The Lemonade War

1. Jacqueline Davies
2. The Lemonade War
3. n/a
4. comedy/humor
5. no subgenre
6. math/ sibling rivalries
7. Evan Treski, sister-Jessie
8. no awards, 2007
9. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

10. This chapter book is about the major differences between these two siblings, Evan and Jessie. The setting is taking place during the summer a little before school starts back. These two have been at it for a while being very competitive. Jessie is very smart and this school year she is getting to skip a grade and be in the same grade as her brother, Evan. Jessie really excels in math. Evan is very unhappy about this situation happening. He is not very successful with his subjects and math is like his worst. However, he is a big peoples person and Jessie lacks having social skills. The two of them decide to have a competitive race with making lemonade stands and seeing you could get $100 first by selling their lemonade. After the end of their challenge, they realized that they must combine their talents to help one another out. This book can be used in the classroom to teach students certain math skills and also how to appreciate when someone else does things better than yourself, because they will be able to you out.