Young readers, teachers, and professionals in the field of young adult literature will find this survey and literary analysis of Virginia Euwer Wolff's books useful in their work and valuable as an aid to thoughtful reading. This text provides a literary and/or cultural context for each of Wolff's novels for young people, discusses the characters in terms of the plot and style, analyzes particularly literary elements as appropriate, and summarizes critical response. The point of each chapter is to attract readers and enrich their experience of each work.

Suzanne Elizabeth Reid is an assistant professor at Emory & Henry College in southwestern Virginia where she teaches courses in literature for children and young adults, Great Books, and teacher preparation. She is the author ofPresenting Cynthia Voigt andBook Bridges: Strategies for Teaching ESL with Children's and Young Adult Literature.

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 1 Virginia Euwer Wolff: Teacher, Writer, and Artist Chapter 3 2 Probably Still Nick Swansen: Living with a Different Mind Chapter 4 3 The Mozart Season: The Gifts of Music Chapter 5 4 Bat 6: Dealing with Racism Chapter 6 5 Make Lemonade: Learning Compassion Chapter 7 6 True Believer: Living with Faith Chapter 8 Bibliographer Chapter 9 Index Chapter 10 About the Author