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Virginia Euwer Wolff

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in Portland, The United States

August 25, 1937

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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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Average rating: 3.74 · 17,831 ratings · 2,348 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Make Lemonade (Make Lemonade, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 11,088 ratings — published 1993 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Believer (Make Lemonade, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 3,524 ratings — published 2001 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mozart Season 3.96 avg rating — 1,166 ratings — published 1991 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bat 6 3.56 avg rating — 893 ratings — published 1998 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm nobody! Who are you? by Emily Dickinson, Virginia Euwer Wolff (Introduction) 3.94 avg rating — 758 ratings — published 1978 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Full House (Make Lemonade #3) 3.88 avg rating — 691 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Probably Still Nick Swansen 3.54 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 1988 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Friends: Stories About New Friends, Old Friends, and Unexpectedly True Friends by Ann M. Martin, Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author), Rachel Cohn 3.67 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Easy Answers by Donald R. Gallo, Walter Dean Myers, M.E. Kerr 3.42 avg rating — 130 ratings — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rated PG 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1980	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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 Wolff

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“If you dont like me, Walk away , Matter of fact Run Away”
― Virginia Euwer Wolff, Make Lemonade

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