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A review by robbynjreeve
Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff
REQUIRED READING
This book addresses a lot of different issues: race, gender, age, and social class. 14 year-old LaVaughn, the first in her family with the possibility of making it to college, decides to take a babysitting job in order to earn a little extra money. Jolly, a 17 year-old single mom with two kids, needs all the help she can get. She gets fired from her job for refusing her boss' advances. LaVaughn who becomes more than a babysitter to Jolly and her family, sacrifices her time and schoolwork to help out. Together she helps Jolly pull her life together and learn that though she may have been ignorant before, she doesn't have to be now.
This book addresses a lot of different issues: race, gender, age, and social class. 14 year-old LaVaughn, the first in her family with the possibility of making it to college, decides to take a babysitting job in order to earn a little extra money. Jolly, a 17 year-old single mom with two kids, needs all the help she can get. She gets fired from her job for refusing her boss' advances. LaVaughn who becomes more than a babysitter to Jolly and her family, sacrifices her time and schoolwork to help out. Together she helps Jolly pull her life together and learn that though she may have been ignorant before, she doesn't have to be now.