Make Lemonade
 

Make Lemonade

by Virginia Euwer Wolff

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... (read more)

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molly h
  • Rated 5 stars

This is my favorite book so far. Its different and most definetly unique but it is good its really good.

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Sara W
  • Rated 2 stars

It's been a while since I read this book, I remember it was a quick read and the author told the story very uniquely.

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Community:
  • Rated 3.863248 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

Newest Comments

  • kurtis m

    kurtis m said:

    A young mother is deprite for a babysitter. She has to work, but has nobody to watch her two children. LaVaughn needs a job. LaVaughn is willing to watch the two chlidren. LaVaughn slowly becomes attached to the three and seems to love them and is willing to do anything for them. Jolly (the mother) only has LaVaughn to watch the two, and is desprite. Jolly has no one. Jolly is alone with two little kids, no mother, no father and worst of all no boyfriend to help take the kids.

    posted Wednesday, April 16 2008
  • Madison K

    madison k said:

    Haley W were you talking about me when you said " I haven't read this book but my friend has." Madison K

    posted Wednesday, December 12 2007
  • Haley

    haley said:

    I have never read this book but my friend has.

    posted Saturday, December 8 2007
  • Sam B

    sam b said:

    actually its OK

    posted Saturday, November 24 2007
  • atticus11

    atticus11 said:

    This book sounds like a book that would probaly be ahrd to put down. It also sounds liek a fun and easy read.

    posted Thursday, October 4 2007
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