Fourteen-year-old LaVaughn lives in the projects with her mother. Although poor, college is definitely in LaVaughn's future if she can make the money to supplement the bills. In an effort to raise funds, she takes a job babysitting for the two children of a 17-year-old single mother named Jolly. As LaVaughn gets involved with Jolly and her life ...
In a powerful book set in post-World War II Oregon, sixth graders from rival towns prepare for the 50th annual softball game. Two of the players--a Japanese American who spent the war in an internment camp and a girl whose father was killed at Pearl Harbor--collide with tragic results on the day of the big game.
This sequel to MAKE LEMONADE focuses on LaVaughn and her two best friends, Myrtle and Annie. Now starting 10th grade, the girls must deal with such issues as premarital sex, first love, and LaVaughn's desire to go to college. Winner of the 2001 National Book Award in the Young People's Literature category, this book was also named one of the Best ...
Seventh-grader Allegra Leah Shapiro is selected as a finalist in a competition for young musicians. Allegra, a violinist, is probably the youngest person to make it to the finals. As she spends her summer vacation practicing the Mozart concerto she plans to perform in the competition, Allegra struggles to discover her interpretation of the music ...
In this rich and satisfying conclusion to her Make Lemonade trilogy, Wolff takes on the big themes of life and love and, miraculously, reveals something new about them both.
Sixteen-year-old Nick Swansen has minimal brain dysfunction. He's haunted by the fear of failure, especially when his prom date doesn't show up. But Nick learns to courageously work on his problems. Named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year, and an International Reading Association Award Book.
"A unusual, compassionate story about a high-school student in a Special Ed calss. . . . The brilliance of Wolff's book is that she never preaches. Upbeat, honest, and not without humor, it echoes with the mood swings that most teenagers share".--School Library Journal. IRA Children's Book Award; International PEN Children's Book Award; Booklist ...
Fourteen-year-old LaVaughn lives in the projects with her mother. Although poor, college is definitely in LaVaughn's future if she can make the money to supplement the bills. In an effort to raise funds, she takes a job babysitting for the two children of a 17-year-old single mother named Jolly. As LaVaughn gets involved with Jolly and her life ...
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