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The Lemonade War
Evan Treski is people-smart. He is good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smarts intent.
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
April 23rd 2007
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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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
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 id...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 id...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$! But she have to rent to the animal rescue team because she promise Megan. But at las...more
I am reading a book called The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davis. Its about a boy and girl called Evan and Jessie. They were versing each other of a lemonade war. it was about who can have the most money at five days and all the money most be use by selling lemonades! Evan got 63$ 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 las...more
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.
T...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.
T...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'...more
There's more story to this one than in Gary Paulsen'...more
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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 "f...more
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...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...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. H...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. H...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 j...more
However, everything j...more
Jessie and Evan are competing against each other to see who wins the lemonade war. Jessie invites Macy to come over and do a lemonade stand with her. Jessie ends up winning the lemonade war but when Evan sneaks into Jessie's room and finds out how much money he has he takes it and hides it. He's going to give it back just not yet, he needs to win the lemonade war to keep his school reputation. He puts the money in one of his short pockets and goes to a friends house to swim. When he changes he l...more
A girl (who probably has Asperger's though it's never stated) struggles to understand why her older brother has been mean to her since they found out she's going to be in his class. The bad feelings are played out over 5 days in a competition selling lemonade, where misunderstandings lead to increasingly nasty behavior. A great story about siblings, with lots of math problems and lessons in capitalism. Sound like too much for one book? It isn't, though I did have a couple problems with the story...more
I read this as part of a homeschool book club I facilitate. The group is geared to 2nd-6th graders, and this book was perfect for these readers. The premise is that Jessie and Evan, brother and sister, become embroiled in a heated competition to sell the most lemonade in the last days of the summer. The fight is fueled by Evan's anger over Jessie being promoted 2 grades and placed in his class at school. Evan is a social child, but struggles with academics. Jessie is very bright, especially...more
It's the last week of summer vacation when Evan learns that there will only be one 4th grade class this year, meaning that his sister, Jessie, who is about to skip the third grade, will be in his class. Evan's feeling of insecurities over being the dumb older brother threaten to ruin what is actually a really strong sibling friendship. Jessie, who is school smart but not people smart, doesn’t understand why her brother is suddenly excluding her. The two get involved in rivalry and a bet invo...more
What a fun read about two siblings who get into a Lemonade War selling lemonade during their summer break! Davies manages to write with humor (often difficult to do) about Evan and Jessie's sibling rivalry while sneaking in a little bit of an economics lesson to boot. Four stars. I think 3rd-5th graders will enjoy the book.
One interesting thing to note is that Jessie seems to have a form of Asperger's or autism, but it's never actually spoken. I'm not sure if I'm jumping to concl...more
One interesting thing to note is that Jessie seems to have a form of Asperger's or autism, but it's never actually spoken. I'm not sure if I'm jumping to concl...more
I learned that you need to be nice to your brothers and sisters. Also it was really cool to see it from both the brother and the sister's point of view
This book was chosen as our first father/son book club selection for the summer and turned out to be an awesome choice. The story focuses on a sister and brother who are technically supposed to be going to 2nd and 4th grade in the fall, but because the sister is very bright, she gets to skip 3rd grade and is put into the same class as her brother, much to his dismay. As tempers escalate, they both open lemonade stands which provides even more drama and stiff competition! In a battle to the finis...more
The long hot summer can just be too much when your stuck at you house about 2 weeks before school starts. Nothing is there to entertain you. Jessie and Evan come up with a rivalry of lemonade stands. The competition heats up, especially when the brother and sister are having some issues. Jessie this year is skipping a year ahead. She's the brain of the family. Especially in the math portion of brains. But Evan feels dumb around her. Especially now that the letter came in from the scho...more
This was not one of my favorite "battle books". I thought is was very trite the way the author kept reminding us how Jessie was not good with people. Of course, if you are a girl that is good in math, you must not have good social skills. I think, unlike many other childrens authors, Davies speaks down to her audience.
I found it annoying, also that the children did not fight or argue in front of their mother, thinking this would make her happy, or stop her from bei...more
I found it annoying, also that the children did not fight or argue in front of their mother, thinking this would make her happy, or stop her from bei...more
i think it was kind of good because it was just not exiting or anything like that. i want you to know that i think that was the worst book i ever read. there was nothing inportant about it. i also want you to t's just my know that you should never ever read this book. well that's just what i think about it. i hope you at least try to read it. if you don't like it like me well never read it again. if you try to read it again slap yourself so you remember not to read it again. really don'...more
Nicole
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Recommends it for:
advanced third or struggling fifth graders
Shelves:
middle-grade
A well-written, typical middle grade, playing it safe book.
Alternating voices, two ying-yang characters who balance each other's strengths and weaknesses. A bit sugar-coated, but pretty much realistic.
We read it for Lincoln Reads and both the parents and kids liked it. Well, except for the part at the end when Scott gets away with it.
(Sidenote: the parents were confused as to why the kids were left alone so often. They kept asking, "Where are the adults?!" ...more
Alternating voices, two ying-yang characters who balance each other's strengths and weaknesses. A bit sugar-coated, but pretty much realistic.
We read it for Lincoln Reads and both the parents and kids liked it. Well, except for the part at the end when Scott gets away with it.
(Sidenote: the parents were confused as to why the kids were left alone so often. They kept asking, "Where are the adults?!" ...more
This a really cute book and a quick read. I think kids would really like it. The brother and sister compete against each other to see who can sell the most lemonade. By including the fact that the brother has great people skills and not so great math skills, and the sister has great math skills but not so great people skills, Davies is able to incorporate an entire business plan into the story. It is really quite remarkable. In the end, the brother and sister agree to end their competition amica...more
I love this book so far. The great thing about it is that the chapters end in the middle of the story. I really like Jessie. I think she's most like me. My least favorite person in the book is Scott. In chapter 2, Scott is trying to make Jessie feel bad about skipping 3rd grade. I'm not sure about Evan. All I know, is that he should stop making a big deal about being in the same class as his sister. If I were in the same class as my brother, I would have fun. I hope Even changes by the end of t...more
This was good and different. Evan and his sister Jessie are going to be in the same 4th grade class next year because Jessie is a genius and just got double-promoted. Evan doesn't like the idea of his friends finding out that Jessie is smarter than he is, and their fighting leads them to make a bet to see who can make the most money from selling lemonade. Throughout the book the author presents lots of information about how a business is run, and she does a great job of describing how the bus...more
Recommended for Grades 3 to 5
Evan Treski is people-smart; he is good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is not especially good at understanding people. However, Jessie is a math genius and she is even skipping a grade, meaning Evan and Jessie will end up being in the same 4th grade class once summer ends. The underlying feelings of this brings the normally close brother and sister pair to butt heads in an all out war – a lemonade wa...more
Evan Treski is people-smart; he is good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is not especially good at understanding people. However, Jessie is a math genius and she is even skipping a grade, meaning Evan and Jessie will end up being in the same 4th grade class once summer ends. The underlying feelings of this brings the normally close brother and sister pair to butt heads in an all out war – a lemonade wa...more
Torrey
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Recommends it for:
Rising entrepreneurs.
Recommended to Torrey by:
Barns and Noble
I really liked this book for reasons that come to mind very easily. Stating off at the beginning, an average boy growing up in an average household sitting in his basement during the summer hot as heck and board as snail. His little sister walks down looking for him, knowing siblings he hid in the shadows from her. All she wanted to do was play a little game of anything. Later that day, the boys friend comes over and they have a lemonade stand, so does his sister and the (get this) the brothers ...more
This is the story of a brother and sister, Jessie and Evan who are very different, but usually get along quite well. Jessie is very book smart and Evan is more people smart. Evan is not happy that his sister is skipping a grade in school and will be in his class. They wind up having a disagreement and wind up having contest to see who can sell the most lemonade. This book deals a lot with feelings and emotions, but there is also some good information for kids who are entrepreneurial. Great reali...more
Evan and Jessie get along pretty well for a brother and sister—that is, until they learn that Jessie, who is skipping third-grade, is going to be in Evan’s fourth-grade class. Evan is convinced that Jessie is going to make him feel dumb while Jessie is convinced that Evan is simply over-reacting. All of these confusing feelings explode when a misunderstanding over a lemonade stand send them both over the edge…so then they decide that they should compete to see who can make the most money in a ...more
Jessie and Evan are siblings who have always been close - until Jessie skips a grade and is put in the same class as Evan. Evan is mortified and instant rivalry breaks out, although Jessie can't figure out why. They begin a competition to see who can make the most money at their lemonade stand in the last few days of summer.
Very engagingly written. Characters are believable. I think it would be a great read for older reluctant readers except that the protagonists are so much younge...more
Very engagingly written. Characters are believable. I think it would be a great read for older reluctant readers except that the protagonists are so much younge...more
I found it very devious of Jessie to put discusting bugs and insects in
Evans lemonadebecause now his first custumer is going to see all the discusting things and they're cup and they're not going to pay for it and evan bought a lot of lemonade so now he's going to have under a hundred dollars.
I was suprised because Jessie has stooped under Evan's level and she's usually really really nice to pretty much everybody.
what is Evan going to do when he finds out Jessie put thosebugs ...more
Evans lemonadebecause now his first custumer is going to see all the discusting things and they're cup and they're not going to pay for it and evan bought a lot of lemonade so now he's going to have under a hundred dollars.
I was suprised because Jessie has stooped under Evan's level and she's usually really really nice to pretty much everybody.
what is Evan going to do when he finds out Jessie put thosebugs ...more
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