Virginia Euwer Wolff facts for kids

Virginia Euwer Wolff (born August 25, 1937) is an American author who writes books for young people. Her stories often feature characters around your age!

One of her most famous series is called Make Lemonade. It's about a 14-year-old girl named LaVaughn. LaVaughn helps out by babysitting for a 17-year-old single mom and her children. There are three books in this series. The second book, True Believer, won a really important award in 2001 called the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Virginia Euwer Wolff also won the 2011 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature for all the amazing books she has written.

About Virginia Euwer Wolff

Virginia Euwer Wolff was born in Portland, Oregon in 1937. She grew up in a unique log house that didn't even have electricity! It was on a big farm with apple and pear trees.

When she was eight years old, in 1945, she started taking violin lessons. This is where her love for music began. She went to a girls' school called St. Helen's Hall, which is now known as Oregon Episcopal School. She also studied at Smith College.

Virginia Euwer Wolff has lived in different cities like New York and Philadelphia. But now, she lives in Oregon. She spends her time reading, writing new stories, and playing chamber music.

She is currently working on a new fiction book. This book will explore big ideas like war, travel, and peace. She says the characters in her new story are brave, a little bit foolish, and even goofy! They also "Do not know what a Kardashian is."

Books by Virginia Euwer Wolff

Here are some of the books Virginia Euwer Wolff has written:

• This Full House (2009)
  • This book is the final part of the Make Lemonade series.

• True Believer (2001)
  • This is the exciting second book in the Make Lemonade series.
  • Award: It won the 2001 National Book Award, Young People's Literature (U.S.).
  • Award: It was also named one of the Best Children's Books of 2001 by Publishers Weekly.
  • It was chosen as a Junior Library Guild Selection.
  • It was a Top Ten Book of the Year from the Young Adult Library Services Association.

• Bat 6 (1998)
  • This book was chosen for the Oregon Reads 2009 program.

• Make Lemonade (1993)
  • This is the first book in the popular Make Lemonade series.
  • Citation: It was recognized as an American Library Association Notable Children's Book.
  • Award: It won the Booklist Top of the List award.

• The Mozart Season (1991)
  • Award: This book won the 2011 Phoenix Award from the Children's Literature Association. This award is special because it's given to a great English-language children's book that didn't win a major award when it first came out twenty years earlier. It's named after the mythical bird phoenix, which rises again from its ashes, just like this book's popularity grew over time.

• Probably Still Nick Swansen (1988)

• Rated PG (1981)