The Magic Trap (The Lemonade War Series), by Jacqueline Davies
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The Magic Trap (The Lemonade War Series), by Jacqueline Davies
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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 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. Another fresh, funny, emotionally charged novel by the author whom Books for Kids calls, "one of the best writers for the middle grades around."
The Magic Trap (The Lemonade War Series), by Jacqueline Davies- Amazon Sales Rank: #10044 in Books
- Brand: Davies, Jacqueline
- Published on: 2015-03-03
- Released on: 2015-03-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.63" h x .69" w x 5.13" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
From Booklist Since their parents’ divorce many years earlier, Evan and Jessie have been disappointed that their dad, who travels the world as a journalist, seldom calls or visits. Now he is back in their lives, for a week at least, looking after them while their mother is away. All goes well at first, while Evan teaches himself magic tricks and trains Jessie as his assistant for an upcoming show. But their father’s unexpectedly early departure leaves them home alone, and soon they are figuring out how to survive a hurricane on their own. 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. As the third-person narrative switches from one child’s point of view to the other, the contrast between the two is marked and consistently believable. Readers intrigued by the magic theme will also appreciate the appended instructions for a card trick. The series’ many fans won’t want to miss this one. Grades 3-6. --Carolyn Phelan
Review * "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
About the Author
Jacqueline Davies is the talented writer of several novels and picture books, including The Lemonade War series and The Boy Who Drew Birds. Ms. Davies lives in Needham, Massachusetts, with her family. Visit her website at www.jacquelinedavies.net.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Tough, interesting topic handled in a genteel, calm way. By Just Trying to Help So I have four kids. And I review a lot of children's books. And these books generally fall into three categories:1) Books that I don't recommend to my kids2) Books that I do recommend to my kids3) Books that I recommend that my kids actually read.Jacqueline Davies books tend to fall in category 3. Her work is really good, and I've read 3 of her stories in the Lemonade War series. I haven't read the first two books, but I'll probably buy them.The Magic Trap is another book really well done by Mrs. Davies. Where she covered mental problems in both young and old in the Bell Bandit, and puppy love in the Candy Smash. she now covers ... um... "poor parenting" in the Magic Trap.In this book, the kids wayward father finally shows up and Mom heads off on an out of state trip. So we get a completely different look at the Treski household. This is very well done, I think, and the kids show a lot of pluck and resolve as their Dad takes what seems to be a small risk and ends up leaving the kids to ride out a hurricane alone. And the kids give a great magic show in the process, both with and without their Dad's help.Lately there has been a style in kids books to have sidebars where you explain other things that are interesting. In the Magic Trap, Davies includes a lot of information about magic tricks, from both the observer's point of view and the magicians. There are diagrams, discussions, and things like that. These parts are informative and interesting in a non-fiction kind of way. Two of my kids are really interested in sleight of hand type tricks and I think they will really enjoy those parts. And I think Ms. Davies has done a great job of balancing those non fiction parts with the story.Ms. Davies doesn't beat up Mr. Treski too bad for his abandonment, I think she could have admonished him a bit more. But Evan does get to "have his say" with his Dad and tell his Dad what a poor job he's doing as a father, and I guess that suffices.I also like how Jess misses Evan because Evan is growing up, and doesn't spend much time with her any more. Its a continuing theme in the books I've read, and I think the character interaction is excellent.I would have to say that Ms. Davies is becoming one of my favorite children's authors, she always does a great job of tackling a tough, hot topic in a very genteel, calm way.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Satisfying Conclusion to a Great Book Series By VReviews ‘The Magic Trap’ is the fifth & final book in the Jacqueline Davies Lemonade War series. ‘The Lemonade War’ was the first book in the series and was originally planned to be a stand alone novel. ‘The Lemonade Crime’ is the second of the series, which Davies was compelled to write because of the onslaught of letters she received from her fans demanding more on the story revolving around Evan, Jessie, Scott and Megan. The third in the series, ‘The Bell Bandit’ took place during Winter Break, away from Jessie and Evan’s 4th grade class. The fourth book, ‘The Candy Smash’, continued Jessie and Evan’s 4th grade year back in the classroom in February for poetry writing and Valentines, with plenty of elementary school drama and laughs. ‘The Magic Trap’ takes place at the end of Jessie and Evan’s fourth grade year, and brings together the key elements of friends & family that have grounded each book in the series.There are some key elements that make The Lemonade War Series so successful. Namely the interaction between Evan, and his little sister Jessie who skipped a grade, ending up in Evan’s 4th grade class. The dialogue is entertaining and true to life. The conflicts and successes are authentic, providing young readers plenty of connections to their own lives.In addition, The Lemonade War, Crime, and Candy Smash books had strong stories that were built around a concept delineated by the chapter titles. For ‘The Lemonade War” each chapter started with an economics term (perfect for young readers to learn about producers and consumers and the market place). ‘The Lemonade Crime’ chapters started with legal terms, teaching young readers about the court system, lawyers, and defendants, and ‘The Candy Smash’, chapters and plot centered around literary terms such as onomatopoeia, primary source, copyright, and smash. The one oddball book #3 was ‘The Bell Bandit’, which suffered for not having this same over-arching concept to build around. Fortunately, Davies returned to this format in ‘The Candy Smash’, and kept with it for ‘The Magic Trap’.In ‘The Magic Trap’ each chapter is framed by a magic word such as, illusion, sleight of hand, gimmick, and conjuring. So in each chapter a magic word is defined, and then it is literally, and many times metaphorically, woven into the events in Jessie and Evan’s lives. ‘The Magic Trap’ deals with some tough issues that many kids can relate to. At the start of the series, we learn that the Treski’s have gone through divorce affecting each person differently. In ‘The Magic Trap’ the consequences of divorce come full circle, hitting straight on the issues of loneliness, frustration, rejection, and abandonment. But in true Treski fashion, we also see a family pulling together, taking on responsibility, and standing tall. Along the way, friendship and community and a strong dose of laughter come together to build a realistic and satisfying conclusion to this wonderful series. For these reasons, ‘The Magic Trap’ is thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining, and is a great concluding book to The Lemonade War Series.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fifth in the series, chapter books for grades 4-6 By Dana G. My oldest daughter, who is now 13, read The Lemonade War when she was in the 4th grade Battle of the Books. Now my youngest daughter, who is now in 4th grade, gets to read all of the books in this series including this title. The main characters of the series and this book are Jessie and Evan Treski, siblings who live with their mother in their maternal grandmother's house. Their parents are divorced, and the father is somewhat out of the picture.The main theme of this story centers around magic as a hobby of Evan's. He has mastered several tricks and has put on small shows. Evan found a very old book about magic in their grandmother's book collection in the basement. From there the story takes off into very imaginative places. This story reminds me of a series my now-thirteen year old daughter read when she was in 4th grade or so, The Magic Tree House series. If your child likes those books, they will like this book. This story gives factual information on the main subject; magic, and it is a great way to learn more about magic. I love how each chapter is titled, and then there is a dictionary definition of the word. Right now I'm getting my 4th grader to look up words in an actual dictionary whenever she doesn't know a word. She reads a lot, and apparently doesn't look anything up if she doesn't know what it means. I intend to change her ways over the summer! My daughter enjoyed reading this book for me, and I did as well. I don't know how many more books in this series there will be, but it could go on for a while. Enjoy!
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