| Lemonade Mouth (Book) | |
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Author |
Mark Peter Hughes |
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Country |
USA |
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Language |
English |
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Genres |
9 - 16 |
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Publisher |
Delacorte Press |
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Publication date |
March 13, 2007 |
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Media type |
Print (Hardcover, Paperback) e-Book (Kindle) |
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Pages |
352 |
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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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For the sequel, please go to this page: Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up (Book).
Plot
The story follows five desperate high school students 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 - A good girl, "Mo" finds herself socially inept and struggles with her father's strict rules at home. She plays the upright bass for the band. She promotes studying hard and focusing on schoolwork.
Music
- Smile Song
- Skinny Nancy
- Better Places
- Everyday Monsters
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 electric 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 High Wire, 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. |
| Charlie had very frizzy hair | Charlie had long straight hair. |
| The final show was called Catch a-RI-Zing Star | The final show was called Rising Star |
| Mudslide Crush did not play at Catch a RI-Zing Star | Mudslide Crush did play at Rising Star |
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Ms. Reznik is very old, but still peppy |
Ms. Reznik is younger and peppy |
| The first song that Lemonade Mouth sang together was the Smile Song | The first song that Lemonade Mouth sang together was Turn Up the Music |
| Stella dyes her hair green | Stella does not dye her hair |
| Mo's best friend is Naomi Fishmeier | Naomi Fishmeier does not exist |
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Mo's dad owns a store Mo told Charlie about playing at the pizza place in the school hallway. Dante's Pizzeria is called Pizza Planet. The owner of the pizza place is Bruno. |
Mo's dad does not own a store Stella and Wen told Olivia, Charlie and Mo about playing there when they were eating at Dante's Pizzeria. Pizza Planet is called Dante's Pizzeria instead of Pizza Planet. The owner is called Dante. |
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In the movie the owner of the food place is named Dante,,,, in the book his name is bruno