Publication

1993 - H. Holt, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more
  • Goodreads1274217
  • LibraryThing22981
  • Library of Congress Control Number92041182
  • Better World Books9780805022285
  • Open LibraryOL1736144M

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.W82129 Mak 1993
  • LCCPZ7.5.W65 Mak 1993
and 1 more
  • LCCPS3568.O243

Description

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.

First Sentence

I am telling you this just the way it went with all the details I remember as they were, and including the parts I'm not sure about.

Description

In order to earn money for college, fourteen-year-old LaVaughn babysits for a teenage mother.

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  • Make lemonadeH. Holt1993-01-01
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