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Grade3-5–EvanTreskiandhisyoungersister,Jessie,getalongwellinmanyways.Theyplaytogether,andtheirnaturaltalentsarecomplementary.Jessieisawhizinmathandotherschoolsubjects,butfeelingswereherweakestsubject.Evaniscompetentinthesocialarena,butheisnotsuchagoodstudent.TheirrelationshipchangesthesummerbetweenEvan''sthirdandfourthgrades,whenaletterarrivesannouncingwhattheboyseesastotaldisasterforhim.Heandhisbright,skipping-third-gradesisterwillbeinthesameclass.ThusbeginstheLemonadeWaroverwhichchildcanmakethemostmoneyduringthelastweekbeforeschool.Thestoryishighlyreadableandengaging,filledwithreal-lifeproblemsthatrelatetomath,gettingalongwithsiblingsandfriends,dealingwithpride,anddeterminingrightfromwrong.Itevengivesaglimpseintothemarketingworld.Eachchapterbeginswithamarketingterm,defined,butimplementedasonlycompetingchildrencan.Theresultisafunny,fresh,andplausiblenovelwithlikablecharacters,andissuitableforreluctantreaders.–MariaB.Salvadore,formerlyatWashingtonDCPublicLibrary
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Atthetailendofsummer,Evandiscoversthathisyoungersister,Jessie,whohasjustskippedthirdgrade,willbenotjustinhisgrade,butinhisfourth-gradeclassroom.Normallybuddies,theyfindthemselvesatoddsovertriflesandincreasinglydeterminedtoearnmoremoneythantheotherbeforeschoolstarts.Lemonadestands,entrepreneurialschemes,anddirtytricksfindtheirwayintothecompetitionbeforeEvanandJessiefessuptotheconcernsthatarereallyworryingthem.Eachchapterbeginswithabusiness-orienteddefinitionsuchas"underselling:pricingthesamegoodsforlessthanthecompetition,"andthebookendswithaposterentitled"TenTipsforTurningLemonsIntoLoot."However,thebasicsofeconomicstakeabackseattoEvanandJessie''srealizationsaboutthemselvesandtheirrelationship.Davies,authorofWheretheGroundMeetstheSky2002,doesagoodjobofshowingthesiblings''strengths,flaws,andpointsofviewinthisengagingchapterbook.
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Jacqueline Davies is the talented author of two novels, as well as picture books. Jacqueline lives in Needham, Massachusetts, with her husband and three children.
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