Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself
by Judy Blume
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anyone with a tenuous grip on reality
I thought about giving this a five, and it might deserve one.
This is Judy Blume's best book. It's written for a younger crowd than her Puberty books, and Sally's concerns lie in the elementary school horrors of shame and embarrassment and trying to fit in. These are conveyed spectacularly well, as when she discovers upon moving to Florida that there are no doors on the bathroom stalls at her new school. Imagine!! The details in this book -- the social necessity of not wearing socks, the way ...more
This is Judy Blume's best book. It's written for a younger crowd than her Puberty books, and Sally's concerns lie in the elementary school horrors of shame and embarrassment and trying to fit in. These are conveyed spectacularly well, as when she discovers upon moving to Florida that there are no doors on the bathroom stalls at her new school. Imagine!! The details in this book -- the social necessity of not wearing socks, the way ...more
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"Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself" is my favorite book. It's about ten-year-old Sally who moves to Maimi Beach for the winter since her brother has a kidney infection and needs to stay in warmth. The book takes place in the post World War Two era. The book doesn't really have a main conflict, but you see Sally encounter world conflicts through naive eyes. She questions segregation a lot and she gets the same answers from adults: That's just the way things are. You also see Sally e...more
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Read in January, 1996
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This was one of my favorite childhood novels. I re-read it many times. Sally is a vibrant character, and her adventures are exciting and often funny.
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Read in January, 1990
This was my favorite Judy Blume book. I borrowed it from the library so many times that the librarian suggested I read something else!
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My favorite Blume book.
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I am, I confess wearily, too old to have read Judy Blume as a child. However, I had the unbelievable good fortune (no sarcasm intended here) to have a daughter when I was 18; therefore, as I joyfully stuffed her room with books, I had the great opportunity...er, I mean the heavy responsibility of reading lots and lots of kids' and YA books just to see what my leedle pupchin was up to. Hey, I figured if I liked it, she probably would too.
Well, Sally F. is a fond, fond memory for me. I loved th...more
Well, Sally F. is a fond, fond memory for me. I loved th...more
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Title: Starring Sally J. Herself
# of Pages: 298
Publisher: Yearling an imprint of Random House Children's Books a division of Random House, Inc., New York
Cost: $5.99
ISBN 0-440-48253-4
The book that this review is based on is called Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume. At first, when you look at the book it is eye catching. “ It was the hardest to say good bye to him. She sat on his lap with her head on his chest and played with his curly dark hairs on his arms”(46). As y...more
# of Pages: 298
Publisher: Yearling an imprint of Random House Children's Books a division of Random House, Inc., New York
Cost: $5.99
ISBN 0-440-48253-4
The book that this review is based on is called Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume. At first, when you look at the book it is eye catching. “ It was the hardest to say good bye to him. She sat on his lap with her head on his chest and played with his curly dark hairs on his arms”(46). As y...more
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Read in June, 2008
It's 1947 and Sally Freedman is ten year old. She, her grandmother, mother, and brother have moved to Florida for a winter of good weather. Her brother got very sick last year and Sally's parents hope that the climate will help. Sally is very apprehensive--she doesn't want to leave her father and her friends. But she is a little curious about this new way of life. Sally finds trouble fitting in and she doesn't understand everything (why are there no doors on the bathroom stalls?!). Blume explore...more
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I think this was one of the first Judy Blume books I ever read, although Blubber might have been too. And that started years of eating up those books. I remember my mom doing double-takes when she saw me reading a few as a little girl...and now I still am glad I read them. Honestly, I'm pretty sure half of my "girl" knowledge comes from Judy Blume books. But they are definetly a not miss for girls-no matter what age.
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Read in January, 1986
This story was set in the 1940s, but even modern girls might find the charm in it and really relate to Sally. Sally and her family move to Florida and she has to learn to fit in. She is an extremely dramatic child whose daydreams and analyzations become full-bodied stories and fantasies that are sometimes halfway believed. She likes to dance and make up scenarios. There were parts of this book I found a little scary when I was a kid, but I liked seeing Sally recover from them and be okay aga...more
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This is my favorite Judy Blume book ever; I read it for the first time when I was 5, and even though most of it was over my head, I was completely fascinated by Sally, her vivid imagination, and her life as an American Jewish girl in the WWII era, trying to understand what was happening in the world. I read my first copy of the book so many times that it eventually fell apart. I've purchased several copies since to read and then pass on to friends. Even as an adult I love this book...I think it ...more
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Read in January, 1989
One of the first books I truly considered a "favorite."
Judy Blume was in New York doing a reading my freshmen year of college -- not having my copy with me, I bought a new copy of this beloved favorite and had her sign it. I couldn't stop gushing about how much I loved this book :o)
Superb characters, this is a book that has always "stuck with me." I often think of and remember little bits and pieces from the story. One of those books that seems to get better and bett...more
Judy Blume was in New York doing a reading my freshmen year of college -- not having my copy with me, I bought a new copy of this beloved favorite and had her sign it. I couldn't stop gushing about how much I loved this book :o)
Superb characters, this is a book that has always "stuck with me." I often think of and remember little bits and pieces from the story. One of those books that seems to get better and bett...more
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Read in May, 2008
One of my childhood favorites, this book tells the story of Sally J. Freedman who is ten years old in 1947. She moves with her mom, grandma, and brother from New Jersey to Miami Beach for the winter because her brother has been ill. Although things aren't great at first, she tries to be brave and look at the move as an adventure, but she misses her father and finds some things about Florida hard to get used to.
Sally is one of my best literary friends and she's a great character to get to know!
Sally is one of my best literary friends and she's a great character to get to know!
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