Bibliographic Information :Polacco, P. (2007). The Lemonade Club. New York, New York: Philomel.
Brief Annotation: All the students enjoy Mrs. Wichelman's class especially Traci and Marilyn who are best friends. The school year is going great until Traci notices something is wrong with Marilyn. Marilyn is tired a lot of the time and has grown very skinny. Marilyn has leukemia and has to go through chemotherapy. Mrs. Wichelman’s class all help to make her feel better.
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: K-5
Readers who will like this: Readers who like stories of working together and collaborating on ideas to help others.
Response/Rating (1-4): 4 out of 4. This was a tear-jerker! Great book, even more sad that it is a true story.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Does anyone know someone who is very sick?
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