Pros: Full of truth and something teenagers will be use to
Cons: Jolly is a single mother and with LaVaughn she couldn't do it on her own.
The Bottom Line: I would recommend this to all the teenagers. Mainly because you would see yourself there. And it'll be an experience of your life time.
bigheadmona's Full Review: Virginia Euwer Wolff - Make Lemonade
LaVaughn is a fourteen-year-old that lives in the project but is trying to make a better life for herself by going to college. Although she is poor the word COLLEGE is serious in her house. So to make some money she babysits a 17-year-old mother of two. Now she tries to help Jolly take more control over her life. But what she don't know is that Jolly is already struggling with her payment of the rent and for her kids. This book is so real of life and truth. Life isn't always perfect. So the meaning of "When life gives you lemon, you make lemonade," is to show you that when life get hard on you and you start to give up. DON'T, just brush the dirt of your shoulder and move on. LaVaughn make a change in Jolly life. You will like that Jolly changes her life and puts herself in GED. And get a better job than what she has. She cleans up the house and brings a pot of lemon seeds to grow. And for this it change their life. When the lemon grows, they make lemonade. LaVaughn made a change in Jolly's life. LaVaughn was more than a babysitter, she was like family. You will absolutely love this book!
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