We thought this was a good story.  There were a couple of parts of the story that we especially liked.  We thought that Bunker was very mean and he quickly became our first suspect.  My son thought it was really funny when all Becca had to say was “cheeseburger” to wake up Tyler.  I was glad to find out that Dr. Grog was a nice monster who was friends with the animals in the sewers. 

   We both liked when they were all hanging on to the barrels and racing through the water.  My son really liked when Echo peed on the criminal, Clinker’s, head.  We also liked the lullaby that Echo’s mom sang to Echo and Grog.  Overall, it was a good, entertaining book.

  - The Mobley Family

   We give this book 4 out of 5 stars.

   We really liked this entire series of Lemonade War books.  This was Jessica's favorite of the three. (Any books with a character named Jessie are usually good.)  She really enjoyed that you have to use other skills like math to figure out what is going on.  The parents missed the vocabulary word at the beginning of each chapter...and the integrated lessons.  Book one had marketing and economics, book two introduced the justice system, this book had no other academic lessons. The kids didn't notice.

   We wish that they would have somehow also used lemonade in the title somewhere.  We're not sure how, but we all agree that it would unite the books and make more people apt to pick up this third book.

   There is a lot going on in this story despite the lack of integrated lessons.  The grandmother has Alzheimer's and the neighbor boy, Maxwell has Asperger's syndrome.  There are simultaneous mysteries and twists and turns.

   One thing that really was bothersome was towards the end when Jessie makes a reference to a mental hospital when describing a conversation with Maxwell.  We aren't sure that this is appropriate...but again, the kids weren't bothered by it.

   - The Albright Family

   My family really enjoyed this book. This story is about a girl, Madison Kincaid, who has just moved into a new town. She is also going to a brand new school. When her friend Ann goes missing she becomes very worried. She feels lonely without Ann to cheer her up. When she meets a boy named Jake who likes mysteries they decide to set out on a hunt for Ann.

   But while they are hunting for Ann, a murder rumor is going around, but the rumor is not just for anyone; it is for her second grade teacher, Ruth Shelby. It is said that her husband Mark Shelby killed her in the kitchen. Their neighbor Thelma Bauer said she heard an argument go on in the kitchen, and then glass shattered. Thelma had raced to her window and watched the driveway.  Mrs. Bauer said she saw Mr. Shelby come out of the house with a body in his hands, put it in the trunk of his car and drive away at top speed.

   Madison and Jake are determined to discover what is behind the cause of all this trouble. Madison's mom has been dead for a while and her dad doesn't pay much attention to Madison. Madison's dad is also a lawyer which means he is working on this case. Madison wants to prove to her dad that she is not a baby anymore and can solve cases by herself. But will she be able to solve two cases at once? And even more importantly, where is her friend Ann, and is Ruth Shelby dead or alive? This story will keep you gripped to the end.

  -  The Iverson Family

   There were many parts in this book that we really liked.  My son was interest when the hooded figure lifted the slab and opened the passage by the tombstone.  He wondered what was down there!  I liked the part when Echo was being chased by the Raven, but he made a perfect loop and got away.  Then the raven flew into the window.  We were happy Echo was safe.  My son thought it was really funny when the kids were in the graveyard and Tyler was getting ready to take a picture of the hooded man and Tyler sarcastically asked if he should tell the man to say “cheese”.

   We like when the kids discovered Captain Trafalgar and I was glad that he ended up being a good, helpful ghost instead of a scary ghost.  My son’s favorite part of the book was when Nelson the parrot chased the Raven and when the hooded man, Mancino, was swinging the shovel but it just went through him and he realized that the Captain was a ghost.  We also like the ending when Echo decided to leave his crypt and move into the Silver’s attic.  We are very excited to read more books in this series.

 - The Mobley Family