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Lemonade Mouth: Adapted Movie Tie-In Edition
Poets. Geniuses. Revolutionaries.The members of the legendary band Lemonade Mouth have been called all of these things. But until now, nobody's known the inside story of how this powerhouse band came to be. How five outcasts in Opoquonsett High School's freshman class found each other, found the music, and went on to change both rock and roll and high school as we know it. Wen, Stella, Charlie, Olivia, and Mo take us back to that fateful detention where a dentist's jingle, a teacher's coughing fit, and a beat-up ukelele gave birth to Rhode Island's most influential band. Told in each of their five voices and compiled by Opoquonsett's "scene queen," freshman Naomi Fishmeier, this anthology is their definitive history.
354 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Mark Peter Hughes
9 books91 followersMark Peter Hughes was born in Liverpool, England in the Oxford Street Maternity Hospital, the same hospital as John Lennon. His family moved to the U.S.A. when he was one and most of his childhood was spent in Barrington, Rhode Island.
Mark’s first novel, I Am the Wallpaper, is the the story of a girl who feels unnoticed and ends up being an unwitting online sensation. Soon after its publication he began work on Lemonade Mouth, a novel that taps into his experiences playing in oddball rock bands and trying to change the world. In a style loosely based on the interviews of the fab four in The Beatles Anthology, the five oddball members of the band called “Lemonade Mouth” tell the band’s chaotic story and their own individual stories in their own voices. The Disney Channel adapted Lemonade Mouth into the #1 cable movie of 2011, and the highly-praised book sequel, Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up, came out in 2012.
A Crack In The Sky is Mark's award-winning futuristic adventure of a boy and a mongoose on an overheated Earth at the end of the world. Mark is currently working on the follow-up to A Crack In The Sky, which will be called The Keepers of Tomorrow.
Mark lives in Massachusetts with his wife, three kids, and a dog named Wendel.
More Fun Facts:
… Mark was once kicked out of eighth grade music class for throwing a spitball.
… He plays trumpet and guitar with his band, The Church Ladies.
…He did a commentary about the writing life for National Public Radio. You can listen to it by going to his website.
Mark’s first novel, I Am the Wallpaper, is the the story of a girl who feels unnoticed and ends up being an unwitting online sensation. Soon after its publication he began work on Lemonade Mouth, a novel that taps into his experiences playing in oddball rock bands and trying to change the world. In a style loosely based on the interviews of the fab four in The Beatles Anthology, the five oddball members of the band called “Lemonade Mouth” tell the band’s chaotic story and their own individual stories in their own voices. The Disney Channel adapted Lemonade Mouth into the #1 cable movie of 2011, and the highly-praised book sequel, Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up, came out in 2012.
A Crack In The Sky is Mark's award-winning futuristic adventure of a boy and a mongoose on an overheated Earth at the end of the world. Mark is currently working on the follow-up to A Crack In The Sky, which will be called The Keepers of Tomorrow.
Mark lives in Massachusetts with his wife, three kids, and a dog named Wendel.
More Fun Facts:
… Mark was once kicked out of eighth grade music class for throwing a spitball.
… He plays trumpet and guitar with his band, The Church Ladies.
…He did a commentary about the writing life for National Public Radio. You can listen to it by going to his website.
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February 18, 2021
Debo comenzar confesando que soy súper fan de la película de Disney, por lo que no dudé en conseguirme este libro apenas pude. Han pasado varios años desde que vi la película, y admito que el libro estuvo en mi librero unos cuantos años antes de decidirme a leerlo, pero estoy muy feliz de haberlo hecho por fin.
Lemonade Mouth cuenta la historia de Wen, Olivia, Stella, Charlie y Mo, 5 estudiantes de la secundaria Opequonsett que, por azares de la vida, se conocen en detención y se convierten en una banda que revoluciona y empodera a los estudiantes de su colegio con las letras de sus canciones.
En primer lugar, yo sabía que la película se había tomado varias libertades al momento de adaptar este libro, por lo que no esperaba que fueran exactamente iguales. Felizmente, al igual que sucedió con Jurassic Park, pienso que tanto el libro como la película son igualmente buenos, lo suficientemente parecidos como para reconocer la historia general, pero lo suficientemente diferentes como para disfrutarlos como historias independientes.
El libro se presenta como una “biografía oficial” de la banda, con descripciones recolectadas por el personaje de Naomi Fishmeier, y que cuentan los acontecimientos desde el punto de vista de cada uno de los protagonistas, así como de algunas otras personas relevantes para el desarrollo de la trama. Por lo general, yo no soy muy fan de las historias escritas en primera persona; sin embargo, admito que encajó muy bien con el tipo de historia que cuenta el autor, quien incluso de esforzó en darle un formato diferente según quién escribe.
Entre los temas que se tratan se destacan el bullying, la confianza en uno mismo, la familia, la amistad y la importancia de luchar por tus ideales, aunque pienses que son causa perdida. Todos estos son temas que, si no se tratan adecuadamente, pueden volverse muy clichés y pesados o hasta cursis. Sin embargo, algo que destaco del libro es que el autor logró describir perfectamente las situaciones de sus personajes, así como sus sentimientos y reacciones, sin que estas llegaran a sentirse sermoneadoras, irreales o demasiado azucaradas. Logré identificarme con los adultos tanto como los chicos.
En resumen, es una historia divertida e inspiradora que trata temas profundos dirigidos a un público más bien adolescente, pero que yo, en mi calidad de adulto, también logré disfrutar. Recomendable para fans de la película.
Definitivamente leeré la secuela.
Lemonade Mouth cuenta la historia de Wen, Olivia, Stella, Charlie y Mo, 5 estudiantes de la secundaria Opequonsett que, por azares de la vida, se conocen en detención y se convierten en una banda que revoluciona y empodera a los estudiantes de su colegio con las letras de sus canciones.
En primer lugar, yo sabía que la película se había tomado varias libertades al momento de adaptar este libro, por lo que no esperaba que fueran exactamente iguales. Felizmente, al igual que sucedió con Jurassic Park, pienso que tanto el libro como la película son igualmente buenos, lo suficientemente parecidos como para reconocer la historia general, pero lo suficientemente diferentes como para disfrutarlos como historias independientes.
El libro se presenta como una “biografía oficial” de la banda, con descripciones recolectadas por el personaje de Naomi Fishmeier, y que cuentan los acontecimientos desde el punto de vista de cada uno de los protagonistas, así como de algunas otras personas relevantes para el desarrollo de la trama. Por lo general, yo no soy muy fan de las historias escritas en primera persona; sin embargo, admito que encajó muy bien con el tipo de historia que cuenta el autor, quien incluso de esforzó en darle un formato diferente según quién escribe.
Entre los temas que se tratan se destacan el bullying, la confianza en uno mismo, la familia, la amistad y la importancia de luchar por tus ideales, aunque pienses que son causa perdida. Todos estos son temas que, si no se tratan adecuadamente, pueden volverse muy clichés y pesados o hasta cursis. Sin embargo, algo que destaco del libro es que el autor logró describir perfectamente las situaciones de sus personajes, así como sus sentimientos y reacciones, sin que estas llegaran a sentirse sermoneadoras, irreales o demasiado azucaradas. Logré identificarme con los adultos tanto como los chicos.
En resumen, es una historia divertida e inspiradora que trata temas profundos dirigidos a un público más bien adolescente, pero que yo, en mi calidad de adulto, también logré disfrutar. Recomendable para fans de la película.
Definitivamente leeré la secuela.
December 16, 2020
this is an instant where i liked the movie more than the book, but i imagine that’s largely because i’m comfortable with the movie and know it quite intimately!
i know that if i’d read this book in middle school i would’ve loved it, and for me that’s enough for me to at least like it now.
the book fleshes out the characters more, developing them fully (compared to the movie) and i really loved the emphasis on friendship as i was reading!
in sum: everyone should read the books of movies they loved in middle school slash high school!! let nostalgia sweep you in!!!
i know that if i’d read this book in middle school i would’ve loved it, and for me that’s enough for me to at least like it now.
the book fleshes out the characters more, developing them fully (compared to the movie) and i really loved the emphasis on friendship as i was reading!
in sum: everyone should read the books of movies they loved in middle school slash high school!! let nostalgia sweep you in!!!
August 6, 2018
It's a little outdated now, but this is a pretty fun story that could be quite inspiring for any teen musician. I did, at one point, want to count just how many Rhode Island references the author fit in. I don't know if they stand out to readers not from the Ocean State. Maybe they're just glossed over? Maybe I don't notice local references in other books because I'm not from those parts of the country? To me the RI references stood out. I mean....Club Babyhead was referenced at one point. LOL!
June 24, 2018
LOVED IT
I love the movie so i was a bit skeptical going into the book. But as I started it I realized it was different from the movie and in a good way. It seem more real life than how Disney produced it. I really really like this book and I would recommend it to anyone who likes lemonade mouth.
I love the movie so i was a bit skeptical going into the book. But as I started it I realized it was different from the movie and in a good way. It seem more real life than how Disney produced it. I really really like this book and I would recommend it to anyone who likes lemonade mouth.
March 12, 2025
DNF. I really just couldn't get over the fact that the movie was better than the book, and it kept getting worse. Drinking stuff you're not supposed to, a few mild words, Olivia's dad being in jail for something having to do with unaliving people...
Just no.
Just no.
June 2, 2020
I feel guilty about saying this but I really enjoyed this. Got it after watching the movie with my daughter. The movie is good also.
August 9, 2025
was feeling nostalgic but the movie was def better
November 14, 2013
I found the book after being bored one day and watching the Disney Channel Original Movie adaptation of it. Since that was better than expected, I went on the internet to learn what I could.
The book, of course, is better. That's almost always the case anyway. But whereas the movie, when it provides narrative, provides it solely from Olivia's perspective, the book has all of the members of Lemonade Mouth, and others, lending their unique voices to the narrative. And it works.
I'm honestly not so hot at reviewing things, but I am glad I stumbled on to this. I have no problem going back to YA fiction, or even kid's books, as long as they entertain and don't talk down to me. Lemonade Mouth definitely doesn't talk down to its readers, and it certainly entertained. I'm already considering recommending it to some friends.
The book, of course, is better. That's almost always the case anyway. But whereas the movie, when it provides narrative, provides it solely from Olivia's perspective, the book has all of the members of Lemonade Mouth, and others, lending their unique voices to the narrative. And it works.
I'm honestly not so hot at reviewing things, but I am glad I stumbled on to this. I have no problem going back to YA fiction, or even kid's books, as long as they entertain and don't talk down to me. Lemonade Mouth definitely doesn't talk down to its readers, and it certainly entertained. I'm already considering recommending it to some friends.
July 12, 2013
Told from the perspective of the people who were there, the meteoric rise and fall of Lemonade Mouth, a band comprised of percussion, stand-up bass, ukele, trumpet, and an unexpected voice, who met in detention. A little too young for me, but enjoyable all the same.
April 23, 2015
I love lemonade mouth and the story of how 5 random strangers in detention can become a hit band. LEMONADE MOUTH
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