Make Lemonade

Written by Virginia Euwer Wolff

Book #1 in the Make Lemonade series

A teen's college dreams hinge on a life-changing babysitting job.

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200 pages· 32,030 words· Est. 3 hour read· 890L

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Bookroo's summary

Fourteen-year-old LaVaughn dreams of college but needs money to make it happen. Babysitting for Jolly, a struggling teen mom, she discovers life's toughest lessons aren't taught in school. Can LaVaughn help Jolly while staying true to her own dreams? As their lives intertwine, both girls face choices that could change everything. Will LaVaughn find a way to balance her ambitions with the unexpected challenges she encounters?

From the publisher

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.