Lemonade Mouth (Book)

Lemonade Mouth (Book)
Author	Mark Peter Hughes
Country	USA
Language	English
Genres	9 - 16
Publisher	Delacorte Press
Publication date	March 13, 2007
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback) e-Book (Kindle)
Pages	352

About the Book

Before it was a movie, Lemonade Mouth was a hit novel written by Mark Peter Hughes. It was published in 2007 and set in a High School in Rhode Island. Four years later it was a hit Disney Channel Movie.

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Plot

The story follows five desperate high school students in California who meet in detention, realize they can be a big hit if they work at it, and ultimately form a band called Lemonade Mouth that becomes a champion for students sidelined by the high school elite. The story is compiled by freshman Naomi Fishmeier and is told through the point of views of each of the members of the band, who have their own personal struggles to overcome in high school.

Characters (A little different from the movie)

• Olivia Whitehead - The vocalist of the band, Olivia struggles through her life after her mother left, her father was convicted of murder, and she was left to live with her grandmother. A book worm, Olivia is often nervous. She is also a little over weight.
• Stella Penn - Stella began her freshman year after unwillingly moving across the country because of her mother's new job. Coming from a family of geniuses, she goes into detention as a way for her to rebel. Stella plays the ukelele for the band. She is a vegetarian and promotes speaking out and breaking the bounds to be creative.
• Wen Gifford - Wen struggles with facing the fact that his father is dating a younger woman, Sydney. Wen plays the trumpet in the band.
• Charlie Hirsh - Charlie finds himself going crazy over the fact that he was born instead of his stillborn brother, Aaron. He is the percussionist for the band. He is loud and rambunctious.
• Mohini "Mo" Banerjee - Mo is a very studious girl who has a lot on her plate. She plays the double bass for the band.

Differences from the Movie

Here's a few. We're sure there's more, but in the meantime...

The Book	The Movie
Olivia's mom left her family	Olivia's mom died
Stella's last name is Penn	Stella's last name is Yamada
Charlie plays congas and timbales	Charlie plays the drums
Wen plays the trumpet	Wen plays keyboard
Mo plays the traditional upright bass	Mo plays the bass guitar
Stella plays the ukelele	Stella plays the guitar
Sydney is 26	Sydney is 28
Mo gets detention for making out with Scott	Mo gets detention for skipping class with Scott
Stella's shirt has handprints	Stella's shirt has the words "Question Authority"
Wen has a brother named George	Wen has a sister named Georgie
Stella had an older sister, a step dad, and twin half-brothers	Stella had a mom, a dad, and twin younger brothers
The band visits Olivia's dad in jail	The band does not visit Olivia's dad in jail
Sydney draws pictures	Sydney takes photographs
Olivia's last name is Whitehead	Olivia's last name is White
Lemonade Mouth looks at the clouds from Olivia's rooftop	Lemonade Mouth looks at the clouds from Olivia's backyard
Olivia is described as overweight and showing no emotion most of the time	Olivia is skinny and easily gets visibly nervous
Mo got over Scott and ended up falling in love and dating Charlie	Mo gives Scott another chance and Charlie ends up dating one of his fans
Charlie's last name is Hirsh	Charlie's last name is Delgado
Mo's last name is Banerjee	Mo's last name is Banjaree
Wen had two best friends before Lemonade Mouth	There was no mention of Wen having two best friends before Lemonade Mouth.
Lemonade Mouth's songs were Skinny Nancy, Everyday Monsters, Better Places etc.	Lemonade Mouth's songs were Determinate, Turn Up The Music, Somebody, Here We Go, More Than a Band, She´s So Gone, Living on a Highwire, Breakthrough.
Olivia had thirteen cats	Olivia had one cat.
Charlie had a dead brother named Aaron	Charlie had an older brother who's not dead named Tommy.

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