Make+Lemonade

**Make Lemonade** //by Virginia Euwer Wolff//

 * Description:** 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.

//Source: Borders.com//

"Radiant with hope, this keenly observed and poignant novel is a stellar addition to YA literature," said PW 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. -- //Publisher's Weekly//
 * Review:**

The tale is told in natural first-person, and in rhythmic prose arranged in open verse. The poetic form emphasizes the flow of the teenager's language and thought. The form invites readers to drop some preconceptions about novels, and they will find the plot and characters riveting. Make Lemonade is a triumphant, outstanding story. --//Carolyn Noah, Central Mass. Regional Library System, Worcester, MA//

//Source: Amazon.com//