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The Lemonade War

by Davies, Jacqueline

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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 2 states

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Virginia Readers' ChoiceHawai'i Nēnē Award

The Lemonade War by Davies, Jacqueline is assigned in US schools at grades 4–6. It appears across 2 curriculum references and 2 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where The Lemonade War is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades 4–6
Age range
Ages 9–11
Pages
192
Reading time
about 3h 30m (est.)
First published
2007
Genre
Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13
9781613833766

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 4–6. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on brothers and sisters and lemonade; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

brothers and sisters · lemonade · fund raising · arithmetic

Where this book is assigned

The Lemonade War by the numbers: pages, reading time and where it is listed, on Book Statistics.

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Common questions

What grade level is The Lemonade War?
The Lemonade War is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–6. It appears on 2 school reading lists across 2 states, from grade 3 to grade 6. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read The Lemonade War?
It takes about 3h 30m to read The Lemonade War (192 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 210 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign The Lemonade War?
The Lemonade War appears on reading lists for Hawai'i Nēnē Award, Virginia Readers' Choice. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Lemonade War banned in schools?
The Lemonade War does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
What themes does The Lemonade War explore?
Central themes in The Lemonade War include brothers and sisters, lemonade, fund raising, arithmetic.

Why this book is on this list

How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 4–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 2 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: book-club.

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