Level: L DRA: 24 Genre: Realistic Fiction Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Skill: Cause and Effect Word Count: 386 T he Lemonade Stand by Molly Kuhl illustrated by Ilene Richard 1.5.23 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books ISBN-13:978-0-547-02724-1 ISBN-10:0-547-02724-9 1032761 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN 1_027241_AL_LRSE_CVR_L23_LEMON.indd 1 5/17/10 6:40:56 PM T he Lemonade Stand by Molly Kuhl illustrated by Ilene Richard Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers, Attn: Permissions, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777. Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02724-1 ISBN-10: 0-547-02724-9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0940 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format. It was a hot summer day. Amari and her brother Leo were playing soccer. Amari kicked the soccer ball and watched it sail right into a treetop! “It’s too high to reach,” said Leo. “We’ll have to buy a new ball.” 2 They went home and counted their money. “We can’t even buy a tennis ball with this!” said Leo. “I know a great way to make some money!” Amari said. “A lemonade stand!” “We could set it up at the playground!” cried Leo. 3 L em o n ad e “Great idea,” sai