Sophie Washington: Lemonade Day
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"A fun mix ofΒ healthy messagesΒ and appealing tween characters inΒ relatable situations." - Kirkus Reviews
"I recommend Sophie Washington Lemonade Day; it is an amazing book I loved it....I believe this book will help other kids like me to become fearless when thinking about their dreams regarding having a business, even at a young age."Β - Sabrina Roesler, Lemonade Day Houston 2020 Youth Entrepreneur of the Year
When Life Gives You Lemonsβ¦Make Lemonade
Sixth-grader Sophie Washington and friends learn lessons about entrepreneurship, team work, and friendship when they sign up for a city-wide, Lemonade Day event. Sophie wants to buy her mother something special for her birthday, but sheβs short on cash. Her bestie, Chloe, comes up with the perfect solution. Build their own lemonade stand to raise money at Lemonade Day. The girls add friends Carly and Nathan, and Sophieβs little brother, Cole, to their team, and decide to donate some of their earnings to a local animal shelter to help save stray animals. Things are going great, until an accident destroys their supplies. Can they save their business in time for the event?
This is the twelfth book in the Readers' Favorite five star rated Sophie Washington series. Books can be read in any order.Β
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Tonya Duncan Ellis is author of the bestselling, Readers' Favorite "Five Star" rated, Sophie Washington children's book series, geared toward readers ages 8 to 12, and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), the Authors Guild, and the Brown Bookshelf's Highlights Foundation-sponsored, Amplify Black Stories storyteller cohort. Sheβs a 2022 winner of SCBWIβs Independently Published Book Launch Marketing Grant, and in 2021, she won the Austin SCBWI Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Award. A former journalist and freelance magazine writer, she is a graduate of Centre College of Kentucky and Washington University in St. Louis.
Tonya loves to travel and has visited 49 American states, 20 countries, and three continents, but some of her best journeys have been between the pages of a novel. As a girl she could always be found with a book in her hand, and reading is still one of her favorite hobbies. When she's not reading or writing, the author likes to ride her bike, swim, and spend time with her husband and three children. She lives in Houston, TX.
The Sophie Washington series stars a sweet and sassy African American preteen from Houston, TX and her diverse group of friends. Each funny and heartwarming story teaches lessons about friendship, responsibility, truthfulness, and perseverance.
