This is the fourth book in the Lemonade War Series by Jacqueline Davies. Saint Valentine's Day is near. Someone anonymous is leaving candy hearts with special messages in the desk of the 4-O kids at Hillside School. Someone has drawn a heart in a door in the girls bathroom with Meghan and Evan initials in it. If Jessie could reveal this mysteries she will have the perfect headline for her newsletter. Meanwhile, Evan discovers how much he loves poetry and how good is he at writing it. I had a great time again reading this series. There were three topics in this book that I specially liked the way they were touched. One of them was the situation the family is facing with Grandma, that is now living with them since she can't take care of herself anymore. Grandma is disoriented, sometimes she can't remember Evan's name. At other moments she looks distressed, altered, nervous, and even lost, trying to do things that do not make much sense to the kids. I loved the way Evan tries to calm her down, help her feel better, even this is a little painful to him. Evan and Jessie's parents divorce is other of the topics I think was faced with the necessary seriousness, and specially real respect for the kids feelings. And finally poetry itself was shown like something so funny, easy and delectable to write, that even I want to try! Lexile Level: 730230 pagesSummary:Jessie and Evan are back again in this Lemonade War Series Book. Jessie is a year younger than Evan, but is so smart she got to skip a grade and is in the same class as Evan. In this book, Jessie is investigating a Valentine's Day mystery. Every student in her class keeps getting boxes of candy hearts with personalized messages. She does a lot of investigating, and passes out surveys in order to try and figure out this mystery. She also learns a lot about privacy and what is morally right and wrong to do.Comments/Recommendations: In this book the students in Jessie's class are learning about poetry. Therefore, there are a list of poems in the back that were referenced in the story. Each chapter also starts off with a new vocabulary word and many of the words that are very important for students to learn. I think many kids will read this book, and think it is funny, and learn a lot about poetry at the same time.Reviewed By: Jen T.
