""Remember, what's down inside you, all covered up--the things of your soul. The important, secret things . . . The story of you, all buried, let the music caress it out into the open.""
When Allegra was a little girl, she thought she would pick up her violin and it would sing for her--that the m[...]
When LaVaughn was little, the obstacles in her life didn't seem so bad. School was simple, boys were friends. Everything made sense. Now she's 15 and the obstacles aren't going away anymore, and the boy who's a miracle in her life acts as if he's in love with her. Only he's not in love with her.[...]
We have a multitude of obstacles to overcome here.
We'll begin.
When LaVaughn was little, the obstacles in her life didn't seem so bad. If she had a fight with Myrtle or Annie, it would never last long. If she was mad at her mother, they made up by bedtime. School was simple. Boys were bud[...]
Fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughn's life is turned upside-down when Jody, a childhood friend, returns to her housing project and rekindles their old relationship, but Verna may be feeling more emotions for Jody than he is for her. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.[...]
A Newbery Medal Winner"Radiant with hope, this keenly observed and poignant novel is a stellar addition to Young Adult literature, '' said "Publishers Weekly" in a starred review, praising Wolff's use of "meltingly lyric blank verse'' to tell of two inner-city teenage girls struggling toward better [...]