Name: Ethel's review of Lemonade Code by Jarod Pratt
Item: Lemonade Code
Rating: 3
Author: Ethel

Jarod Pratt

Fans of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants will love this fully illustrated graphic novel about a middle school super genius who starts a lemonade stand to fund his ultimate top-secret project, only to find unexpected competition right across the street when the new kid starts a rival stand. Robbie Reynolds isn't just a genius. He's a super SUPER genius! But he doesn't have the cash to fund his ultimate (and top secret) project. That's why he's opening a lemonade stand. Not just any lemonade stand: this one is state of the art, and his automatista can make you any flavor of lemonade your heart desires! Bacon, salsa, potato salad, dirty diaper—anything you want. Unfortunately, Robbie isn't the only one in the Lemonade Hustle. Daphne Du-Ri, his new across-the-street neighbor, has her own setup going, and something about her lemonade is resonating with people in ways Robbie's can't. Before the week is over, Robbie and Daphne are in a full-on Lemonade War—one that Robbie is quickly losing. Desperate, he tries to discover Daphne's secret recipe. Her lemonade is just lemonade, isn't it? There can't be some secret ingredient that compels people to buy it, can there? It wouldn't cause the end of the world if her lemonade fell into the wrong hands. Would it?

Lemonade Code

Ethel

An scientific and cute graphic novel

Key words: middle grade, coding, educational, graphic novel, science-fiction

This story was not what I was expecting. I don’t know exactly what I was imagining but I know it wasn’t that. The story is quite interesting overall but I wasn’t convinced by it. The characters are quite cute and funny but I didn’t get attach to them. Robbie has to learn from his mistakes but I am not sure he does by the end of the book. Moreover, the character of Daphne is not developed enough I think, even though she is one of the main secondary character. The story happens in a futuristic world and even though the boy is young, he knows about a lot of scientific things. Hence, there is a quite a few scientific explanations such as what is string theory so I am not sure middle grade readers would be interesting and would understand everything. At the same time, the story is a bit confusing. That is why I am not sure I would recommend it; I am not sure which audience would read it. On a more positive note, I enjoyed the drawings, this cartoonish style that suits the comic well. 
Overall, I liked this graphic novel but I wasn’t completely hooked.

3/5

Thank you Netgalley for this eArc in exchange of my honest opinion.

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Lemonade Code by Jarod Pratt

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