Jacqueline Davies‘ beloved (and bestselling!) series The Lemonade War has been a reader favorite for nearly two decades, and now, it’s getting new life in the form of a graphic novel adaptation!
Never read the original books, or need a refresher on the story? Siblings Evan and Jessie Treski couldn’t be more different. He’s great with people, and she thrives academically, both the best at something the other struggles with, and it always seems to cause a rift between them. With five days left of summer vacation, Evan and Jessie launch an all-out war to see who can sell the most lemonade before school starts, leveraging their skills to try to outsell the other.
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The books have always been the perfect balance of sibling rivalry, laugh-out loud humor, and plenty of heart (not to mention the math and business skills you’ll secretly be learning along the way!), but the new Lemonade War Graphic Novel brings the story to life in a whole new way with illustrations by Karen De la Vega.
The first book in the beloved Lemonade War series—a clever blend of humor, math wizardry, and business know-how—is now available in a full-color graphic novel.
Evan Treski is people smart. He’s good at talking to people, even grown-ups.
His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math smart—but not especially good at understanding people. She knows that feelings are her weakest subject.
With just five days left of summer vacation, Evan and Jessie launch an all-out war to see who can sell the most lemonade before school starts. As the battleground heats up, there really is no telling who will win—and, even more important, if their fight will ever end.
Jacqueline Davies’s bestselling The Lemonade War is brought to life in vivid color by illustrator Karen De la Vega
Perfect for reluctant and emerging readers; high interest, low reading level
Teaches basic business and math concept
The Lemonade War Graphic Novel
AUTHOR: Jacqueline Davies
ILLUSTRATOR: Karen De la Vega
PUBLISHER: Clarion Books
DATE: April 29, 2025
You’ll have to read the book to find out how it all goes down, but in honor of The Lemonade War series being turned into a graphic novel, we teamed up with author Jacqueline Davies to give our readers a little treat as satisfying as a sip of lemonade on a summer day.
We decided to pretend that YAYOMG! has a podcast and invited Evan and Jessie Treski as the special guests! Since it’s not real, you, our treasured YAYOMG! readers, are the only ones in the world with access to the transcript of this conversation where Evan and Jessie share advice for running your own lemonade stand (well, sort of – it spirals into their signature sibling chaos rather quickly.)
Evan and Jessie Treski from THE LEMONADE WAR Share Their Best Lemonade Stand Tips (Kinda):
JESSIE: So. Tip #1 is get organized. And by organized, I mean you need to have all your supplies—
EVAN: Wait! Jess! You can’t just jump in like that.
JESSIE: Why?
EVAN: Because they don’t even know who we are.
JESSIE: Oh. Well, that’s easy. I’m Jessie Treski, and I’m in the fourth grade. I should be in the third grade, but I skipped a year because I’m a lot smarter than the other kids my age—
EVAN: You can’t say that! Remember? We talked about bragging. You’re not supposed to brag.
JESSIE: Is that a rule or just a suggestion? Because I really don’t get it. Bragging is just telling the truth. And telling the truth is good, right?
EVAN: Sure. But—
JESSIE: And I am smarter than all the kids in the third grade. I think I’m even smarter than all the kids in the fourth grade.
EVAN: Oh, man.
JESSIE: Why are you doing that?
EVAN: Doing what?
JESSIE: Covering your face with your hands.
EVAN: (sigh) I don’t know. I guess I just don’t think we’re off to a very good start.
JESSIE: I think I’m off to a great start! At least I was before you said we had to introduce ourselves. That messed everything up.
EVAN: Mom said we should start by saying thank you to YAYOMG! for inviting us on their podcast.
JESSIE: Why?
EVAN: Because we’re the guests and they’re the hosts.
JESSIE: But we’re the ones with all the great information about lemonade stands! Shouldn’t they be thanking us?
EVAN: It doesn’t work like that. It’s like if you go over to someone’s house for dinner, you say ‘thank you.’
JESSIE: Even if you don’t like the food? Even if they serve something really gross, like beets?
EVAN: You still say thank you.
JESSIE: What if they serve only beets? A whole plate of beets.
EVAN: Nobody does that.
JESSIE: (whispering) Evan, I think I feel a little sick.
EVAN: Stop thinking about beets.
JESSIE: (whispering) You just said it again.
EVAN: What?
JESSIE: (gulp) Beets.
EVAN: Don’t keep saying it.
JESSIE: (whispering) I think you should do some of the talking now.
EVAN: Just breathe deep, Jess. You’ll be okay. So, um, my name’s Evan, and I’m Jessie’s big brother, and I’m in the fourth grade, too. In fact, we’re in the same class. Which, you know, isn’t great because being in the same class with your little sister is pretty weird, but whatever. I’m getting over it.
JESSIE: I feel better.
EVAN: Good. So, like I was saying, we’re in the same class—
JESSIE: I can talk now.
EVAN: Yeah, but I’m talking.
JESSIE: But you were just filling in because I was feeling sick. It’s still my turn.
EVAN: Who says it’s your turn?!? There aren’t turns on a podcast.
JESSIE: There should be! Turns are important. And lines. People should stand in straight lines. And not cut, like Scott Spencer always does!
EVAN: Aw, man. Don’t bring him up.
JESSIE: Are you still mad at him?
EVAN: What do you think? I know he stole that money from me.
JESSIE: From us!
EVAN: And from Megan.
JESSIE: Don’t forget. Megan’s my friend.
EVAN: (long pause) Yeah. Sure.
JESSIE: You have all the other friends in fourth grade. Everyone likes you. But Megan likes me.
EVAN: Well, I knew her before you did.
JESSIE: Doesn’t matter. She’s my friend. My only friend.
EVAN: Hey, Jess. You’ll make friends in fourth grade. I know you will. You just have to remember to pay attention when people are talking.
JESSIE: It’s too confusing.
EVAN: Sometimes they say things, but not with words. With their hands and their faces and the way they stand. And you need to pay attention to all of it.
JESSIE: I never get it. When someone rolls their eyes. Or crosses their arms. Or lifts up an eyebrow. I never get what they mean! It’s hard.
EVAN: Yeah. Sometimes people act like they’re being nice, but they’re really not. They’re saying one thing, but they mean the opposite.
JESSIE: That’s called sarcasm. And it’s mean, and it’s lying!
EVAN: It’s not really lying…but I know what you’re saying.
JESSIE: Why can’t people just say what they want to say!
EVAN: You’ll learn! You’re already getting better.
JESSIE: It’s easy for you.
EVAN: I guess so. That doesn’t mean everything’s easy for me, you know.
JESSIE: You mean like—
EVAN: Hey! They’re waving at us.
JESSIE: Who?
EVAN: The YAYOMG! people. I think they’re telling us our time is up.
JESSIE: They can’t be telling us that! We didn’t even give one tip for having a great lemonade stand!
EVAN: Well, maybe they’ll invite us back. But I doubt it!
JESSIE: This is your fault!
EVAN: Is not!
JESSIE: You’re the one who messed me up in the beginning!
EVAN: You’re the one who started talking about beets!
JESSIE: Don’t say it!
EVAN: Beets, beets, beets!
JESSIE: Evan Treski! I am so going to tell Mom you said beets.
EVAN: (laughing) Hey! This is turning into a Podcast War!
JESSIE: Like our Lemonade War?
EVAN: Yeah, where we had that competition to see who could sell the most lemonade in the five days before school started.
JESSIE: I won!
EVAN: You didn’t.
JESSIE: I really did!
EVAN: Whatever. Hey, look. They really want us to stop. They’re practically jumping up and down to get us to stop.
JESSIE: But I want the last word.
EVAN: Go ahead.
JESSIE: So, just remember. The most important thing when you have a lemonade stand is to choose the right partner. Because you’re going to be spending all day with that person in the hot, hot sun, and you don’t want to spend the whole day with a jerk.
EVAN: Like Scott Spencer.
JESSIE: Right. So that’s the end of this podcast. And that’s the last word.
EVAN: Beets.
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