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Gr 8-Up The third verse novel finds narrator LaVaughn in her senior year of high school. She is still determined to have a career in the sciences, despite the fact that her underfunded public school has run-down lab equipment, the teens in her neighborhood never consider higher education, and her subtle but persistent belief that those who succeed are somehow fundamentally better than she is. Characters from the previous books are reintroduced. Jolly, the young mother for whom LaVaughn has become a babysitt...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The long-awaited conclusion to Wolff's Make Lemonade Trilogy neatly ties up many of the loose ends of LaVaughn's compelling story. In the previous two verse novels, Make Lemonade (rev. 9/93) and True Believer (rev. 11/01), LaVaughn, with the help of her strong mother and inspirational teacher, stuck to her ambitious goal of someday attending college. In turn, LaVaughn helped struggling teenage mother Jolly find the strength and courage to turn her life around. Enter This Full House's Dr. Moore, the powerhouse who runs the med...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This conclusion to Wolff's Make Lemonade trilogy neatly ties up many loose ends of LaVaughn's compelling story. Attending a medical science progr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Told in verse, this final novel in Virginia Euwer Wolff ’s acclaimed Make Lemonade trilogy is a tender rumination on the themes of motherhood, responsibility, and endurance. From the beginning, readers have known LaVaughn to be a studious go-getter, a young girl determined to rise above her circumstances and attend college. In This Full House, LaVaughn’s goal is finally in sight, but several women in her life—each dealing with the consequences of an unplanned...Log In or Sign Up to Read More