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Sally J. Freedman loves making up stories - stories in which she is
always the star of her own lavish film spectaculars. But when her
close-knit family is separated because of her brother's illness,
even Sally's daydreams are not enough to comfort her. With her
beloved father left behind in New Jersey, a winter in the Florida
sunshine seems gloomy, and the cramped and dingy flat can't compare
with her comfortable home, or her new classmates with her old
friends. Worst of all it is 1947 and Sally is convinced that Adolf
Hitler is alive and living in Miami Beach . . . Starring Sally J.
Freedman as Herself, by bestselling author Judy Blume, is a
insightful story which speaks directly to children in Judy Blume's
inimitable style.
Scoliosis twists Deenie s plans for her social life in this classic
Judy Blume novel with a fresh new look.
Deenie s mother wants her to be a model, with her face on magazine
covers maybe even in the movies but Deenie wants to spend Saturdays
with her friends Janet and Midge, tracking Harvey Grabowsky, the
captain of the football team, around Woolworth s. She wants to be a
cheerleader, too, and go to the seventh-grade mixer to hear Buddy
Brader play his drums.
Instead, Deenie is diagnosed with scoliosis. And that means body
stockings to squeeze into, a roomful of strangers to face, and a
terrifying brace that she ll need to wear for years that goes from
her neck to her hips. Suddenly Deenie has to cope with a kind of
specialness that s frightening and might be hers forever.
Get a guy's perspective on adolescent hang-ups in this classic Judy
Blume novel, now with a fresh new look.
""That's an interesting way to solve the problem, Tony.""
Miss Tobin is talking about a "math" problem on the blackboard, but
Tony is thinking about "real" problems.
If his parents or his friend Joel or Joel's sixteen-year-old sister
Lisa knew what Tony was thinking about a lot of the time, they'd
probably freak out. About snitching on Joel, who Tony knows is a
shoplifter. About watching Lisa undress each night and liking what
he sees. About money and the changes money makes in people
(especially his mother).
Hung up at thirteen. That's Tony Miglione--especially this morning
in math class in front of Miss Tobin, for everyone to see...
Scoliosis twists Deenie's plans for seventh grade in this classic
Judy Blume novel with a fresh new look.
Deenie's mother wants her to be a model, with her face on magazine
covers--maybe even in the movies--but Deenie wants to spend
Saturdays with her friends Janet and Midge, tracking Harvey
Grabowsky, the captain of the football team, around Woolworth's.
She wants to be a cheerleader, too, and go to the seventh-grade
mixer to hear Buddy Brader play his drums.
Instead, Deenie is diagnosed with scoliosis. And that means body
stockings to squeeze into, a roomful of strangers to face, and a
terrifying brace that she'll need to wear for years that goes from
her neck to her hips. Suddenly Deenie has to cope with a kind of
specialness that's frightening--and might be hers forever.
What's a guy gotta do to get some freckles? This perennial
bestselling favorite from Judy Blume has a fresh new look
More than anything in the world, Andrew Marcus wants freckles. His
classmate Nicky has freckles--they cover his face, his ears, and
the whole back of his neck. But when Andrew asks Nicky where he got
them, Nicky just says he was born with them. Some help "he" is
That's when Sharon offers Andrew her secret freckle juice
recipe--for fifty cents, she promises, Andrew can look just like
Nicky. His freckleless days are over He rushes home to whip up the
concoction. Grape juice, vinegar, mustard...
But what starts out as a simple freckle juice recipe quickly turns
into something disastrous. Andrew is still determined to get his
freckles, and to show that pesky Sharon that she doesn't know
everything--and he has the perfect solution Or does he?
Uh oh, what's Fudge up to now?! Pete's little brother, Fudge, has a
new obsession. He's mad about money and he wants loads of it. In
fact, he's going to print a hundred million trillion 'Fudge Bucks'
and buy the whole world. Or maybe he'll just settle for buying the
capital city of America and call it Fudgington. He's driving Pete
nuts. Will Fudge ever stop being the most embarrassing brother on
the planet? Double Fudge is the fifth and final book in the
hilariously funny Fudge series from the bestselling author and
household name Judy Blume, featuring cover art from picture book
star, Emily Gravett. Start at the beginning with Tales of Fourth
Grade Nothing and continue the chaos with Otherwise Known as Sheila
the Great and Superfudge.
Do you remember the first time? Forever is still the bravest,
freshest, fruitiest and most honest account of first love, first
sex and first heartbreak ever written for teens. It was a book
ahead of its time - and remains, after forty years in print, a
teenage bestseller from the award-winning Judy Blume. With a
contemporary cover, Forever is a teen classic ripe for a new
generation of readers.
No writer captures the seasons of our lives better than Judy Blume. Now, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wifey and Smart Women, comes an extraordinary novel of reminiscence and awakening--an unforgettable story of two women, two families, and the friendships that shape a lifetime.
When Victoria Leonard answers the phone in her Manhattan office, Caitlin's voice catches her by surprise. Vix hasn't talked to her oldest friend in months. Caitlin's news takes her breath away--and Vix is transported back in time, back to the moment she and Caitlin Somers first met, back to the casual betrayals and whispered confessions of their long, complicated friendship, back to the magical island where two friends became summer sisters.
Caitlin dazzled Vix from the start, sweeping her into the heart of the unruly Somers family, into a world of privilege, adventure, and sexual daring. Vix's bond with her summer family forever reshapes her ties to her own, opening doors to opportunities she had never imagined--until the summer she falls passionately in love. Then, in one shattering moment on a moonswept Vineyard beach, everything changes, exposing a dark undercurrent in her extraordinary friendship with Caitlin that will haunt them through the years.
As their story carries us from Santa Fe to Martha's Vineyard, from New York to Venice, we come to know the men and women who shape their lives. And as we follow the two women on the paths they each choose, we wait for the inevitable reckoning to be made in the fine spaces between friendship and betrayal, between love and freedom.
Summer Sisters is a riveting exploration of the choices that define our lives, of friendship and love, of the families we are born into and those we struggle to create. For every woman who has ever had a friend too dangerous to forgive and too essential to forget, Summer Sisters will glue you to every page, reading and remembering.
Judy Blume's twenty-one books have sold over sixty-five million copies worldwide and have been translated into twenty languages. She spends summers on Martha's Vineyard with her family.
From the Hardcover edition.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is the first book in the
hilariously funny Fudge series from the iconic Judy Blume. Peter
thinks he has the world's biggest problem – his naughty little
brother, Fudge. Fudge causes trouble wherever he goes and it's
usually up to Peter to sort out the mess. When Peter wins a tiny
green turtle called Dribble, he's determined to keep it away from
his brother. But when Fudge does get his hands on Dribble –
disaster strikes! The chaos continues in Otherwise Known as Sheila
the Great and Superfudge.
Being a teenager can be tricky. Especially when you have a VERY
pushy mum. From the author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret,
Judy Blume's classic novel Deenie is about unrealistic beauty
standards and the pressure to look perfect. I hate it when my
mother brags about me and my sister. "Deenie's the beauty and
Helen's the brain." Mrs Fenner has very fixed ambitions for her
daughters. Deenie is thirteen years old and gorgeous. Her mother
wants her to be a model – but Deenie's not so sure. So when she's
diagnosed with scoliosis – curvature of the spine – Deenie's
almost relieved. No more traipsing round modelling agencies, no
more living up to her mother's expectations. But she has to wear an
ugly, uncomfortable back brace for the next four years. And she's
convinced that it will put an end to normal teenage life –
including her blossoming relationship with Buddy Brader . . .
Can Karen keep her parents from getting a divorce? This classic
novel from Judy Blume has a fresh new look.
Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to take her Viking
diorama out of the sixth-grade showcase. She felt like yelling, "To
keep my parents from getting divorced " But she couldn't say it,
and the whole class was looking at her anyway.
Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house
weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced, and
her mother was pleased She had only a few days to get the two of
them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would
just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its
old self again--maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know
last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are
impossible together.
Bullying sucks, but true friendship is worth fighting for. Blubber
is a thick layer of fat that lies under the skin and over the
muscles of whales . . . When Linda innocently reads out her class
project, everyone finds it funny. Linda can't help it if she's fat,
but what starts as a joke leads to a sustained and cruel ritual of
humiliation. Jill knows she should defend Linda, but at first she's
too scared. When she eventually stands up to the bullies, she
becomes their next victim - and what's worse, Linda is now on their
side . . . In this bright blue edition of Blubber, Judy Blume
sensitively explores bullying and self-esteem.
Can Freddy leap past his middle-child malaise? This classic story
from Judy Blume has a fresh new look
Freddy Dissel has two problems. One is his older brother, Mike. The
other is his younger sister, Ellen. That leaves Freddy in the
middle, feeling like the peanut butter part of a sandwich, squeezed
between two pieces of bread like a great big middle nothing.
So when Freddy hears about the school play, he knows it's his
chance to shine--even if the play is being put on by the big kids,
and even if Mike says that "everybody" can jump. But nobody can
jump quite as well as Freddy, which makes him the "perfect" Green
Kangaroo--and the star of the show
Stephanie and Rachel have been best friends for years, in spite of
their differences. Alison is new in town, and immediately becomes
an integral part of their group. But is it possible to have two
best friends? And how can you call anyone a friend if you can't
tell them your most painful secrets? Just as Long as We're Together
is bestselling author Judy Blume's classic novel about changing
friendships, and is followed by the sequel Here's to You, Rachel
Robinson.
Margaret shares her secrets and her spirituality in this iconic
Judy Blume novel, beloved by millions, that now has a fresh new
look.
Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the
smell of rain, and things that are pink. She's just moved from New
York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her
new friends--Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret
club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting
their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong.
But none of them can believe Margaret doesn't have religion, and
that she isn't going to the Y or the Jewish Community Center. What
they don't know is Margaret has her own very special relationship
with God. She can talk to God about everything--family, friends,
even Moose Freed, her secret crush.
Margaret is funny and real, and her thoughts and feelings are
oh-so-relatable--you'll feel like she's talking right to you,
sharing her secrets with a friend.
What happens when teasing goes too far? This classic middle grade
novel from Judy Blume addresses the timeless topic of bullying and
has a fresh new look. Blubber is a good name for her, the note from
Caroline said about Linda. Jill crumpled it up and left it on the
corner of her school desk. She didn t want to think about Linda or
her dumb report on whales just then. Jill wanted to think about
Halloween.
But Robby grabbed the note and before Linda stopped talking it had
gone halfway around the room. There was something about Linda that
made a lot of kids in her fifth-grade class want to see how far
they could go but nobody, Jill least of all, expected the fun to
end where it did.
Iggie's House is a moving novel that tackles racism and
neighbourhood prejudice, from celebrated children's author, Judy
Blume. Winnie's best friend, Iggie, has just moved away - and
Winnie's bored out of her mind without her. So she's determined to
be friends with the new family, the Garbers, who've moved into
Winnie's old house - especially Glenn, who's kind of cute. But
certain people don't want the Garbers to be there, and have started
a petition to get rid of them. You see Glenn and his family are
black, and Grove Street is stuck in the past. And the toughest
thing of all is that Winnie's terrified her parents might sign the
petition - and there's nothing she can do to stop them . . .
Meet Rachel, the youngest in a family of high-achievers. She's also
the cleverest. But it's not easy being super-intelligent -
especially when her errant older brother insists on disturbing the
peace and undermining everything she ever says or does. And her
best friends seem to be falling for his charming veneer . . .
Here's to you, Rachel Robinson is bestselling author Judy Blume's
classic novel about family conflict. A powerful sequel to Just as
Long as We're Together.
Fudge is five - and he's driving his older brother, Peter, mad, as
usual! Going on holiday with Fudge - and baby Tootsie, Turtle the
dog and Uncle Feather the bird - means disasters every day. Even
worse for Peter, disgusting Sheila Tubman is staying in the same
house. Will it be Peter's nightmare holiday? One thing's for sure -
it's going to be fudge-a-mania all the way! Fudge-a-Mania is the
fourth book in the hilariously funny Fudge series from the
bestselling author and household name Judy Blume, featuring cover
art from picture book star, Emily Gravett. Start at the beginning
with Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing or continue the chaos with
Double Fudge.
Margaret shares her secrets and her spirituality in this iconic
Judy Blume novel, beloved by millions, that now has a fresh new
look.
Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the
smell of rain, and things that are pink. She's just moved from New
York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her
new friends--Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret
club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting
their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong.
But none of them can believe Margaret doesn't have religion, and
that she isn't going to the Y or the Jewish Community Center. What
they don't know is Margaret has her own very special relationship
with God. She can talk to God about everything--family, friends,
even Moose Freed, her secret crush.
Margaret is funny and real, and her thoughts and feelings are
oh-so-relatable--you'll feel like she's talking right to you,
sharing her secrets with a friend.
Karen's parents have always argued, and lately they've been getting
worse. But when her father announces that they're going to get
divorced, it seems as if Karen's whole world will fall apart. Her
brother, Jeff, blames their mum. Her kid sister, Amy, asks
impossible questions and is scared that everyone she loves is going
to leave. Karen just wants her parents to get back together.
Gradually, she learns that this isn't going to happen - and
realizes that divorce is not the end of the world. It's Not the End
of the World is Judy Blume's classic young adult novel about family
separation.
Peter Hatcher's little brother, Fudge, is four. And he's as
monstrous as ever! When Fudge discovers that his new baby sister
can't play with him, he tries to sell her. When that doesn't work,
he tries giving her away. And on his first day at school he kicks
his teacher and calls her Rat Face. Can his big brother help him
out this time? Superfudge is the third book in the hilariously
funny Fudge series from the bestselling author and household name
Judy Blume, featuring cover art from picture book star, Emily
Gravett. Start the series with Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing or
continue the chaos with Fudge-a-Mania and Double Fudge.
Margaret shares her secrets and her spirituality in this iconic
Judy Blume novel, beloved by millions, that now has a fresh new
look.
Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the
smell of rain, and things that are pink. She's just moved from New
York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her
new friends--Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret
club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting
their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong.
But none of them can believe Margaret doesn't have religion, and
that she isn't going to the Y or the Jewish Community Center. What
they don't know is Margaret has her own very special relationship
with God. She can talk to God about everything--family, friends,
even Moose Freed, her secret crush.
Margaret is funny and real, and her thoughts and feelings are
oh-so-relatable--you'll feel like she's talking right to you,
sharing her secrets with a friend.
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