The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War Series, 1) Paperback – May 4, 2009

I ordered The Lemonade War for my third grader reading intervention group. We have copies of this book at school, but the print was so tiny. I was hoping the print would be larger. I am so pleased with the size of the print! Third graders love this book!!

My daughter read this book and told me that she recommends it, that it is very good and that she loved it because of its beautiful story.

This is an approved novel for our 3rd grade. Decided to get a preview before the school year. Age appropriate and I’d think most on level readers can read this without much assistance.

I bought this book for my daughter because it was the book of choice for the semester and she absolutely loved it and now wants to get the other books in the collection so I’ll be getting those for her next. I would definitely recommend this book.

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

A book about siblings and the ups and downs.

Book as described and fast shipping! Have not read it yet so cannot comment on story but no marks on pages or covers covers were basically intact, received way ahead of schedule. Will order from this vendor again

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.