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The Candy Smash (2013)

by Jacqueline Davies(Favorite Author)

4.1 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0544022084 (ISBN13: 9780544022089)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

series

The Lemonade War

review 1: Really sweet story about the early days of getting crushes and not knowing what to do about it surrounded by the ridicule and judgement of your 4th grade peers. It also touches nicely on the notion of what's appropriate to share and what is not/ what's your news and what's the business of other people even if you know about it. There's also great vocabulary explanations thrown in, sweet characters, good lessons about how to put together a newspaper, and it's just overall a well-written story for this age group. I also read The Lemonade Wars but really preferred this one.
review 2: The fourth book in Jacqueline Davies Lemonade War series brings us to February in Jessie and Evan Treski's fourth grade year. Apparently after returning to school, Jessie decided to s... moretart a classroom newspaper. The Candy Smash is ALL about Jessie working very hard as a journalist and reporter as she tries to figure out the ethics of publishing. For example, if Jessie *knows* that someone like-likes someone, should she report it? Perhaps if Jessie herself were to have a crush, she'd know the answer to that one. But boys, well, they just don't interest her yet. Evan, on the other hand, well, he is definitely interested in one particular girl. (He has been since The Lemonade War!) The Candy Smash isn't all about journalism. The teacher has started a poetry unit. While some students like hearing and discussing the poems each class day, Evan happens to love it. He tries not to let his love show too much, of course. But Evan's big secret: HE LOVES POETRY. And at home, behind his unlocked "locked" door (there's a sign on the door) he writes poetry of his own. For someone who has struggled with school, Evan's newly discovered gift with words is pure blessing. The books have been getting more serious as the series progresses. In the Candy Smash, readers learn that Grandma has come to stay with them. I was very relieved to learn that she would not be left on her own. Also, Jessie has started thinking a LOT about her father whom she hasn't seen in over a year. Readers learn that HE is a journalist, that he travels all over the world. I knew, of course, that their mother is a single mom, divorced, but this is the first mention that I can recall revealing details about the dad. less

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