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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
A very well-done account of elementary school reckoning, morality, crime...and fun kid stuff too. Short and strong.
Used in my classroom, great for learning about character traits, feelings, and motivations!
This is the sequel to The Lemonade War, a lesson in economics cleverly disguised in a story about a brother/sister lemonade stand rivalry. Like the first, The Lemonade Crime starts every chapter off with a definition-in this case, one pertaining to the different aspects of court proceedings, as the students of 4-O attempt to figure out who stole the lemonade stand money that goes missing at the end of the first book. Sadly, I didn't really enjoy this second installment. I found it to be trying too hard. It didn't capture the magic of the first book and the ending and "resolution" to the story seemed rushed. The author admits in the jacket flap that she wrote this book in response to readers who wanted to know what happened to the money, but it just didn't feel like it came from the same creative, organic spark that the first book did. It is a good basic introduction to the concept of trial by jury, and I think most kids and teachers would probably enjoy it.
Jessie is a gifted 8 year old who is in the same class as her older brother Evan this year. The crime is the theft of $208.00 earned from lemonade sales. The money disappeared from Evan's shorts at a friends house and everyone believes it was Scott who is always bragging about what he has. Jessie arranges a school yard trial with the whole class involved and the results don't make anyone feel better.
The Lemonade Crime is a short simple story which includes legal words defined and trial procedures explained in a way young readers might understand. I found the classroom activity details a little dated and Evan's "love" interest exaggerated.
Recommended: 8-12 years
Subject/ Theme: realistic, school, friendship, theft
Curriculum: character- integrity
Second book in The Lemonade War Series
Book 3: The Bell Bandit
The Lemonade Crime is a short simple story which includes legal words defined and trial procedures explained in a way young readers might understand. I found the classroom activity details a little dated and Evan's "love" interest exaggerated.
Recommended: 8-12 years
Subject/ Theme: realistic, school, friendship, theft
Curriculum: character- integrity
Second book in The Lemonade War Series
Book 3: The Bell Bandit
This was an awesome sequel to the Lemonade wars in which the whole 4th grade investigates missing money. We get to see the characters first introduced in the first books and explore their characters more. I'm curious to see where it goes from here.
I totally forgot how it was to be a fourth grader. This made me remember, and I loved it.
Great part 2 storyline. Loved it fast read and great for teens.
This book picks up where Lemonade Wars ended. Jessie sets up a playground courtyard to try Steven for stealing the money from Evan. I can see this as a great social studies read-aloud to teach the judicial system.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This just barely scraped in with a three. While I liked the idea of kids trying to get to the truth of a theft by one of their peers and I liked that Jessie in particular got a life lesson in the difference between court and justice, the writing was bland (felt like our older readers) and the religious aspect was preachy and a complete turnoff. Too bad as I had heard teachers in America rave about the first book in this series.