The Lemonade War

 Author: Jacqueline Davies
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: NMH Books, 2009
Pages: 192
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: When Evan Treski finds out that his younger sister is skipping third grade and joining his fourth-grade class, he is not happy. The last thing he wants is Jessie showing him up with her perfect grades, and he definitely doesn't need her help getting his lemonade stand up and running. . .even if the business side of things has got him confused.

Jessie doesn't understand why Evan won't team up with her, but she's got a plan to set up her own lemonade stand to prove her worth. Now if she can just figure out how to attract customers as easily as Evan can, she'll be able to show him what he's missing.

Can these siblings do it all on their own, or will they need each other after all? And will their lemonade war ever end? Brimming with ideas for making money at any business, definitions of business terms, charts, diagrams, and even math problems, this fresh, funny, emotionally charged novelexplores how arguments can escalate beyond anyone's intent - and the unique rivalry (and partnership) that comes with having siblings.

Review: The Lemonade War was a one school / one book project for my kindergartener so I read it aloud to him every night. In some ways, it was beyond him, but he did enjoy it overall, and he loves being read to so it was a win/win. 

My teenage daughters read this when they were in elementary school, and enjoyed it. This is definitely a cute story, and all the things the synopsis says. While some books have appeal at any age, books by Michaela Maccoll comes to mind, and also Wonder, I would say this is definitely a book for children. 

Barnes and Nobles states, "Ages 9-12."