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by Virginia Euwer Wolff

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An award-winning novel about growing up and making choices

Viginia Euwer Wolff's groundbreaking novel, written in free verse, tells the story of fourteen-year-old LaVaughn, who is determined to go to college--she just needs the money to get there. When she answers a babysitting ad, LaVaughn meets Jolly, a seventeen-year-old single mother with two kids by different fathers. As she helps Jolly make lemonade out of the lemons her life has given her, LaVaughn learns some lessons outside the classroom.

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A Newbery Medal Winner

"Radiant with hope, this keenly observed and poignant novel is a stellar addition to Young Adult literature, said "Publishers Weekly" in a starred review, praising Wolff's use of "meltingly lyric blank verse to tell of two inner-city teenage girls struggling toward better lives.

Interest Level: Middle/High School

Reading Grade Level: 4th-6th

Lexile Level: Not Available

Theme: Family & Relationships/Growing Up

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When she answers a babysitting ad, 14-year-old LaVaughn meets Jolly, a 17-year-old single mother with two kids by different fathers. As she helps Jolly make lemonade out of the lemons her life has given her, LaVaughn learns some lessons about making choices in this multiple award-winning and groundbreaking novel.
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About the Author

Virginia Euwer Wolff lives in Oregon. She has taught both elementary and high school and is an accomplished violinist. Ms. Wolff is also the author of Probably Still Nick Swansen, The Mozart Season, and True Believer.

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strawberi, March 2, 2008 (view all comments by strawberi)
It was pretty good. Good plot and good characters.
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The prose of Make Lemonade swirls around and back-eddies on itself, creating a rich and powerful novel full of hope and friendship, with undercurrent questions of what it is that makes our lives worthwhile. Highly recommended.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780805080704
Author:
Wolff, Virginia Euwer
Publisher:
Henry Holt & Company
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Friendship
Subject:
Social Situations - Adolescence
Subject:
Conduct of life
Subject:
Poor
Subject:
Situations / Friendship
Subject:
Social Issues - Adolescence
Subject:
Social Issues - Friendship
Subject:
Teenage mothers
Subject:
Babysitters
Subject:
Situations / Adolescence
Subject:
Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction-Friendship
Subject:
Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction
Subject:
Stories in Verse
Subject:
Social Issues - Pregnancy
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20060531
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 5 to 9
Language:
English
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
7.80x5.16x.56 in. .40 lbs.
Age Level:
13-17
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"Synopsis" by , A Newbery Medal Winner

"Radiant with hope, this keenly observed and poignant novel is a stellar addition to Young Adult literature, said "Publishers Weekly" in a starred review, praising Wolff's use of "meltingly lyric blank verse to tell of two inner-city teenage girls struggling toward better lives.

Interest Level: Middle/High School

Reading Grade Level: 4th-6th

Lexile Level: Not Available

Theme: Family & Relationships/Growing Up

An Accelerated Reader(r) title

"Synopsis" by , When she answers a babysitting ad, 14-year-old LaVaughn meets Jolly, a 17-year-old single mother with two kids by different fathers. As she helps Jolly make lemonade out of the lemons her life has given her, LaVaughn learns some lessons about making choices in this multiple award-winning and groundbreaking novel.
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