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Make Lemonade is a verse novel for young adults, written by Virginia Euwer Wolff and originally published in 1993 by Henry Holt and Company. [1] [2] It is the first book in a trilogy series [3] consisting of Make Lemonade, True Believer (the second installment), and This Full House (the third installment).
Virginia Euwer Wolff (born August 25, 1937) is an American author of children's literature. [1] [2] Her award-winning series Make Lemonade features a 14-year-old girl named LaVaughn, who babysits for the children of a 17-year-old single mother.
They make my stuff seem like Band-Aids and skinned knees," said Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991 at age 29. "So I don't want to be saying, 'Cheer up!' Some stuff sucks."
The book presented the feelings and intentions of the characters clearly, but could have benefited from adding more nuance to their personalities. [2] Other reviews praised the book's humorous approach to teaching lessons about economics, [3] while noting that the plot was still driven by Jessie and Evan's sibling rivalry. [4]
Lemonade Mouth is a young adult novel by Mark Peter Hughes, published in 2007 by Delacorte Press. [1] [2] It follows five teenagers who meet in detention and ultimately form a band to overcome the struggles of high school, forming deep bonds with each other and learning to let go of their personal demons with each other's help.
How to Make Lemonade. The most basic lemonade is very easy to make. You will need: a cup of sugar, five cups of water, about six to eight lemons and ice. First, make a simple syrup by simmering ...
Drinking lemonade is usually considered more pleasant than eating raw lemons. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune. Lemons suggest sourness or difficulty in life; making lemonade is turning them into something positive or ...
A fact from When life gives you lemons, make lemonade appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 September 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the proverbial phrase "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" was first coined by Christian anarchist writer Elbert Hubbard in 1915?