Make Lemonade facts for kids
Make Lemonade is a verse novel for young adults, written by Virginia Euwer Wolff and originally published in 1993 by Henry Holt and Company. It is the first book in a trilogy series consisting of Make Lemonade, True Believer (the second installment), and This Full House (the third installment). These novels are characterized by their free verse style. The trilogy is unified by its protagonist LaVaughn, a fourteen-year-old girl who recounts her experiences and perspective from first-person point of view. All three books have been published as audiobooks read by Heather Alicia Simms.
Make Lemonade has been translated into Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
Awards and honors
- American Library Association (ALA) Best Book for Young Adults
- American Library Association (ALA) Notable Children's Book
- Bank Street Child Study Book Award, 1993
- Best Kids' Book of 1993, 1993
- Best YA Novels of All Time, English Journal, November 2005
- Booklist Top of the List winner
- Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book, 1993
- Children's Book of Distinction, 1994
- Golden Kite Award, 1994
- Iowa Teen Award Nominee, 1996-1997
- Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award for YA Fiction, 1994
- Oregon Book Award for Young Readers, 1993
- Parent's Choice Book Award, 1993
- Preiselbar Award, 2000
- School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 1993
- Top of the List, 1993
- YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, 1994
- YALSA Popular Paperback for Young Adults, 2002
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Make Lemonade Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.