BIBLIOGRAPHY
Wolff, Virginia Euwer. 1993. MAKE LEMONADE. New York : Henry Holt and Company, Inc. ISBN 0805022287.
PLOT SUMMARY
LaVaughn, a fourteen year old girl, is determined to earn enough money to go to college. She finds a job babysitting two children. Jolly is a seventeen year old single mom of two children by different fathers. LaVaughn must make a decision that will affect everyone involved after Jolly loses her job. She helps Jolly make lemonade out of the lemons in her life.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
This novel written in free verse is “powerfully moving” and “radiant with hope”. This novel will appeal to a multitude of readers including the reluctant readers. Reluctant readers find this novel easier to read that other traditional novels. This novel captures the interest of readers due to the fact of real life experiences incorporated throughout this novel. LaVaughn and Jolly go through life’s challenges and tribulations while learning lessons outside of the classroom. This novel is a great way to teach young adults about the struggles people go through to provide for their families, and is a great lesson for any socio-economic background. Highly recommended for older readers.
REVIEW EXCERPT(S)
*SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, July 1993
*BOOKLIST, June 1993
*HORN BOOK, September 1993
*KIRKUS REVIEW, May 1993: “Powerfully moving.”
*PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, May 1993: “Radiant with hope.”
EXEMPLARY OR FAVORITE LINES
*“Some people make a bad bed, they just have to lie in it.”
*“If you want something to grow and be so beautiful you could have a nice day just from looking at it, you have to wait.”
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