by Judy Blume
Part of my Judy Blume re-reading marathon, Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself is another book that holds up well to decades-later re-reads. I'll admit Sally isn't my favourite Blume character: she's a romantic and a hyper-imaginative child growing up in an era absolutely drowning in fodder for h...
This is the first time I've read this as an adult -- I reread it incessantly as a child. "Sally J. Freedman" may be the best shot Blume has at a book that will outlive her. She is perfectly convincing at expressing a child's innocent bafflement at the concept of human evil. The stories Sally invents...
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