The Bell Bandit (Lemonade War #3)

by Jacqueline Davies (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Lemonade War

The third installment of the popular Lemonade War series finds siblings Evan and Jessie Treski at their grandmother's Vermont house for the holidays, solving another mystery.

Everything about this trip to Grandma's house was different:

First, because of the fire, Mrs. Treski, Evan, and Jessie had driven up to Grandma's two days after Christmas instead of the day before, missing Christmas with Grandma entirely.

Second, the fire had left a hole in the back kitchen wall big enough to drive a car through! And with Grandma in the hospital and not in her house, everything felt off.

Third, someone had climbed the long, slow slope of Lovell Hill to the top and had stolen the old iron bell hanging on its heavy wooden crossbeam.

Who on earth would steal the New Year's Bell? And how could Grandma, Mrs. Treski, Evan, Jessie, and their neighbors ring in the New Year without it?

Like a modern-day Beverly Cleary, Ms. Davies writes with heart, humor, and honesty about the inevitability of profound change and reveals just how well she understands the complex emotions of the children.

The six books in this fun-to-read series are:
The Lemonade War
The Lemonade Crime
The Bell Bandit
The Candy Smash
The Magic Trap
The Bridge Battle

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Kirkus

A fine emotional stretch within reach of the intended audience.

Review quotes

"Davies' real talent is human relationships." —Betsy Bird, New York Public Library and Fuse#8 blog

"Davies keeps a tight focus on the children: Points of view switch between Evan, with his empathetic and emotional approach to understanding his world, and Jessie, for whom routine is essential and change a puzzle to be worked out. . . . Each of the siblings brings a personal resilience and heroism to the resolution." —Kirkus —

Jacqueline Davies
Jacqueline Davies was inspired to write this novel after many young readers of The Lemonade War asked, But what about Scott Spencer?!? She is the talented writer of several novels and picture books, including The Boy Who Drew Birds. Ms. Davies lives in Needham, Massachusetts, with her family. Visit her website at www.jacquelinedavies.net.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780544022744
Lexile Measure
730
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
October 11, 2022
Series
Lemonade War
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV021000 - Juvenile Fiction | Law & Crime
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV006000 - Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations
Library of Congress categories
Brothers and sisters
Grandmothers
Mystery and detective stories

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