About this item
A Newbery Medal Winner"Radiant with hope, this keenly observed and poignant novel is a stellar addition to Young Adult literature,'' said Publishers Weekly in a starred review, praising Wolff's use of "meltingly lyric blank verse'' to tell of two inner-city teenage girls struggling toward better lives. Interest Level: Middle/High School Reading Grade Level: 4th-6th Lexile Level: Not Available Theme: Family & Relationships/Growing Up An Accelerated Reader(r) title --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Virginia Euwer Wolf (born August 25, 1937) is a prize-winning American author of children's literature. Her award-winning series Make Lemonade features a 14-year-old girl named LaVaughn, who babysits for the children of a 17-year-old single mother. There are three books. The second, True Believer, won the 2001 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Wolff was born in Portland, Oregon. She attended the girls' school St. Helen's Hall (now Oregon Episcopal School) and Smith College. She married Arthur Richard Wolff in 1959. They divorced in 1976.
