Make Lemonade is a verse novel for young adults, written by Virginia Euwer Wolff and originally published in 1993 by Henry Holt and Company.

The trilogy is unified by its protagonist LaVaughn, a fourteen-year-old girl who recounts her experiences and perspective from first-person point of view.

Later, Jolly gets a letter back from the billionaire with a $5 check to treat her kids but also a promise of some more money if she gives proof of her GED.

Make Lemonade generated starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist and received several awards.

[7] Although praised by many, the novel also raised concerns from organizations, such as schools in New York, that some of the content is inappropriate for middle-school students.

The novel discusses her encounters and struggles with topics such as poverty, unemployment, teenage pregnancy, parenting, sexual harassment, education, drugs, and isolation from family.

The author stated in an interview with The Horn Book Magazine that she kept the format of the novel in free verse partly "...because Make Lemonade is dedicated to young mothers.

I wanted young girls in Jolly’s situation, maybe pregnant or with babies, and maybe going back to school, to be able to say, 'I read two chapters!