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Lemonade Mouth (Lemonade Mouth #1)

by Mark Peter Hughes (Goodreads Author)

3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 · rating details · 829 ratings · 146 reviews

Poets. Geniuses. Revolutionaries.

The members of the legendary band Lemonade Mouth have been called all of these things. But until now, nobody's known the inside story of how this powerhouse band came to be. How five outcasts in Opoquonsett High School's freshman class found each other, found the music, and went on to change both rock and roll and high school as we know it....more

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Published March 13th 2007 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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May 19, 2012 Tamahome rated it 4 of 5 stars

First 47 pages: Different than the Disney tv movie. Stella the rebel is very tall and cut off most of her hair. Olivia the lead has panic attacks both on and offstage. Charlie the drummer is chubby and has frizzy hair, and his twin brother is dead and talks in his head. Wen doesn't have much of a social life either, and accidentally gets nude drawings of his dad's new gf. Mo the indian girl is skinny and gets detention for making out in the bushes. The music teacher is an old white lady with a '...more

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Jul 28, 2011 Karen Kaiser rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: summer-2011, four-stars, realistic-fiction, fiction, has-a-movie

This book was really good. The movie (although I didn't see it) made me curious, so I decided to give the book a try. I really liked it. I'm not sure if I'd go as far as to say I LOVED it, but that's not because it lacked anything a good book should have. It just didn't spark with me.

The premise is a tad random, and the foundation of the entire plot seems a bit shaky, but I didn't mind. Just because what happened with Lemonade Mouth doesn't happen often, doesn't mean it can't happen. The writin...more

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Jul 11, 2011 Wendy F rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, contemporary, young-adult

Enjoyable! Exactly what I anticipated and didn't feel let down at all.

What I didn't like about the movie was made up for in this book, and what I didn't enjoy about the book the movie made up for.

If you want to read a fun book about a band of misfits who come together to start a Revolution, grab this. You're bound to connect to one of these characters. For me it was Olivia. The shy one who has a tough time being herself in front of people. It didn't hurt that I would have had a crush on Wen too...more

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Apr 13, 2013 Caleah Buil rated it 5 of 5 stars

Lemonade Mouth, Lemonade Mouth? Where can I begin with Lemonade Mouth? I guess I can begin by stop saying Lemonade Mouth like some sort of freak. This book to me in one word was.
Inspiring.
Seriously, at times I actually got goosebumps. I thought the way they all came together, the way they bonded, the way they had their own style, the way that stood up for right no matter the consequences while dealing with their own problems was amazing. I saw the movie first (My bad! I don't make a habit of doi...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Audrey rated it 4 of 5 stars

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4/5 stars

This is the story of how the band, Lemonade Mouth, came to be. Stella, Wen, Mo, Charlie, and Olivia met one fateful day in detention. They discovered their mutual love for music and slowly, the idea of starting a band formulated, thus turning them into a sensation. Even still, nothing ever comes easy. Individually, they weren't popular; every other student like them who took part in activities and clubs that weren't considered "popular" got demoted to the hi...more Reviewed on Her Fiction Fix :

4/5 stars

This is the story of how the band, Lemonade Mouth, came to be. Stella, Wen, Mo, Charlie, and Olivia met one fateful day in detention. They discovered their mutual love for music and slowly, the idea of starting a band formulated, thus turning them into a sensation. Even still, nothing ever comes easy. Individually, they weren't popular; every other student like them who took part in activities and clubs that weren't considered "popular" got demoted to the high school's basement. They're labelled as the freaks of the school, and it's up to Lemonade Mouth to use their newfound popularity to change things.

The characters that made up Lemonade Mouth were so odd and easily classified as misfits. There's a freakishly tall green-haired girl and a guy who's really insecure and hears the voice of his dead twin brother in his head, to name a few. But when they were together, it was magic. It was interesting to read how they formed, as it wasn't a sudden thing where all five kids completely went for it. It took time, and it was realistic. After all, they weren't really friends; they only really got together through detention, and they barely knew each other beforehand. They each had their own stories and struggles, which were touched upon equally and made their story as a band more believable. Hughes never gave one character more importance over another.

The core of the book is about five strangers who never really fit in anywhere, coming together and making something out of nothing. They became influences to their fellow classmates, and even though their journey wasn't an easy one, they never gave up. They were able to cope with the insanity known as high school through their growing friendship, all the while, touching the lives of their fellow classmates with their music and their message.

The overall concept isn't original by any means, but the way the author wrote it really puts it in a class of its own. The book was offbeat and funny; definitely had its own unique brand of humour, which I found totally refreshing. It's original in the sense that when you think of a high school band-- or any band, your mind immediately goes to a guitarist, singer, bassist, and a drummer. Lemonade Mouth throws all conventions out the window. Here, you have stuff like a ukulele, trumpet, bongos, and congas. In other words, this book is not full of your typical high school characterizations.

I picked up the book because I watched the Disney Channel movie that was adapted from it. I loved the movie, I'm not even going to lie. Even bought the soundtrack and everything. I'm such a sucker for feel-good teenybopper DCOMs. So sue me. I was curious to see how the book compared to the film; what they left out and kept in, what they changed, etc. I was surprised at how different a lot of things were in the book, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. It's a fun and interesting read, filled with quirky characters that I'm sure all of us can relate to, one way or another. The book is definitely more mature than the movie if you've ever seen it; I'd say it's appropriate enough for teens 14 and over. There is, however, now an age-appropriate edition for middle-grade readers as a movie tie-in, with content slightly adapted by the author. Just look for the blue dot on the cover!(less)

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Apr 28, 2012 Laura Martinelli rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is another book that I’ve looked at in the bookstore, spend three or four weeks waffling on whether or not I should read it, and then when I get to the point that I haven’t bought anything new, I just give in and buy it. I’ll admit, it caught my attention when my Disney-obsessed friend had mentioned the movie, but I picked this one up on my own.

I generally liked this book. It’s not stunning or life-changing, but it’s a decent enough read to check it out. The multiple perspectives are handle...more This is another book that I’ve looked at in the bookstore, spend three or four weeks waffling on whether or not I should read it, and then when I get to the point that I haven’t bought anything new, I just give in and buy it. I’ll admit, it caught my attention when my Disney-obsessed friend had mentioned the movie, but I picked this one up on my own.

I generally liked this book. It’s not stunning or life-changing, but it’s a decent enough read to check it out. The multiple perspectives are handled fairly well—the main five characters do sound similar to one another, but there’s enough stylistic differences to tell which character is telling what part. I also liked that we got some outsider perspectives from the friends and other kids at this high school. The outsider parts add to the mythic atmosphere behind the band Lemonade Mouth, and it really does feel like one of those high school myths that everyone tells year after year. I also thought it a surprise at the revelation that Lemonade Mouth was actually a fairly successful group. It’s played around enough where it could have been that they were just a small high school band, but I like the fact that they were able to get a larger fanbase.

The main five characters felt pretty realistic to me. Yes, they’re all in search of their own identity, but I liked that they had their own problems that they were dealing with privately. Even the relationship dramas between Mo, Charlie, Wen and Olivia that popped up were actually handled a lot better than I expected. Stella’s a little too “Fight against the oppressive school administration” stereotype, but I liked that a lot of her plot is her frustration at moving and not being as close with her mother. Charlie’s loneliness was one I could have really identified with back in high school, and I like that he’s trying to move away from listening to this imaginary voice in his head. Olivia is the weakest character, easily—we get bits of her storyline and struggles with having a father in prison, but I never really felt like I got to know her. Mo’s and Wen’s stories are pretty standard YA fare—Mo is trying to reconcile her traditional family with her American upbringing; Wen is dealing with the pending marriage of his father to a much younger woman. I do like the sense that all five of these kids are lonely, and that they find something that brings them together. But if there’s any weak points, it’s that a lot of these storylines really don’t go very deep. There is character growth, but the plot moves quickly, and I think Hughes could have explored more to these characters.

So, overall, pretty decent read. I haven’t seen the film version (although judging by the soundtrack, I really don’t think I should try to make comparisons) but as a standalone book, it’s worth checking out.
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Mar 09, 2012 Mella rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: YA fans, people who liked the movie

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I have to say first that I read the book only AFTER seeing the Disney Channel original movie. (Which I HIGHLY recommend if you liked the book!!)

So, I have spoilers for both the book and the movie!!!!

Anyway, I really liked some things more in the book and some more in the movie. First off, I was very happy to see that Mo and Charlie got together in the book! :) It made my day! And I'm not quite sure why they changed that part of the story. Mo's character is definitely different in the movie. And...more I have to say first that I read the book only AFTER seeing the Disney Channel original movie. (Which I HIGHLY recommend if you liked the book!!)

So, I have spoilers for both the book and the movie!!!!

Anyway, I really liked some things more in the book and some more in the movie. First off, I was very happy to see that Mo and Charlie got together in the book! :) It made my day! And I'm not quite sure why they changed that part of the story. Mo's character is definitely different in the movie. And also in the movie, it's not really explained why she turns back to Scott after she made this huge deal about being a different type of person, not one that could be with him. So weird!

Olivia and Wen also made me smile. Although there were hints in the movie, it didn't distinctly have their romance laid out like in the book. And I found it REALLY funny how Wen lusted after Sydney in the book because I could actually kind of see that in the movie. But I understand why Disney would take that out.

But there were some things that Disney did right. Like adding in Mel at the end of the movie. It was a great little "The world works in mysterious ways!" add-in. Mel of Mel's Lemonade is the one who brought them all together after all. ;)

And changing Charlie's "dead twin brother" to "amazing older brother who is still alive" was also a good choice. I'm not sure how the Disney audience would react to Charlie's...odd situation. Though I did like it in the book.

Personally, I really liked this book. And although I still had the movie characters in my head, I saw major differences in their personalities. And yet some major similarities. I liked how Disney kept all of the injuries pretty much the same. Even Olivia's LINES were the same when she was screaming at Wen - which were a good call. That was one of my favorite scenes in the movie.

I also liked the book bringing in Olivia's dad. And how she was writing to him ALL ALONG. Changing that in the movie changed a good bit of Olivia's character. In the book, she's completely loyal to her father. She knows he has done wrong but she also still loves him. In the movie, she's afraid to write to him. I think I liked Mo and Olivia more in the book. The others were about the same. I liked Wen a lot in both and Charlie and Stella were both pretty okay.

As far as the writing goes, I LOVED the switching POVs. I honestly always looked forward to reading the story from Wen's or Olivia's perspective. It never confused me at all - though then again, I had VERY clear images of all five of them from the start from seeing the movie. And when the author broke up the Halloween Bash and the other concert into OTHER character's POVs, I was thinking how totally AWESOME it was!! It's like saying, "Hey! Actually there ARE other characters in this here book! Thanks! Have a good day!!!" Almost like this moving through characters was like the revolution!

Overall, a very good read. I'm glad I picked it up!!!(less)

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May 06, 2013 Wolfie rated it 3 of 5 stars

For those of you who have seen the movie (and weren't exactly "overly impressed by it"), please do not judge the book. The book is quite well written, actually. It is also a bit more mature at times than the movie.

It is the story of five high school teens in various stages of life who discover belonging and friendship through music after an impromptu detention together. It is writing in various points of view and features thoughtful lyrics to songs by their band, Lemonade Mouth.

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Feb 26, 2013 Jaysta rated it 5 of 5 stars

I saw the movie before reading the book but that did not change how much I love this story.

I think my favorite part about Lemonade Mouth was the way the author chose to speak as each of the characters. Stella was definitely my favorite narrator. Her sections were exciting and unexpected. Each character showed through differently in the way they spoke and it really added a different element to developing them. You could get a better sense of Charlie through his run on sentences and general lack o...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, young-adult, borrowed

This book was a reminder of why I love reading. I couldn't put it down!

It starts with a prologue that led me to believe the novel was like an episode of E! True Hollywood Story (or a show similar to that). Once I passed the prologue, it didn't feel like I was reading something that happened in the past; it just felt like it was happening. With so many POVs (5 band members, plus an interviewer, and every so often secondary characters would take their turns narrating as well), it could get hard to...more

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Apr 01, 2010 Brandi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, teen, random-reads-column

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Lemonade Mouth
By Mark Peter Hughes

The legacy began in the basement of Opequonsett High School during detention. It was fortuitous that the five freshmen serving their time together being as they normally were not members of the detention-attending crowd. All it took was a radio commercial and a little improvising and then the monumental band, Lemonade Mouth, was born.

The band’s five members may run with different crowds at Opequonsett High but managed to come together through...more 4-1-10

Random Reads

Lemonade Mouth
By Mark Peter Hughes

The legacy began in the basement of Opequonsett High School during detention. It was fortuitous that the five freshmen serving their time together being as they normally were not members of the detention-attending crowd. All it took was a radio commercial and a little improvising and then the monumental band, Lemonade Mouth, was born.

The band’s five members may run with different crowds at Opequonsett High but managed to come together through a musical connection. Stella is the spearhead of the group. Stella, the green-haired ukulele player, is an individual always looking for a cause to back. Wen, trumpet player extraordinaire, is dealing with his dad’s new, much younger, girlfriend who appears to be taking over both his home life and parts of his school life, i.e. accidentally switching his homework with her nude self-portraits. Percussionist Charlie tells his part of the story through an English assignment which will guarantee a passing grade. Mo, the object of Charlie’s affection and stand-up bass player, struggles with her parents’ dreams of her attendance at an Ivy League college and her new budding popularity. Lastly, Olivia is in the spotlight as the voice behind Lemonade Mouth, but she keeps her personal life close to the chest.

Together the members of Lemonade Mouth along with a forgotten music teacher front a massive crusade against corporate infiltration into their school and the removable of their beloved frozen lemonade machine while doing battle with the current popular upperclassmen band at Opequonsett High.

Lemonade Mouth is a unique blend of the movie, The Breakfast Club and the TV show Behind the Music. Hughes constructs the book as an exclusive tell-all written by the school’s top gossip queen. Hughes successfully creates five distinctive voices as each character tells their story themselves. Lemonade Mouth is a fresh and funny story that shows how certain causes can bring people together despite their differences and unite with a common goal.
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Jul 04, 2009 Joanne rated it 2 of 5 stars

I am working my way through some of the books recommended by Kelly Gallagher in Readicide. This one was cited as a book that engages students who don't enjoy reading.

I will definitely keep this in my classroom library. The characters are "types" but I liked them all and cared about what happened to them.

I've read some of the reviews here that say it was tough keeping track of the narration because the POV kept changing. This is a common complaint among my high school kids about any book that us...more

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Jul 06, 2012 Lola rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, boarding-school-high-school, friendship-family-nonromantic-rela, made-into-a-movie

I have an embrassing confession to make: I have a huge weakness for Disney Channel Original Movies. I don't know why. I just do. There's something reassuring, almost reassuring, about watching attractive young people badly act their way through a 90 minute cliche script only to have the ending arrive with a pretty bow. Lemonade Mouth particularly captured my heart. It has all the things I love; cute boys, witty jokes, and awesome (if not random) music scenes. Plus Charlie reminded me of Johnny...more

I have an embrassing confession to make: I have a huge weakness for Disney Channel Original Movies. I don't know why. I just do. There's something reassuring, almost reassuring, about watching attractive young people badly act their way through a 90 minute cliche script only to have the ending arrive with a pretty bow. Lemonade Mouth particularly captured my heart. It has all the things I love; cute boys, witty jokes, and awesome (if not random) music scenes. Plus Charlie reminded me of Johnny Depp. ;) Anyway, when I heard it was based on a book, I went on the hunt. The result? Awesomeness and slight anger at Disney. Honestly, they did a great job taking well-flushed out human characters and turning them into purified pretty caricatures. The movie and the book are drastically different when it comes to characters. I liked the band watching the movie, but I felt for them reading a book. They were all just so wonderfully flawed, and it rocked! Olivia was probably my favorite character. She was much more sad and quieter in the book, and it really fascinated me to get a glimpse into her heat through the lyrics she wrote (which were absolutely beautiful btw). Mo was great too . I really felt her struggle between old and new, which I know from friends is a struggle for teenagers growing up in the US with parents still deeply attached to their old country's traditions. (SA: Also loved the added element of a romance between her and Charlie!) Stella was basically the same, and I loved her for it. I didn't really didn't like the guys as much (Wen spent the majority of the book lusting after his Dad's girlfriend before realizing his feelings for Olivia, and Charlie has this weird habit of talking to his twin brother who died at birth inside his head. Which some might consider a coping mechanism but not by me cuz this happened to a friend of mine a d she's never talked to a dead person inside her head.), but they still rounded at the story well. I'm still seething cuz Disney cheated us out of an awesome sound not using the band setup and sound Hughes wrote about. I also liked the alternating views and how they were organized so you got a little perspective from everyone even though some of them weren't that developed. (Particularly liked Olivia's way: writing letters to her dad. Glad Disney kept that bit even with a little editing. Recommend?Definitely! I hope fhere's a sequel in the works for both the movie and book!(less)

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Apr 02, 2013 Waseela rated it 5 of 5 stars

Lemonade Mouth was every emotion in the teenage existence - sweet, funny, overwhelming and touching. Nothing like the film, amazingly. Stella is full of spunk, vigor and tougher than stones. Olivia is shy and plain, but kind deep down. Wen is a boy with feelings and a conscience that he struggles to control. Mo is a perfectionist without the perfection. Charlie is innocent and thoughtful. These characters, their evolution and their friendship is hard-hitting - none of them are good-looking, popu...more

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Apr 01, 2013 Sydney rated it 3 of 5 stars

I refuse to acknowledge reviews stating that they loved the movie because the movie did this book total injustice. It was one of those books more about plot than underlying message. It was a great story and overall pretty different. He is a solid author. This book conveyed the band member's problems and their "obsession" with the lemonade machine much better than the movie. Their music, instruments, and contrasting personalities are what made them different. Loved the altering narratives. I don'...more

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May 08, 2011 Grace rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance-or-fiction

A quick read, with humorous overtones. I think most people would enjoy this. I wasn't too surprised with the plot or what happened. Hughes did a really good job with giving individual voices to his characters when he switched POVs, especially since it was all in first person. His writing style is humorous, and every POV had that humor. Yet he did manage to make each person have their own voice, as I said before, and only a few times did they seem to blend. It was seamless and very well done.

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Jun 26, 2009 Brandon rated it 1 of 5 stars

This book is just another one of those books, ya know? It does have some interesting elements, such as the point of view changing from character to character. This would be great, but the sheer boringness of some of these narrations will make you wish you rented the Care Bears movie. This book also is extremely hard to follow, and almost seems that the writer somehow had a laptop while falling off of a cliff and came up with this waste of my time. This gets beat by the Care Bears any day. At lea...more

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Apr 05, 2011 Marie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-y-a, contemporary-tween

Wen, Olivia, Stella, and Charlie are awesome; they just have to realize it. Reminiscent of TV's new show, DeGrassi: The Next Generation, the story yanks readers along on a rollercoaster ride of humorous but touching predicaments with four awkward, misfit, uniquely talented teens. Fast and fun, Lemonade Mouth definitely makes you want to 'raise your cup--hold it high--lift it up.' Three cheers for Wen, Olivia, Charlie and Stella, and all other kids who are willing to at least try to be who they a...more

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May 16, 2013 Sarah McAtee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Lemonade Mouth tells the story of five social outcasts, who all have one thing in common: their love of music.

The characters meet in detention, which they all get into in a different way. There they start singing a jingle on the radio, and discover their unique talents that all work together. They then sign up for a bash that they will perform at, where they are accepted as musicians.

The story is somewhat stereotypical: There's the nerd, bookworm type girl who is shy and quiet, a immigrant from...more

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Aug 14, 2011 Melissa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Love this book. Read it after the Disney movie came out and really enjoyed the differences between the movie and the book.

"The members of the legendary band Lemonade Mouth have been called all of these things. But until now, nobody's known the inside story of how this powerhouse band came to be. How five outcasts in Opoquonsett High School's freshman class found each other, found the music, and went on to change both rock and roll and high school as we know it. Wen, Stella, Charlie, Olivia, and...more

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Aug 22, 2011 ɴᴀᴛᴀʟɪᴇ ᴀᴅᴏʀᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ♥ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: amazing-books, cute, favorites, five-stars, hilarious, i-will-so-re-read, one-night-reads, romance, sad, wish-i-owned

This book was so amazing. I can't even say how amazing it was.

I like it because...

1. The characters were completely different from each other. I could tell who was talking when. Even though the book uses different fonts for a few characters.

2. The storyline was so random but honest you can't help but wonder if it actually happened

3. Stella. Flat out. She made me keep reading. Her writing voice was fantastic.

4.Fairly simple, not much you have to keep track of through the book

5. Not over the top...more

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Nov 30, 2011 Travis Haight rated it 5 of 5 stars

A book that finally tells all of the things that any of us who are not involved in sports, cheerleading, or other "acceptable" or "popular" cliques in high school already know: that way too much time and effort is placed on certain people, and that an obscene amount of resources are put into making sure that sports teams have everything they want, while the rest of the students in the school get all the scraps. This book is gutsy, funny, and ultimately relatable for most all that may read it sea...more

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Apr 12, 2011 Dashawn rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is more funny than anything! I have read this book numerous times. The first time i read this book was in the 7th grade. The book was actually not a part of the curricular, we had to read this book because this was happening at my school. These kids decided to make a band but they were all nerds so nobody really paid attention to them. We would make fun of them or ignore them. When they performed at the talen show they were actually really good.
basically it is a life learning lesson...more

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Jun 02, 2011 Sloan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Oh. My. Gosh. I am in love. Lemonade Mouth is brilliant. A masterpiece. I watched the Disney Channel movie version and loved it. Then I went and got the book. Even better. I can't believe I've lived this long without reading this. Then I read the prequel to Lemonade Mouth. Great. I now want to play the electric ukulele, the trumpet, the timbales, and the double bass. I want to have a voice like a 3-pack-a-day smoker. I want to be Stella Penn. I want to be Olivia Whitehead. I want to be Mohini Ba...more

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Nov 05, 2011 Danielle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: stand-alone-ya-novels

I really wish it hadn't taken me so long to read this book. It wasn't because of lack of interest. College has just kept me so busy, that I've had very little time to actually read something for my own entertainment. But i made the time and I've read a good two thirds of this book in the past 24 hours. I found it very entertaining, and very relatable in the sense that these kids are all outcasts. It was a nice break from what i've been reading from school. It wasn't a typical YA read, and i like...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Paul Schoenberg rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 12th-grade-advisory

This book takes place in high school when a bunch of students who fall in different cliques join a band. At first they are all not for the idea of being part of band but eventually change their mind. The band is form with a bunch of outcasts who grow to become great friends and start a revolution through their music and the message they are trying to convey. The band's goal was to show the importance of the arts and show that being different is okay and should be accepted. I recommend this book...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Carly rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Actual rating 3.75

I read this after watching the Disney channel original movie. I'll admit that I loved the movie. I love Bridgit Mendler.

Characters: Opposite from the movie, some of the characters weren't fairly attractive people. For instance, Charlie was supposed to be really chunky and mediocre looking. Charlie in the movie was very skinny and not ugly. Besides their physical portrayals, the characters weren't that different. They were all still the un...more

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Dec 07, 2011 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: all-time-favorites, excellent-contemporary, good-enough-to-get-physical-copy, pure-awesome, best-friend-material

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Another freaking awesome book. Like Must Love Dogs, I saw the movie before reading the book, before even knowing there was a book. The difference between the two is that Both versions of Lemonade Mouth are excellent, despite some of the differences that exist (the movie was made by Disney after all). I loved how the story was told through mainly the band members' perspectives, with others when necessary. I loved their st...more For a more in-depth review, check out http://vivaladolcevita14.blogspot.com/

Another freaking awesome book. Like Must Love Dogs, I saw the movie before reading the book, before even knowing there was a book. The difference between the two is that Both versions of Lemonade Mouth are excellent, despite some of the differences that exist (the movie was made by Disney after all). I loved how the story was told through mainly the band members' perspectives, with others when necessary. I loved their stories and how the five became so close with each other, going through their separate and collective issues in their own ways. You become deeply invested in this book and it's gorgeous messages of standing up for what you believe in, being yourself, etc.

Collectively, Stella, Olivia, Charlie, Wen and Mo are a great set of friends. When going through their collective journey, you see them start as five strangers who would rather do their own thing than be friends. By the end they are such a tight nit group it makes you wish you were a part of it. Separately, each of them were vibrant, sweet, and best of all, real. I know kids like this, I relate to them and root for them I loved Stella's narration the best, and connected to her right away (I always seem to connect with the spunky, sarcastic girl, wonder why? XP). Olivia's narration through letters was very fitting, since she didn't really talk much during the novel. Admittedly, Wen acted like a whiny little kid when it came to his situation, but it's meant to be like that so he can grow throughout the novel (it's the same way in the movie too.) Mo also had some great development, and I loved how her relationship with Charlie developed. Speaking of Charlie, I loved how he tackled his personal issue, and how he resolved it at the end. The antagonists of this book made me want to punch my pillows. I hated them with all of my guts, especially Ray Beech and his gang. I've been bullied almost my entire life and it's people like him that make me just so fucking (pardon my language) mad.

I love Mr. Hughes' writing style, The way he wrote the novel worked so well, I don't think this book would have worked any other way. He just creates these vivid characters that evoke intense emotion in you, and grips you with what he's writing, good or bad. I hear he's writing a sequel to this book, and I can't wait!(less)

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Aug 02, 2011 Sonia Reppe rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Sonia by: Disney channel

Shelves: young-adult-teen-lit

I hadn't heard of this book until Disney channel made a movie out of it (2011). (The movie was good--not quite as good as High School Musical but way better than Camp Rock 2).

Lemonade Mouth is the name of a band of Five Rhode Island high schoolers (three girls, two boys) who meet each other in detention and start playing music together. The point of view switches between these five unique voices and even, at times, to other students and teachers. Normally I wouldn't like this because it takes yo...more

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May 30, 2011 Kenaia rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved Lemonade Mouth! Each character was so well-developed, and the story line was incredibly original. I've heard this book compared to The Breakfast Club, which I love, but the two have little in common besides the 'band of outcasts' factor. The best thing about this story was the fact that everything seemed to be perfect, a happy ending- but it wasn't. Then it was, but not in a fakey, all-is-wonderful way. I can't say any more without spoiling it, but read this book. It will change the way...more

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Mark Peter Hughes was born in Liverpool, England in the Oxford Street Maternity Hospital, the same hospital as John Lennon. His family moved to the U.S.A. when he was one and most of his childhood was spent in Barrington, Rhode Island.

Mark’s first novel, I Am the Wallpaper, is the the story of a girl who feels unnoticed and ends up being an unwitting online sensation. Soon after its publication h...more

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