is now in your grade? What would you do if someone you love now hates you? These are questions Jessie and Evan have to ask themselves one summer day. In between the both of them- loving siblings are now turned against each other, and in the house, chaos unfolds. What would you do?
When Evan recieves a letter about his sister Jessie getting into his grade he is absolutely furious. He stops talking to Jessie, and this stops Jessies wo...more
What would you do if your pesky little sister is now in your grade? What would you do if someone you love now hates you? These are questions Jessie and Evan have to ask themselves one summer day. In between the both of them- loving siblings are now turned against each other, and in the house, chaos unfolds. What would you do?
When Evan recieves a letter about his sister Jessie getting into his grade he is absolutely furious. He stops talking to Jessie, and this stops Jessies wo...more
I liked this book. I like the conflict between the protagonists, the way the narration switched between them, and how they overcame their negative feelings towards one another in the end. It's a little tiny bit too young for my preferred age level, but I think the message is strong enough to overcome that (and not all kids have the same strength with reading). I also liked the multigenre feel it had to it, with signs, lists, articles, etc. tossed into the prose.
However, everything just seemed a...more
However, everything just seemed a...more
While the story line was cute, I hated the ending. It was too abrubt and wasn't nearly as exciting as I anticipated it would be. I also wish the author would have touched more on the little girl not being able to "read" emotions. Was it a disability? Was it her age? I love the classic brother and sister at war. All kids will be able to relate this to their own lives. I also enjoyed that math was shown/involved. Drawing pictures, a great strategy for completing word problems, was mentioned. This...more
The Lemonade War is a funny book and is one of the best books I’ve seen to take your mind off life, and its problems. Although it is a little short, I thought that it was fun to read, especially the second time I’ve read it. It’s the kind of book that doesn’t really have a very deep plot, and is trying to be funny instead of having an adventure. This book accomplishes that goal very well. But it doesn’t lead into a second book well. The story ends, with one thing left unaccomplished that will be...more
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