Book:)"The Lemonade Crime"By Jacqueline Davies(Sandpiper)Time:)1/22=70min (p1〜p57)7 summary:)Fourth-graders, X-box, revenge, rumor, eyewitness, warrant, impartialMy thought:)Again!!! It's the lemonade series you recommend to me:-)It was correct for me to read the following story. It's very interesting! In this book, there is a happy thing. It is that Evan and Jessie get along with and cooperate each other in the same grade. I like it! And I envy this situation! Haha. I'll read the next chapter soon!!★★Time:)1/24=10min, 1/25=48min, 1/27=30min(P59-The final page)7 summary:)Prepare, trial, lawyer, innocence, apologize, grandmother, truthMy thought:)Finally, I finished reading this book!I'm so glad to know who stole Jessie's money! Soon after the trial in jury was done, I guessed that Evan would hide the money in his room. Therefore, I was surprised at Scott's sudden confidential talk to Evan. Also, I'm relieved that the incident didn't cause bullying in the class! This is a point of view as a teacher: ). If you know the story 'the lemonade war,' you should read this book!! Thank you for reading my report. The Lemonade Crime opens with the fourth day of fourth grade for Jessie and Evan Treski. Evan and Jessie are still convinced that Scott Spencer STOLE $208 from Evan's short pockets on the last day of summer. They become even more convinced of his guilt when Scott starts bragging that he has the latest Xbox. And brag he does to anyone and everyone who will listen. And the teacher seems to be fine with this bragging taking up class time. Jessie wants justice. So she serves him with papers. These "fake" legal papers tell him he has to arrive in court on Friday after-school for his trial by his peers. Jessie assigns roles to her classmates. Her brother, Evan, is the plaintiff. She is his lawyer. Scott is the defendant. Megan is Scott's lawyer. Twelve of their classmates become jurors; six boys, six girls, I believe. David a boy that isn't particularly friendly with either Scott or Evan is chosen to be judge. The rest of the class will be the audience. Jessie takes this trial very seriously. If Scott is found guilty, he will "have" to give up his new Xbox. If Scott is found innocent, then Jessie and Evan will have to apologize in front of everyone. It's obvious that The Lemonade Crime has a theme of justice. Two kids who feel they were wronged want justice, they want a wrong to be righted. They imagine how sweet it will be to prove Scott to be a liar and a thief in front of everyone. Holding onto this anger, however, is changing Jessie and Evan. There is also a not-so-subtle, but oh-so-pleasant theme of forgiveness in this novel. This is first hinted at when Jessie notes that Saturday will be Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Several of Evan's friends are Jewish. Several of his friends come to him privately and ask forgiveness for things they did previously. Evan lets this resonate and he begins to reflect. I really liked this turn of events. I definitely enjoyed this second book in the series.
What do You think about Lemonade Crime (2011)?
I listened to the audio version of Lemonade Crime. The actor does an excellent job. This story is the sequel to Lemonade Wars, and picks up just one week after the first book finished. In the Lemonade Wars, a brother and sister compete against each other to see who can raise the most money selling lemonade during summer break. In the end, some of the money is stolen. This stolen money is at the center of the plat in Lemonade Crime. Jessie and Evan Treski believe Scott stole the money. When Scott comes to school bragging about his new video game system, Jessie accuses him of stealing the money and organizes the 4th Grade Class into a mock court of law. At the end of the week, the trial is held. --- I enjoyed the first book Lemonade Wars much more than Lemonade Crime. The first book was clearly written from the point of view of a younger sister trying to understand her brother. I enjoyed seeing the complicated relationship between the two siblings. The sequel was a enjoyable book and told a good story, but it didn't make the same connection.
—prinny
I listened to the audio version of Lemonade Crime. The actor does an excellent job. This story is the sequel to Lemonade Wars, and picks up just one week after the first book finished. In the Lemonade Wars, a brother and sister compete against each other to see who can raise the most money selling lemonade during summer break. In the end, some of the money is stolen. This stolen money is at the center of the plat in Lemonade Crime. Jessie and Evan Treski believe Scott stole the money. When Scott comes to school bragging about his new video game system, Jessie accuses him of stealing the money and organizes the 4th Grade Class into a mock court of law. At the end of the week, the trial is held. --- I enjoyed the first book Lemonade Wars much more than Lemonade Crime. The first book was clearly written from the point of view of a younger sister trying to understand her brother. I enjoyed seeing the complicated relationship between the two siblings. The sequel was a enjoyable book and told a good story, but it didn't make the same connection.
—Ags
