Judy Blume was my favorite author when I was younger. So I thought that on her birthday (February 12) I would read Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. This is a cute story of an eleven year old Margaret rushing to grow up. Reading this story I was once again swept away by Judy Blume's talent for c...
I've been giving into nostalgia the last few months and picking up copies of Blume's adolescent books for myself, but stopped short of the children's books. Until one day my sister in law was looking for kids books with a chemistry bent and Freckle Juice popped into my head. It's not chemistry, ex...
...maybe that's the trouble. Maybe kids don't always want you to give them everything." What can I say? I've been in the mood for Judy Blume and revisiting my childhood. This book is more clearly dated, especially from a class-distinction POV; nowadays even 'posh' people don't look twice at...
Still relevant, still timeless. I think. Re-reading this as an adult nothing jumped out at me as anachronistic. My parents never went through a divorce, so I can't speak to the accuracy of Karen's POV, but I do know that as a kid it gave me insight into what my friends might be going through; h...
I loved this book as a kid, but I have to ditch this copy; it's been updated and I want my edition to be the horribly outdated one I read as a kid. I'm certain when I read this the first time Peter did not ask Santa for an mp3 player or a laptop computer. Still, most of the book is unchanged and ...
Someone here on BookLikes mentioned Judy Blume and SuperFudge on their post the other day and I've just spent 20 minutes trying to find them and I can't. To that person: thank you! I realised reading it that I needed some Judy Blume in my life right now. I never liked this one as much as Superf...
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is the story of Peter and his little brother Fudge. Fudge is so funny, and students enjoy hearing about his antics. One activity that I have seen with read alouds are friendly letters. The students write friendly letters to the teacher identifying their favorite pa...
Freckle Juice has a reading level of 3.6. It is a high-quality read about a boy who desperately wants freckles, and how he ends up making a deal for a "freckle juice" recipe from his annoying classmate Sharon. It is a good little read for a guided reading center. It could simply be used for fluenc...
Reading this book for the first time as an adult was a little difficult, because it was kind of boring and Margaret's character was so naive and annoying. But I see its value for young readers. Margaret is relatable for the most part (except her excitement about getting her period. "I can't wait to ...
In the winter of 1951-52 three commercial passenger planes crashed within the city limits of Elizabeth, New Jersey, the city being on the flight path into Newark Airport. There were over a hundred fatalities including some residents. In the novel, In the Unlikely Event, author Judy Blume, who was ...
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