Make Lemonade by Virginia Ewer Wolff

Over the summer I read a book called "Make Lemonade" by Virginia Ewer Wolff. It's about a young girl named LaVaughn who's dream is to go to college. No one in her family has gone or anyone in her building. She lives in poor neighborhood, so to get money for college she relies on good grades and any extra money she makes.To make this money she gets a babysitting job form a single mother of 2, named Jolly. You can see the relationship between LaVaughn and Jolly change over the story when LaVaughn stays to help Jolly, even after LaVaughn's second thoughts about her, and also when she gets Jolly courses at her school to help her be a better mother.

You see how Jolly and LaVaughn's relationship is changing when LaVaughn stays to help Jolly even when Jolly loses her job and doesn't have money to pay her. Even before that LaVaughn's mom wanted her to quit because she believed Jolly was a bad example and "a bad single parent." And the only part of getting a job was to make money for college, her dream - or maybe just her mother's.
LaVaughn realizes that she wants to help Jolly and her kids 2 and 4 year old Jeremy and Jilly, whether she does or doesn't get paid. 

You also see how their relationship changes when LaVaughn helps apply Jolly for single mothers at her school. It would help Jolly be prepared for any situation, but also gives Jolly the education she missed when she dropped out of school. This matters because Jolly didn't want to go, and was offended at the thought of help because she thought that "she was just fine on her own". But  LaVaughn was persistent, and finally got Jolly the help she needed.

LaVaughn and Jolly's relationship is one of the most important besides LaVaughn and her mothers. The author give many examples throughout the story to show you how  LaVaugh's goal for monsy slowly changes to just helping Jolly. Just doing something to help the single mother her mother couldn't dislike more. This book gives you a good look at struggles that poorer people like Jolly go through, and what any single mother goes through any day. I really like this book and the lessons it showed about working together, and never giving up no matter the obstacles in your way.