| The Lemonade Club Contributor(s): Polacco, Patricia (Author), Polacco, Patricia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0399245405 ISBN-13: 9780399245404 Publisher: Philomel Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Everyone loves Miss Wichelmans fifth-grade classespecially best friends Traci and Marilyn. Thats where they learn that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade! They are having a great year until Traci begins to notice some changes in Marilyn. Shes losing weight, and seems tired all the time. She has leukemiaand a tough road of chemotherapy ahead. It is not only Traci and Miss Wichelman who stand up for her, but in a surprising and unexpected turn, the whole fifth-grade class, who figures out a way to say were with you. In true Polacco fashion, this book turns lemons into lemonade and celebrates amazing life itself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007011440 |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 8.86" W x 11.24" (1.02 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 117604 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Everyone loves Miss Wichelman's fifth-grade class--especially best friends Traci and Marilyn. That's where they learn that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade They are having a great year until Traci begins to notice some changes in Marilyn. She's losing weight, and seems tired all the time. She has leukemia--and a tough road of chemotherapy ahead. It is not only Traci and Miss Wichelman who stand up for her, but in a surprising and unexpected turn, the whole fifth-grade class, who figures out a way to say we're with you. In true Polacco fashion, this book turns lemons into lemonade and celebrates amazing life itself. |