Virginia Euwer Wolff

Virginia Euwer Wolff is a prize-winning American author of children's literature, born in Portland, Oregon 25 Aug 1937. She attended Smith College. She married Arthur Richard Wolff in 1959. They divorced in 1976.

Among other notable books, she is the author of the award-winning series, "Make Lemonade". "Make Lemonade" is a series about a 14-year-old girl named LaVaughn, who babysits for the children of a 17-year-old single mother. The series has two books so far. The sequel, "True Believer", won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

Books

*"True believer" First ed. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001. ISBN 0689852886 (and many other editions)
**Award: 2001 National Book Award in the Young People's Literature category
**Award: Best Children's Books 2001 by Publishers Weekly.
**Junior Library Guild Selection

*"Bat 6" Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1998 ISBN: 0030662796
**Review, Kirkus 05/01/1998

*"Make Lemonade." First ed. , Henry Holt and Co. , 1993 (and many other editions)
**Award: American Library Association (ALA) Notable Children's Book
**Award: American Library Association (ALA) Best Book for Young Adults
**Award: Booklist Top of the List winner

*"The Mozart Season." 1st ed. New York: Holt, 1991.

*"Probably Still Nick Swansen." 1st ed. New York: H.Holt, 1988.

*"Rated PG" New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981.

External links

* [http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/wolff.htm Internet School Library Media Center at James Madison University] Teacher Resource File for Virginia Euwer Wolff