True Believer

In the second book of the Make Lemonade trilogy, fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughn navigates the harsh realities of an inner-city neighborhood where poverty and the presence of guns shape everyday life. When Jody, a boy she once knew, returns to the housing project and appears to be falling for her, Verna is pulled into his struggle with identity while trying to stay focused on her own ambitions. With the support of old and new friends and mentors, she discovers that life is what you make it an opportunity to rise above the obstacles that surround her.