Virginia Euwer Wolff

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August 25, 1937 in Portland, The United States

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On August 25th, Virginia Euwer Wolff was born in Portland, Oregon. Her family lived on an apple and pear orchard near Mount Hood. Her father died when she was five years old and she admits her childhood was pretty messed up, but she held things together with her violin. She graduated from Smith College. She raised a son and daughter before going back to teaching high school English.
She was almost fifty years old when she started writing children books. Virginia thought she might have one or two good books in her before the end but that was proven wrong. Today, she is no longer teaching, but writes full-time.

When Wolff was asked why she writes for kids and not grown-ups, She responded, "Because I don't think I have a handle on how to write...more

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Books by Virginia Euwer Wolff

Average rating: 3.66 · 5,017 ratings · 938 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Make Lemonade 3.61 avg rating — 3,002 ratings — published 1993 — 19 editions	My rating:
	True Believer 3.74 avg rating — 1,046 ratings — published 2001 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Mozart Season 3.96 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Bat 6 3.53 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 1900 — 9 editions	My rating:
	This Full House 3.67 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Probably Still Nick Swansen 3.58 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	My rating:
	La ragazza col violino 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Rated PG 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1980	My rating:
	Bat 6 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:
	Make Lemonade Teacher Guide Literature Book 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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Make Lemonade (3 books)
by Virginia Euwer Wolff

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Quotes by Virginia Euwer Wolff

“Rise to the occassion which is life!”
― Virginia Euwer Wolff

tags: inspirational , life

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“A good book is never finished—-it goes on whispering to you from the wall.”
― Virginia Euwer Wolff

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“You get older
and you are a whole mess of things,
new thoughts, sorry feelings,
big plans, enormous doubts,
goling along hoping and getting disappointed,
over and over again,
no wonder I don't recognize
my little crayon picture.
It appears to be me
and it is
and it is not.”
― Virginia Euwer Wolff, True Believer

tags: growth , identity , life , self

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