Jessie and Evan Treski have waged a lemonade war, sought justice in a class trial,unmasked a bell thief, and stood at opposite ends over the right to keep secrets.
Now they are creating a magic show—a professional magic show, in their own backyard! They practice, they study, and they practice some more. And who shows up? Their father, who has done such a good job of disappearing over the past few years.
Just as Evan and Jessie took on running a business in The Lemonade War and a court of law inThe Lemonade Crime, in this fifth novel of the bestselling Lemonade War series, they take on the challenges of magic and illusion all while discovering some hidden truths about their own family. Another fresh, funny, emotionally charged novel by the author whomBooks for Kidscalls, one of the best writers for the middle grades around.
A magic show, card tricks, and a disappearing rabbit named Professor Hoffman—the Treski kids are at it again as they try to put on a show in the face of an approaching hurricane. But nothing prepares them for what blows into town next: their long-lost dad.
* Zeroing in with uncommon perspicacity on the push-and-pull relationship between the two children...Davies casts them into a series of strenuous tests...Action and humor make the hard lessons go down easy.
--Kirkus, starred review
The series' many fans won't want to miss this one.
--Booklist
Jacqueline Daviesis the acclaimed author of several children’s books, including the best-selling Lemonade War series and the picture book
The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon. She lives with her family in Needham, Massachusetts. Visit her websites at
www.lemonadewar.comor
www.jacquelinedavies.com
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