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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge #1)

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Fourth grader Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem – his little brother Fudge! The first in a very funny five book series.

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Published 1972 by Yearling

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Jul 31, 2008 Erik rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-readers

I have fond memories of this book. I have a feeling Peter could have certainly benefited (christian or no) from the serenity prayer. Perhaps he'll eventually pick it up at a meeting of Fudgaholics Anonymous.

Blume's humor and ability to speak to deeply-rooted juvenile issues (such as being utterly ignored) keep her firmly planted at the pinnacle of authors writing for young readers. When the mood strikes me and if there's a copy handy I'll read just the last page of this book. I walk away unders...more

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May 17, 2008 Gigi rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens

When I first read this book as a kid in grammar school I really enjoyed it. I think I just liked how it went through a kids day. Funny things happen, siblings cause trouble, and life goes on. My sons enjoyed reading it in their free time.

But as an adult rereading it I didn't enjoy it as much. I have read so many other children's books that I liked so much more that this book just kind of fell flat. As a homeschooling mom I won't place it on any literature lists but just as something to be enjoy...more

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Apr 15, 2012 Brian rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Elementary schoolers

Recommended to Brian by: I forget

Shelves: children, contemporary, funny-books, juvenile, novels, realistic-fiction, commercial, _3stars

Good enough books. The main character, Peter, has a memorable enough narrating voice, and the characters are realistic. But I actually found myself siding against Fudge, because poor Peter seemed to get yelled at for everything that Fudge brought on himself. As I mentioned, his narration sticks with you, but he does also read like a wimpier Percy Jackson. In all of the stories, it feels like he's pushed and shoved into all these zany situations, most often getting all the flak for the mayhem tha...more

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Dec 30, 2008 Debbie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-lit

I read this with my 4th grade class every year and I never get tired of it! Even though published in the 1970's it stands the test of time. I found it funny when I read it at age 10, still funny reading it as an adult to my class, and even funnier now that I have a 3 year old son who could easily double as Fudge Hatcher if they ever made it into a movie. My 12 year old says it was her favorite book she ever read in elementary school and my 8 year old just experienced Fudge for the first time and...more

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Mar 07, 2009 ♥KRiSTiN3♥ rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was funny.
Fudge is a funny little boy..

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Apr 08, 2013 Chelsea rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: transitional

I absolutely loved this book! Growing up with three other siblings I definitely understood the sibling rivalry that went on between Peter and Fudge. Author, Judy Bloom does an excellent job at creating a comical, witty story that young children will love. In addition, illustrator Roy Doty does a great job at creating pencil sketches that promote readers understanding of the text.Within the book, brothers Peter and Fudge live in New York with their parents. Fudge is the trouble maker within the s...more

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Apr 07, 2013 Carly rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A story that was once one of my favorites in elementary school remains to be one of favorites today as a college student. Judy Blume is an amazing children’s literature author, which is why she is one of my favorite children’s author. She has written so many amazing stories, and this one is no exception to that list of books. Almost anyone can relate to thinking that someone in your family is a pest no matter whether you have an older or younger sibling. One of the things that make this book so...more

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Nov 27, 2012 Emily Shuler rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Nov 20, 2012 Jessica McIntyre rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Peter’s younger brother Fudge is always causing him a load of trouble. Peter won his pet turtle “Dribble” at his friend’s birthday party. He was told he had to take care of it and he was going to make sure that Fudge did not touch him. Fudge made his father lose the Juicy O account by bad manners and scaring Mrs. Yarby with Dribble. Next Fudge wouldn’t eat so they let him eat like a dog on the floor and eventually learned the phrase “Eat it or Wear it” from his father, he never thought twice abo...more Peter’s younger brother Fudge is always causing him a load of trouble. Peter won his pet turtle “Dribble” at his friend’s birthday party. He was told he had to take care of it and he was going to make sure that Fudge did not touch him. Fudge made his father lose the Juicy O account by bad manners and scaring Mrs. Yarby with Dribble. Next Fudge wouldn’t eat so they let him eat like a dog on the floor and eventually learned the phrase “Eat it or Wear it” from his father, he never thought twice about not finishing his dinner again. Fudge jumped off the jungle gym trying to fly like a bird when Peter’s friend Sheila was supposed to be watching him, he ended up breaking out his 2 front teeth. During Fudge’s birthday party, Peter’s mother put him in charge of the games. It turned out that a birthday for a 3 year old was too much work! Fudge had to go to the dentist to check on his mouth and Peter had to trick him into opening his mouth for the dentist. Peter had to also trick Fudge into believing he was getting saddle shoes so that Fudge would let the nice salesman size him for a pair. Peter and his friends had a transportation project for class. Peter hid his poster under his bed, only to have found Fudge had scribbled all over his project making him start over. When Peter and Fudge’s mother went out of town, they had to go to work with his dad. His dad was working on a commercial for toddler bikes and his dad’s boss chose Fudge as the child model for the commercial. Peter had to trick Fudge into being cute for the television workers. Their father then took them to the movies and proceeded to lose Fudge in the theater when he ran to sit in the front in hopes to touch the screen. In the end, Fudge ate Peter’s pet turtle Dribble. Fudge had to be hospitalized until Dribble passed. Peter was angry that Fudge was not in trouble, but turns out that in the end Peter’s parents bought him a pet puppy. (Who was definitely too big for Fudge to swallow!)(less)

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Nov 19, 2012 Nida Iftekaruddin rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Grade/interest level: 3-5
Reading level: 470L
Genre: Realistic fiction

Main Characters: Peter, Fudge
Setting: New York
POV: First person, Peter

Summary

Peter Hatcher lives in New York with his parents, turtle named Dribble, and nightmare little brother named Fudge. Fudge is always getting into trouble, which gets him all the attention. All the attention on Fudge makes Peter feel like a fourth-grade nothing. Fudge ruins Peter’s school project, he is a riot at restaurants, and he swallows his own teeth!...more

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Nov 11, 2012 Lindsay Caudill rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: transitional

Peter and Fudge were a hilarious duo in this transitional novel!Fudge just has a way about him that can turn anything into a disaster! He is Peter's biggest problem. His parents are always worries about Fudge and Peter just cant wait until Fudge is older and they realize he is not that great. I think Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing would be perfect for second and third grade transitional readers. They can easily relate to Peter Hatcher, especially if they have a younger brother or sister that ab...more

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Nov 09, 2012 Laken Doom rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: transitional-book

Judy Blume once again writes a wonderful classic for children that is seemingly directly coming from their mouths. The main character Peter is a 9 year old fourth grade student who is sometimes jealous of his little brother Farley Dexrell or Fudge. Fudge was 2 1/2 and often caused trouble. Peter had won a pet turtle at a friends birthday party which he named Dribble and Fudge just had to have him. Throughout the story Fudge constantly causes trouble for Peter and often times will only do things...more

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Nov 06, 2012 Rachel Kenney rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Grade/interest level: Upper Elementary
Reading level: 470 Lexile
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Main Characters: Mom, Dad, Peter, Fudge
Setting: New York
POV: Peter's

This book is mainly about the relationship between a boy, Peter, and his brother, Fudge. Peter think that his parents let fudge get away with anything and everything. Peter feels that Fudge is always in his way. Fudge always seems to cause a ruckus. The book goes on, story by story, telling of all the things Fudge does to cause...more

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Oct 24, 2012 Kaitlyn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a really good book by Judy Blume, called Tales of a Forth Grade Nothing. It is 120 pages and is realistic fiction. I really loved this book in the 4th grade so I decided to read it again.

This book is about a boy named Peter. He has a little brother who goes by fudge. At first Peter gets a turtle from a friends birthday party. When he comes how his brother likes the turtle. Later in the story Peter has to watch over his brother at the park, when Peter isn't looking Fudge climbs on the ju...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Anne Catesby rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: transitional

When I came across Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing at the public library I was so excited! I absolutely love Judy Blume books and feel that they really are some of the best books for young readers out there. This book is the first of many in the Fudge Book series that Blume writes. This is the story of Peter who is nine years old. Peter has a ridiculous two and a half year old brother named Fudge who never seems to do anything except annoy Peter. However, to Peter it seems that nothing Fudge eve...more When I came across Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing at the public library I was so excited! I absolutely love Judy Blume books and feel that they really are some of the best books for young readers out there. This book is the first of many in the Fudge Book series that Blume writes. This is the story of Peter who is nine years old. Peter has a ridiculous two and a half year old brother named Fudge who never seems to do anything except annoy Peter. However, to Peter it seems that nothing Fudge ever does is wrong in the eyes of a grown up. Nevertheless, even though Peter has been able to tolerate his brother in the past the straw that finally breaks the camels back is when Peter finds out that Fudge has taken his new pet turtle Dribble. Even though Peter thinks that his parents let Fudge get away with anything he soon learns this is not the case. When Fudge goes through the stage of refusing to eat anything his father one day gets so fed up that he dumps a bowl of cereal on Fudge while he in in the bathtub. This is surprising to Peter due to the fact that he thought his little brother could get away with anything. Throughout the rest of the book we see the trials and tribulations that this fourth grader must go through and how he deals with them.

This book is very heartwarming and I believe that in the end you always want Peter to get the attention he wants from his parents. We have all experienced annoying younger siblings at times or annoying younger children in general. So in some way we can all relate to how Peter fills.

This book would be great for older elementary students as well as younger middle school aged children. Another aspect that I really liked about this book was the illustration on the front. You must look beneath the cover in order to see the illustration but you can see Peter and in the background you can see Fudge running around, wreaking havoc on all things. These illustrations seem to be computer animated but they still give off a great idea of what type of humor you will experience in the book.

I was afraid when I first began reading this book after not reading it in such a long time that I would not like it as much. However, this book is just as great as I first remember it being back when I was in grade school. I hope every child gets a chance to read this Judy Blume classic and that they love it as much as I do. (less)

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Oct 15, 2012 Stacey rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Textbook – The Joy of Children’s Literature – P. 202
Genre – Contemporary Realism

Summary:
Peter is made to feel like a fourth grade nothing when his feelings are always pushed aside because of his three-year-old brother, Fudge. Fudge gets away with everything and gives little attention to him. Peter finally has had enough when Fudge does something terrible with Dribble, his pet turtle.

A) The author provides an amusing story that students with younger siblings can relate to and connect. Also the au...more Textbook – The Joy of Children’s Literature – P. 202
Genre – Contemporary Realism

Summary:
Peter is made to feel like a fourth grade nothing when his feelings are always pushed aside because of his three-year-old brother, Fudge. Fudge gets away with everything and gives little attention to him. Peter finally has had enough when Fudge does something terrible with Dribble, his pet turtle.

A) The author provides an amusing story that students with younger siblings can relate to and connect. Also the author does a great job showing how older siblings are used as role models for younger siblings to get them to do something that they may not want to initially.

B) Often younger siblings seem to get away with everything while you being older seem to be blamed for everything. Many older siblings often feel the same way that Peter does in the story. In the book Fudge refuses to eat and the mom has done everything she can think of to persuade him. On p. 23 she convinces Peter to stand on his head while she shovels food in Fudge’s mouth. The next day (p. 24-25) Peter refuses to stand on his head and he says Fudge will eat when he gets hungry. That night for dinner Fudge was on the floor and pretending to be a dog. Since he was pretending to be a dog the mom fixes him a plate and feeds him on the floor and pets him like a dog to get him to eat. That continued for a week until Fudge was tired of it. Why did she let Fudge get away with this? Instead of putting her foot down and saying you’ll eat when you are hungry she catered to him because she doesn’t like to see her little one upset.

C) Older siblings often feel left out because the younger one is getting all of the attention. Although a lot of times they are called on to help when grown-ups want their younger sibling to do what they want. Peter is jealous and wants to be in the television commercial that is being made, however it is Fudge that they wanted because he was little and cute. When Fudge doesn’t listen to any of the directions that are being given Peter is told to ride the little Toddle-Bike and do everything that he is asked. The manipulation works. On p. 96 Fudge yells, “Me . . . ride . . . me! You can’t ride as well as Peter can, Mr. Denberg said. Can so, Fudge told him. Can so, Fudge told him. I don’t think so, Mr. Denberg said. You already had a turn. You didn’t do what I told you to do.” Fudge continues to beg and then when he is given another chance tries to be just like his brother Peter. At times older siblings may feel that having young siblings is a nuisance, but their younger siblings often look up to and idolize them.

Curricular Connection:
After reading this book have students write a letter or paper about how they feel at home. Do they feel important or do they feel that their feelings are pushed aside and always blamed for things. Use this book to teach about sibling relationships. Dribble, the pet turtle is a very important part of the book. Explore the right ways you would take care of a pet turtle.
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Apr 21, 2012 Julianne Frye rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: transitional-book

This book tells the story of a boy named Peter. Peter has a younger brother named Fudge who requires a lot of attention from his parents. Fudge is always getting into trouble and getting on Peter's nerves. Most of the time, Peter's parents have to focus all of their attention on Fudge, and Peter often gets ignored. Throughout the story, Peter tells many recounts of times that Fudge has caused trouble. First he ruined dinner with his parents and one of his father's clients, then he went through a...more

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Apr 18, 2012 Samantha rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: transitional

Peter Warren Hatcher is a typical nine year-old boy, growing up in the middle of New York City. Sure, he has his fair share of annoyances with his mother, and has grown extremely tired of drinking “Juicy-O” everyday...But these are just minor issues compared to his BIGGEST problem…his little brother, Fudge. Each day brings a new challenge and fear of what the two year-old terror will do next. Whether Fudge is throwing a tantrum or meddling into something he shouldn’t, chaos seems to surround him...more Peter Warren Hatcher is a typical nine year-old boy, growing up in the middle of New York City. Sure, he has his fair share of annoyances with his mother, and has grown extremely tired of drinking “Juicy-O” everyday...But these are just minor issues compared to his BIGGEST problem…his little brother, Fudge. Each day brings a new challenge and fear of what the two year-old terror will do next. Whether Fudge is throwing a tantrum or meddling into something he shouldn’t, chaos seems to surround him wherever he goes. Peter, or “Pee-tah” as Fudge likes to say, is quite fed up with his brother’s antics. Screaming at the shoe store, smearing mashed potatoes on the wall, ruining a school project, and throwing popcorn at the movie theatre are just a few examples of Fudge’s mischievous incidences. The worst part of it all is that Peter is the one constantly having to “fix” the problems, and he doesn’t receive any credit! He helps the dentist get into Fudge’s mouth; he plays a key role in “tricking” his brother into getting new shoes; he even assists Fudge in making a television commercial for Toddle-bikes. Just when it seems things can’t get any worse, Fudge swallows Peter’s beloved pet turtle. Fudge is rushed to the hospital, and all anyone seems to be worrying about is FUDGE…not Peter OR his poor turtle. Had Peter’s family just stopped loving him? The night Fudge returns home from the hospital, Peter is given a wonderful surprise…his very own puppy, who he names Turtle.
Judy Blume is a phenomenal writer with the ability to create realistic characters that readers can relate. This story is a classic tale of sibling rivalry. I can say from personal experience as an older sister, I felt the same way as Peter when I was nine years old. Peter understands the fact that his brother is only looking up to him, but WHY!? I believe my favorite trait of this book was its simplistic story line. Nothing drastic or dramatic happened that stood out among the rest of the context. A new adventure and setting was presented within each chapter. The narrative could almost be made into several small books. Peter’s sarcasm lends to frequent laughs as you read along. For example, Peter’s mother can’t stand the way his pet turtle smells. “What do you mean? I asked. I put my nose right down close to him. I didn’t smell anything but turtle. So Dribble smells like turtle, I thought. Well, he’s supposed to. That’s what he is!” I would recommend this tale to children between the ages of 8-11, boys and girls. However, I will admit, I am a 24 year old female who thoroughly enjoyed it and plan to read the rest in the series!
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Apr 18, 2012 Ashley Barna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: transitional-reader

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume is a great story for children young and old. This book is one that I remember reading when I was in elementary school. Poor Peter, who is the older brother, is always trying to find someway he can get attention from his mom and dad. Instead, his younger brother fudge who is 2 years old gets all the attention. This book tells the tales of how siblings fight or attention and become very upset and annoyed with one another. However, in the end siblings d...more

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Nov 28, 2011 Nicole Prescott rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was first given to me from my second grade teacher and it has been one of my favorites ever since. When reading it as an adult I was able to appreciate the relationship between the two brothers and between Peter and his friend Jimmy Fargo. The events that take place between the two brothers are hysterical. Peter's little brother Fudge as he refers to him, is always causing Peter trouble, embarrassment, or anger. At the end of the book when Fudge swallows Peter's turtle Dribble was one...more

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Oct 08, 2011 Dan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: juvenile-fiction

Picked this up for my voraciously reading 3rd grade daughter, who seems to enjoy 1st person young adult readers, and even shares younger-sibling frustrations with the protagonist, Peter. This book (and the next, SuperFudge) were the Harry Potter of my own elementary days. I still recall the long waits on the reserve list at the school library!

Anyway - the read did not stand the test of time the way I was hoping. I've been struggling to decide whether this quality about the interactions by the ch...more

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Apr 23, 2011 Ryanhong rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Ryanhong by: 3rd grade teacher

Shelves: home, fiction-realistic-fiction

1. What is the main idea? Peter's view from his 4th grade life.
2. What is a fact? Jimmy is Peter's friend.
3. What happened after Jennie peed? Mrs. Hatcher got angry.
4. Why did Sam cry? Because Fudge didn'tlike his present.
5. What is the same between Jimmy and Peter? They are friends.
6. What will happen next? Jennie pees.
7. What does mugged mean? Robbed.
8. You can tell that Peter is serious.
9. What is an opinion? Shiela is bad.
10. What is a lesson? Family comes first.
11. What does tinkle mean? pe...more

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Mar 09, 2011 David K rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoyed reading this book because it was funny with wacky and scenes that you can actually imagine in your head. I would recomend this book to a fourth grader beacause oviousley it says tales of the FOURTH grade nothing. And its just really fun and wacky and it has a scene with alot of blood in it. Also the pictures just go through my mind as if i was there. It's cool when you just see nothing but like a big movie screen in your head. Also because your like multi-tasking, reading, and...more

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Dec 02, 2010 Robert Kent rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: middle-grade-ninja-reviews

This week’s book is Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing, a favorite of mine from childhood and I’ll wager it’s one of yours as well. If you’re one of the few who managed to grow up without reading this book, I’m sorry. That’s so sad. Hurry up and read it to your kids. You’ll be glad you did. I found I loved this book even more reading it as an adult. As a writer, reading this book is the equivalent of a semester in an MFA program and I picked my copy up for two bucks. They won’t even let you hang...more

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Oct 02, 2010 Sharon rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-books, family

"I wish Fudge had never been born, I thought. Everything good always happens to him! If he had to be born I wish he could be nine or ten-like me. Then Mr. Vincent wouldn't want him to be the one to ride the Toddle-Bike in his commercial."

A little rascal for a younger brother is what Peter perceives his brother Fudge to be. Despite Fudge's rather obnoxious antics, Peter feels that everyone adores Fudge regardless. However, Peter would prefer Fudge to be his age so that he may perhaps have a frie...more

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Jul 02, 2010 Jacki rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Surprisingly I have never read this book, but when I stumbled upon the Birth Year Reading Challenge, this went to the top of my list. Having won the Young Reader's Choice Award in 1975, it was a shoe in.

What can you say, it was written by Judy Blume. It is bound to be good, if not great. Peter is a fourth grader, through and through. Blume's ability to capture children as themselves, and not seem like an adult writing a child, is astounding. She captures the simplicity of their thought process...more

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Jun 11, 2010 Justina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: eng-353

Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing is about a boy named Peter who has a brother named Fudge that makes trouble for him always. This book is about siblings constantly fighting but in the end, they learn that they have to live with each other. Reading along you find that Peter is seeking attention from his parents since they only seem to pay attention to his brother and his brother is only two years old so he does not know much and needs the attention from their parents. The tone of the story is so...more

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Dec 22, 2009 Kasha rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: boy-books, girl-books

As far as kids books go, this one is way up there. I love reading about all of fudge's antics. I happened to have both kids with me at the library the other day when I pulled this off the shelf. I asked them if they had read it thinking that surely they had, but neither one of them did remember reading it. I think this book was read to me when I was in gradeschool, but I had almost no recollection as I read it through today. It is only a 3.3 on the AR reading scale, which is disappointing, and t...more

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Oct 16, 2009 Penn 6 added it · review of another edition

Shelves: independent-reading

My book is called Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. It’s about a boy who’s in the fourth grade and he has a little brother named Fudge. In the beginning he went to his friend’s birthday party. The main character’s name is Warren Hatcher. His friend’s name was Jimmy Fargo and all the people who were at the party had a contest. It was guess how many jelly beans were in the jar. The person who won was Peter Warren Hatcher. HE guessed 38 jellybeans, but there were really 423 and he was the closest....more

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About Judy Blume

Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Blubber; Just as Long as We're Together; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fu...more Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Blubber; Just as Long as We're Together; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fudge. She has also written three novels for adults, Summer Sisters; Smart Women; and Wifey, all of them New York Times bestsellers. More than 80 million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-one languages. She receives thousands of letters a year from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her.
Judy received a B.S. in education from New York University in 1961, which named her a Distinguished Alumna in 1996, the same year the American Library Association honored her with the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement. Other recognitions include the Library of Congress Living Legends Award and the 2004 National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
She is the founder and trustee of The Kids Fund, a charitable and educational foundation. She serves on the boards of the Author's Guild; the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators; the Key West Literary Seminar; and the National Coalition Against Censorship.
Judy is a longtime advocate of intellectual freedom. Finding herself at the center of an organized book banning campaign in the 1980's she began to reach out to other writers, as well as teachers and librarians, who were under fire. Since then, she has worked tirelessly with the National Coalition Against Censorship to protect the freedom to read. She is the editor of Places I Never Meant To Be, Original Stories by Censored Writers.
Judy has completed a series of four chapter books -- The Pain & the Great One -- illustrated by New Yorker cartoonist James Stevenson. She has co-written and produced a film adaptation of her book Tiger Eyes, and is currently writing a new novel.
Judy and her husband George Cooper live on islands up and down the east coast. They have three grown children and one grandchild.(less)

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