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The Lemonade Crime ReviewThis book is the sequel to The Lemonade War, which I have not read. As a stand-alone book, though, "The Lemonade Crime" works perfectly well.
The story involves an apparent theft of $208 from Evan, a fourth grader. He and his sister, a precocious Jessie, who is now in the same grade as Evan, believe that the money, profits from lemonade sales, was stolen by a classmate, Scott. Evan had the money when he, Scott, and some other boys were at a pool party. While Evan was in the pool, Scott went into the house and had ample opportunity to take the money from Evan's shorts. Other circumstances point at Scott's guilt.
All of this is back story. When the book begins, Scott has announced that he has a new Xbox 20/20, a cutting-edge video game system that causes everyone in the class to salivate--except for Evan and Jessie, both of whom believe that Scott bought the game with the stolen money. Thus, Jessie arrives one day with a summons she has written after reading a book about the law, and, when Scott touches it, even in disgust, she tells him that he has been served and now must appear at a trial, which Jessie arranges, using her classmates as judge, jury, counsel, and witnesses. Things at trial, however, don't go entirely as planned.
There is a great deal to like in this book. The characters are all flawed, for instance, and in ways that probably will help young readers see themselves in the story. These are not major flaws, but Jessie's brilliance, Evan's status as victim, and even Scott's status as villain are all mitigated. In short, the characters seem more real for their flaws. This point might make it a little bit harder for some children since there is no perfect character, but it does add to the story's realism. Another nice feature is that each chapter begins with a key word or phrase and its definition. For example, chapter one is "Fraud," and chapter two is "Revenge." (I did have some quibbles about the definition for the chapter titled "Hearsay." The definition erroneously states that hearsay is "not allowed as evidence in a court of law." In fact, a great deal of hearsay is admissible, as any law student who is taking evidence class can vouch.) Moreover, there is a nice theme of Yom Kippur and the idea of atonement/forgiveness running through the story.
I think children will enjoy this book, at least those who can be convinced to open it. The ultimate message might be a bit hard to grasp at first, but I think the resolution will stick in readers' memories for a while as they work it through and try to decide whether they like it. This is also a good book for parents to read with their children, for it will serve as a catalyst for discussions of issues such as fairness, friendship, and forgiveness.
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