“One of the pleasures of reading the Lemonade War series, which began with The Lemonade War (2007), is watching the gradual development of the two main characters and the subtle shifts in their relationship, never more apparent than in this story. Action and humor make the hard lessons go down easy.” - Kirkus, starred review “Zeroing in with uncommon perspicacity on the push-and-pull relationship between the two children-Evan a thoroughly average 10-year-old who provides the stability that his much brighter but high-strung little sister lacks-Davies casts them into a series of strenuous tests.Child readers, being more vulnerable to parental failures, may find it a hard truth that serves as a means for both coping with and forgiving them. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (April 1, 2014) Another fresh, funny, emotionally charged novel by the author whom Books for Kids calls, “one of the best writers for the middle grades around.” Just as Evan and Jessie took on running a business in The Lemonade War and a court of law in The 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. But who shows up? Their father, who has done such a good job of disappearing himself. Now they are staging a magic show-with a disappearing act sure to amaze their audience. Jessie and Evan Treski have waged a lemonade war, sought justice in a class trial, unmasked a bell thief, and disagreed about the right to keep secrets. An enormous black duffle bag, stuffed full of enough clothes to last.forever.
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