
Synopsis
An award-winning novel about growing up and making choices
Viginia Euwer Wolff's groundbreaking novel, written in free verse, tells the story of fourteen-year-old LaVaughn, who is determined to go to college—she just needs the money to get there. When she answers a babysitting ad, LaVaughn meets Jolly, a seventeen-year-old single mother with two kids by different fathers. As she helps Jolly...
Details
208 pages
Imprint: Square Fish
Reviews
“* Radiant with hope.” —Publisher's Weekly, starred review
“Powerfully moving.” —Kirkus Reviews, pointer