If you won’t let us be part of your lemonade stand, we’re just gonna make our own on the other side of the street, and we’re gonna take all your business away from you.’ When I heard that, I thought, ‘This is going to be a lemonade WAR. “I was standing at the door watching them, and all of a sudden, I heard Sam say, ‘Fine.

Sam had a friend over, and he came over to Henry’s stand and said, ‘Hey Henry, you want some help?’ But Sam said no. “Henry had a friend over and they were having a lemonade stand. “I got the idea when Sam and Henry got into a fight about a lemonade stand,” Davies said. Davies explained that the idea came to her after witnessing her own lemonade war. “The Lemonade War” tells the story of Evan and Jessie, two siblings who set up rival lemonade stands and make a bet as to who can make the most money.

Each school does different activities throughout the weeks to celebrate Irving Reads and ‘The Lemonade War.’” “For three weeks, we are encouraging families to read the book together as a family. “All kids, kindergarten through 5th grade, received a copy of ‘The Lemonade War,’” said Renee Newry, librarian at Brandenburg Elementary. During the program, elementary students in Irving ISD, as well as across Texas, will read the story with their families. Jacqueline Davies, author of “The Lemonade War,” paid a visit to young readers at the West Irving Library on Tuesday, April 4.ĭavies’ visit was part of the Irving Reads program, which started on April 3 and continues through April 21.

The lemonade war by jacqueline davies