The book presented the feelings and intentions of the characters clearly, but could have benefited from adding more nuance to their personalities. The two siblings reconcile by expressing regret for their actions towards each other.Īccording to Kirkus Reviews, the book's events were simple to comprehend for its target readers.

Evan steals Jessie's earnings in revenge, but then loses the money while he attends a friend's pool party. The five-day war takes a disastrous turn when Jessie mixes dead fruit flies in Evan's lemonade, leading to his sales tanking. Jessie uses her math and business skills to set goals (such as creating a franchise scheme with many girls selling lemonade for her) and Evan utilizes his skills at talking to people. The two siblings concoct a plan to earn $100, and whoever has the more successful lemonade stand gets the loser's earnings. In retaliation, Jessie sets up her own lemonade stand, and gets a friend, Megan, to help out. As payback, he makes a lemonade stand with his friend Scott, rudely rebuffing Jessie. Jessie is excited about moving up, but Evan is irritated because his sister is good at math and is worried she might embarrass him. It is revealed he is annoyed about a letter notifying their mother that Jessie is skipping third grade to be in Evan's fourth grade class. The book begins with Evan in his parents' basement, avoiding his younger sister, Jessie. It is the first of the Lemonade War series. The Lemonade War is a children's novel written by American author Jacqueline Davies, published in 2007. Please introduce links to this page from related articles try the Find link tool for suggestions.

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