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Published
2001
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

True Believer

Virginia Euwer Wolff

LaVaughn, now fifteen, faces first love, shifting friendships and her drive for college in the sequel to Make Lemonade.

  • Printz Honor 2002
  • National Book Award Winner 2001
  • Golden Kite Award 2001
  • Jane Addams Children's Book Honor 2002
  • YALSA Best Books for Young Adults 2002
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Themes

First loveFriendshipPoverty & class

Mood

Feels emotional, hopeful.

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