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Tiger Eyes

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Davey has never felt so alone in her life. Her father is dead—shot in a holdup—and now her mother is moving the family to New Mexico to try to recover.

Climbing in the Los Alamos canyon, Davey meets the mysterious Wolf, who can read Davey’s “sad eyes.” Wolf is the only person who seems to understand the rage and fear Davey feels.

Slowly, with Wolf’s help, Davey realizes tha...more

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Published April 26th 2005 by Dell Laurel-Leaf (first published September 1st 1981)

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Oct 25, 2012 Erin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dark, little-romance, reading-challenge

I have never read a Judy Blume book before, and I felt vaguely embarrassed when I checked this out from the library. There's no nostalgic link for me to any of Blume's books, so I'll admit I was worried about how I would like this book.

But all you Blume-hards (what?) can relax about the three star rating up there, because when I say I "liked" this book I really do mean it. The thing is, I became so invested in some of the plotlines that when they failed to reach a satisfying conclusion I felt li...more I have never read a Judy Blume book before, and I felt vaguely embarrassed when I checked this out from the library. There's no nostalgic link for me to any of Blume's books, so I'll admit I was worried about how I would like this book.

But all you Blume-hards (what?) can relax about the three star rating up there, because when I say I "liked" this book I really do mean it. The thing is, I became so invested in some of the plotlines that when they failed to reach a satisfying conclusion I felt like I had been cheated. There were a few conversations that I felt really needed to be had in order for the story to be fully developed emotionally, but no dice.

The emotions Blume does choose to tackle, however, are done very well. The protagonist, Davey, is reeling from the murder of her father and its effects on her family. The three left over find it impossible to deal with their grief at home, so end up relocating to New Mexico to stay with an aunt and uncle. The healing process that Davey, her mother, and her younger brother begin is realistic and worth reading.

I was engaged right away by the friendship she built with the enigmatic Wolf, and while I wish more had come of that, I think the time she spent with him was just right. It was enraging at times to read about her uncle Walter, who I think I was supposed to feel sympathetic toward by the end-- no thank you. The relationship between Davey and her mother was especially well done, and I think Blume's simple writing style brought more to the table than I first anticipated. She tells the story honestly, with an unflinching steadfastness to what feels true. I wanted to read what felt right, which is a bit different, so even though this book was effective and quietly powerful, it didn't satisfy me fully as a reader.

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Oct 30, 2008 Adriana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Book I read was Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume. This book is an old favorite of mine, that I decided to re-read. I first read this book when I was about eleven years old, and decided to re-read it because I saw it in my nightstand table, when I was looking for a book I owed the school. The book takes place in New Jersey, where the main character fifteen year old Davey Wexler's father is murdered in Atlantic City, in a store that he works in. After her father is murdered Davey deals with the death...more The Book I read was Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume. This book is an old favorite of mine, that I decided to re-read. I first read this book when I was about eleven years old, and decided to re-read it because I saw it in my nightstand table, when I was looking for a book I owed the school. The book takes place in New Jersey, where the main character fifteen year old Davey Wexler's father is murdered in Atlantic City, in a store that he works in. After her father is murdered Davey deals with the death of her father and the death of ehr family. Though the rest of ehr family is still physically intact, mentally they becaome unstable. Davey's mother starts becoming an alcoholic to deal with her husband's passing, and Davey and her family is forced to move to New Mexico inorder to coap with the ordeal.

The book is a very good book because it is realistic. The troubles that come with the drastic loss of her father, reflects to loss of self for Davey. The book also shows the side of a mother left with two children and no husband, and what she may do to cope with her stress. Davey's mother becomes an alcoholic, while Davey and her younger brother deal with the loss of their father, their home, and in someways their mother. Others should read it because of its reality, how it demonstrates that everything you have can be taken away from you, and in some cases you may have to accept some of the things life throws at you.

The type of person that would enjoy this book is probably the type of person who enjoys Judy Blume books. Most of her books have the theme of loss and gain. The reader who enjoys seeing the internal transformation of the main character over a period of time, that is not demonstrated in superficial or unrealistic manner will enjoy this book. The story is intriguing, and it keeps the reader interested. The conflict in the story is very realistic, and someone who may have lost a loved one can enjoy this book as well, because it would be something they can relate to.

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Dec 05, 2008 Audra rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read this book when I was in elementary school. Which now that I think about it, may have been too young. But I have always fancied myself an advanced reader, especially when I was younger. Let's start at the beginning, with the book's cover. When I read this, I used to stare at the cover between readings. I know there were different covers but this is the one I read over and over - it's a haunting picture. As marketing folks know, packaging can make or break a product and I am certain the sam...more

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Jan 13, 2009 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: oldies-but-goodies, young-adult-teen

Judy Blume actually signed this much-loved dog-eared paperback of mine and it is one of my most prized possessions. Sadly, I have tried giving it to tons of my 8th grade girls and they just aren't feeling it. But now that Twilight has made chastity hot, I may try it again!

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Feb 26, 2009 Vanessa added it · review of another edition

This book is excellent with detail and everything. I loved it!
is aout a girl that moves to another place and she meets a guy who is mysterious and she likes him

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Feb 26, 2009 Diana rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 9th-advisory

Tiger Eyes
By Judy Blume
217 pgs.
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
1540 Broadway New York, New York 10036 $5.99
ISBN 0-440-98469-6

Davey Wexler, a teenage girl who suddenly lost her father, has lost her sense of direction in life. She can't forget that night when her father got shot in his store and died, in which she was at the scene and couldn't do anything to help save him. All those red spots of blood, everywhere. Around the counter, on her father's easel, on her own body. She can't f...more Tiger Eyes
By Judy Blume
217 pgs.
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
1540 Broadway New York, New York 10036 $5.99
ISBN 0-440-98469-6

Davey Wexler, a teenage girl who suddenly lost her father, has lost her sense of direction in life. She can't forget that night when her father got shot in his store and died, in which she was at the scene and couldn't do anything to help save him. All those red spots of blood, everywhere. Around the counter, on her father's easel, on her own body. She can't face the fact about what had happened that night, and instead chooses to avoid the truth.

I like how Judy Blume describes Davey's feelings in this book. It always seems like when I am reading, I can understand how she feels, but not how she is thinking and the pain she is going through. To avoid this feeling, she settles down in her aunt Bitsy and uncle Walter's home in New Mexico with her mother Gwen, and her brother Jason. There, she feels lonely and unsafe as if she can't speak and express herself to anybody, but not until she meets mysterious Wolf who can read her "sad eyes", when climbing in the Los Alamos canyon.

Personally, I don't even think I can be like Davey if such thing happened to me. I wouldn't know who to talk to, I wouldn't know how to face this, and I wouldn't get on with life as much. I like Judy's writing style because it seems as if she really knows how we as teenagers are living our lives. Many things happen in a regular teenagers' life and not every adult can understand everything about what we're thinking. If this just happens to a regular teen, then think about how a teen would think and feel when she has only one parent left, physically by her side.

I would recommend this book to ones who are teens and above. I think that if kids who aren't teens are reading this book, they wouldn't understand how Davey feels. Mostly only teens would know how other teens are thinking, but some adults might have the ability to feel the pain and know what is in our minds; the ones that can truely put down their adult point of view and pick up their teen point of view.

In this book, both Wolf and Davey have a lot in common and that is why they are both so close. Wolf seems to be the only one who understands how Davey is feeling and with his help, she finally realizes that she needs to get on with her life. In general, I admire the determination and effort that is within herself. Alone, she has tried so many times to face this truth yet she never achieves this goal. With Wolf's inspiration and encouragement, would she be able to succeed to the fullest?(less)

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Dec 17, 2012 Joe rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm writing this just days after some wretched little scumbag murdered 20 schoolchildren in Connecticut, and that tragedy gives added dimension to this book: Davey, a 15-year-old white girl in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has to face something no child should have to deal with: the murder of her father. The situation could be another maudlin weeper, but in the hands of Judy Blume the story is concise and honest. Davey and her family go to Los Alamos, New Mexico, for recovery from the trauma.

Davey...more I'm writing this just days after some wretched little scumbag murdered 20 schoolchildren in Connecticut, and that tragedy gives added dimension to this book: Davey, a 15-year-old white girl in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has to face something no child should have to deal with: the murder of her father. The situation could be another maudlin weeper, but in the hands of Judy Blume the story is concise and honest. Davey and her family go to Los Alamos, New Mexico, for recovery from the trauma.

Davey never dwells in self-pity. It's refreshing to watch Davey try to cope with her feelings while adjusting to the somewhat weird (to her) cultural landscape of New Mexico, which Blume captures nicely. Davey attends the local high school and meets a nice conventional white boy named Reuben. Davey hikes in a wild canyon and meets an unconventional Hispanic boy named Wolf. Wolf is attracted to Davey's "tiger eyes," as he calls them. Will there be romance?

Blume, by the way, is great at mixing culture and race into the story with a naturalness that seems entirely unforced. She resists her usual urge to teach Important Life Lessons and lets the story unfold briskly, smoothly. We like Davey because, as Wolf recognizes, she has a tiger spirit: a strength, a grace, a clear eye.

Davey is a splendid character, a middle-class girl with whom I can easily identify (and I'm a 65-year-old male).

This is Judy Blume in full bloom. Even the minor characters are deftly drawn and step off the page. The author keeps the focus on Davey, where another writer might be tempted to follow what could be fascinating subplots such as Davey's high school friend, Jane, who has a drinking problem. While I'd love to know more about Jane — there are hints of deep secrets driving her to drink — and I'd love to read more about Wolf, who becomes somewhat more conventional while still intriguingly different — Blume exercises ruthless economy and sticks with Davey. Ultimately, it's the right choice. Always leave the reader wanting more. And trust the reader to connect the dots, of which there are plenty. Reflecting on the story after I finished reading, I could see the hints of where Jane and Wolf were likely to go.

Here is the senseless gun violence of the USA shattering another loving family. The ending isn't exactly happy (how could it be?), but Davey keeps growing, and the family starts healing. How she grows, and how they try to heal, is great reading. (less)

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Jul 12, 2012 Lisa Gricius rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I recently came across this edition at the Ogden Farmers' Library Annual used book sale. I was filling up a dollar bag on the last day, stuffing in as much as I could(and then some)! I couldn't wait to take this beautifully scripted Dell edition with Judy's 1980's yellow and black scroll home to my daughter who is entering into the realm of young adulthood. I was so excited, informing her that this was the edition I had and that she MUST READ IT!! NOW!! And of course, I was deflated when she loo...more

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May 25, 2012 Lilly Zheng rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Tiger Eyes written by Judy Blume was banned because of sexual thoughts, underage drinking and loss. I don’t think that this book should have been banned because by reading this book it can help kids by teaching them how death is just part of life and one day you might have to face it so no matter what happens stand tall, why you shouldn’t have sex randomly, and what drinking can do to you. In this book Judy Blume uses opposites to show us what’s right. When people read they just read the words,...more

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May 19, 2012 Megan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, nostalgia

It seems that Judy Blume catches a lot of flak these days. Yes, her books are dated, and perhaps even a little juvenile when compared to contemporary YA. Even so Tiger Eyes is a book which, I believe, still stands the test of time. This is the story of fifteen year old Davey, who has lived her entire life in Atlantic City with her parents and little brother. One night, Davey's father is shot to death during a robbery while working at his grocery store. In attempt to get their lives back together...more

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Mar 09, 2012 Julie Ekkers rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: teen, fiction

Tiger Eyes was one of my favorite books when I first encountered it as an adolescent. After reading it again, now, at least 20 years later, I am impressed at how relevant it remains. It is a powerful novel that explores universal experiences with grace, wisdom, and a seeming simplicity that in no way diminishes the enormity or complexity of the themes with which it is concerned.

Tiger Eyes is the story of a 15-year-old girl, Davey, whose father is shot in a hold-up of his Atlantic City 7-Eleven s...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Zoe rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: rwr

I read the book Tiger Eyes a few years ago, I feel like I was to young to have read it then and fully understand everything that went on and its importance. I have always been a fan of Judy Blume, her writing is simply magnificent! I thoroughly enjoyed the book this time around! The character Davey, became more relatable for me, this intrigued me because I love books where you can relate to the characters, it makes for a great read! This book is about Davey, someone who has to cope with the dea...more I read the book Tiger Eyes a few years ago, I feel like I was to young to have read it then and fully understand everything that went on and its importance. I have always been a fan of Judy Blume, her writing is simply magnificent! I thoroughly enjoyed the book this time around! The character Davey, became more relatable for me, this intrigued me because I love books where you can relate to the characters, it makes for a great read! This book is about Davey, someone who has to cope with the death of her father, the adjustments that follow her father’s death are difficult for her to make. Davey’s dad was shot in his own store, Davey was there when her father died, she was un able to save him. This was a traumatic and scarring incident for Davey, she was so helpless in this moment and so powerless, she saw her father die before her. She immediately feels alone, part of her is now missing. Davey and her family move to New Mexico as a way of healing in her mothers eyes.
Davey was extremely relatable and I couldn’t get over her transformation throughout the book. It was so powerful to see someone who struggled so much and lost someone so close to them regain their strength and make their way out of the shadow of fear that had been laid over them. The main person who helped her out of her fear and struggle was boy named Wolf, he was very mysterious at first, they met in a canyon. They come to realize that they have dealt with and are dealing with similar situations. Davey’s dad died and she is coping with that, while Wolfs dad is slowly slipping away from him, he is terminally ill. They help and support one another through their struggles.
This is a fantastic story and I recommend it to mostly teenagers and adults. This is a great story whether you have lost someone close to you or not, the writing is very simple yet very touching and keeps you guessing! If you have read this book in the past but did not have that much of a reaction or connection to it I suggest taking it off your shelf and giving it a second glance! Enjoy!
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Nov 28, 2011 Trine rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book a lot! Or well, it's not exactly a book you read and then you feel very happy cause the book is quite sad. But it is really well written. At fist when I started reading I thought it was one of those I'm-an-angry-teen sort of story. And of course Davey the protagonist is quite angry and sad but she doesn't get annoying. What I really like about this story is, that you sort of get to know and care for all the characters, even though the book isn't very long and some of the char...more

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Oct 20, 2011 Garen Strasburg rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-lit-class

Set after the life-altering shooting of her father, the story follows Davey as she tries to put her life back together with her mother and little brother. She has a boyfriend, Hugh and seemed to have interest in certain things before, but all of that freezes in time as she fights off blackout spells and tries unsuccessfully to life in Atlantic city. It seems the whole family needs a change a scenery, so they go to live with Davey's aunt and uncle in Los Alamos, Arizona. It serves as just the cha...more

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May 22, 2010 Shakari rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jan 25, 2010 Beau rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Tiger Eyes
By: Judy Blume
217pp. Laurel - Leaf Library. $5.99
ISBN: 0-440-98469-6

Ever wonder what a girl’s life would be life after a family member that has been so close died? If you have then you should read this book because every page is like a hook.

In this book, Tiger Eyes we are first greeted with this main character named Davey, a teenage girl. She was heart broken after she found out that her father had died. She couldn’t control what she was feeling so her and her family moved to New Mexi...more

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Aug 21, 2009 Jonathan rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 11-grades

Ever wondered how it feels like to lose a member of your family? In this book, Blume decribes a girl named Davey and how she managed to get on with her life after a critical incident that just occured. That day, Davey and Hugh, her boyfriend was at the backyard of her father's store making out. All of a sudden, they hear gunshots. It all happened too fast for either one of them to grab it. Ever since Davey's father was shot in the chest and killed, Davey never felt the way she does before. She f...more Ever wondered how it feels like to lose a member of your family? In this book, Blume decribes a girl named Davey and how she managed to get on with her life after a critical incident that just occured. That day, Davey and Hugh, her boyfriend was at the backyard of her father's store making out. All of a sudden, they hear gunshots. It all happened too fast for either one of them to grab it. Ever since Davey's father was shot in the chest and killed, Davey never felt the way she does before. She feels depressed and alone all the time. Blume uses alot of imagery and sensory details to grab the reader's attention.

"It's cold and gray. I wait for two hours, but he doesn't show. I ride home slowly with tears in my eyes. I can't seem to get rid of the empty feeling that started last night and won't go away." (Blume, 135).

In this quote, the author expresses Davey's thoughts. She emphasizes that this world is too overwhelming for her. Everywhere and everything seems to strike fear in her as if she's paranoid. Later on in the book, she meets a guy named Wolf. Even though she seems skeptical about him, she knows that Wolf is the only person in this world that understands how she is feeling right now, since he too is losing his father.
In my opinion, I didn't really enjoy reading this book. Yes, the book draws you in and you feel as if you're Davey herself, but it doesn't have the elements that would put you in tears like some books do. Blume tries to make this book heart-breaking, but it just doesn't Blume writes the book in present and future tense, which also makes it hard to keep up and understand what the protagonist is saying. The most dissapointing part was the ending. It didn't go like it was suposed to. We knew what was going to happen at the end. Problem gets resolved, and a happy ending, but there wasn't enough. Nothing happened. Everything was the same. I can't even discribe it. It was not a cliff hanger, since it didn't keep the readers thinking. It didn't even feel like an ending. It's as if she just stopped writing in the middle of the book. The ending is what counts for a good book, and that blew it. That's why I'm rating this book a 2 out of 5.(less)

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Sep 13, 2011 Cherylann rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fav-authors, realistic-fiction, ya

I read this book when it was first published in paperback. As someone who grew up on Judy Blume (I think I read Are You There God, It's Me Margaret for the first time in 3rd grade and about 100 times after), as a teen I was excited to see something new and something age appropriate get published. I remember liking the book (but it wasn't Margaret). I've now revisited the book 30 years after publication and probably 28 years after I read it the first time. In those 28 years, I grew up, moved away...more

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Mar 29, 2011 Eden rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-to-buy

Davey is 15 years old and lives in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Her whole life changes in one night when her father is shot to death in his store.
After her father's death, Davey just isn't the same. She lays in bed all day, for days on end and even doesn't bath sometimes. But when Davey's aunt Bitsy and unlce Walter offer for them to come and spend sometime with them in Los Alamos, Davey's mother takes them up on their offer.

The book started out slow and I wasn't really getting into the story. But...more

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Apr 24, 2013 Sam rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013

With the movie coming out this summer I figured it was time to finally pick this one up. In all honesty, it's been sitting in my basement ever since someone gave it to my mom to give to me several years ago. In the past I've only read, like, two, maybe three, Judy Blume books. Those would be Are You There God, It's Me Margaret, Freckle Juice and a spattering of Fudge books. Out of them all, this is probably my favorite.

It could still be counted as a contemporary because many of the problems it d...more

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Apr 22, 2013 Elsa Villarreal rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"Tiger Eyes" by Judy Blume is a interesting book based on a young girl's life and her father looses his life in a terrible inciendent. This book will have you caught really into it because Davey Wexler has to keep moving on with her life without having to feel her father's pain when he was killed.

Davey and her family take a break from where live and visit there family at New Mexico so they won't feel alone.Trying to deal with all her feelings'isn't this hard for a 15 old to live with. Well the...more

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Mar 29, 2010 Melanie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When I was growing up reading was highly encouraged in my household. Throughout elementary school I read a lot of Babysitter's Club, Boxcar children and Sweet Valley High Twins... I don't remember the first Judy Blume book I ever read, but I remember when her themes started to really interest me ... my sister had taken "Starring Sally J. Friedman as herself" out of the school library ... for whatever reason, it was a hot item at the place and time (even though it was mid 90's) so I couldn't wait...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Hilli rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed reading Tiger Eyes very much. The book is about a teenage girl named Davey, who has to move with her family to New Mexico after her shocking father's murder. While climbing in the Los Alamos Canyon, Davey meets a man named Wolf, who can read her "sad eyes". Davey feels as if Wolf is the only person who can truly understand her. During her stay in New Mexico, Davey realizes that she must move on with her life, after the traumatic event she and her family had gone through. I find the boo...more

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Oct 29, 2011 Andy Gavin rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After reading Forever I went on a bit of a Judy Blume kick, trying to find all the ones I missed that are aimed at teenagers or up (I’m not sure I’m up for an MG novel). I’m determined to figure out how to write normal life scenes this engaging. It almost seems like she could have the characters do anything and make it a fascinating read. They shower, they change their sneakers, trim toenails — all stuff that is generally forbidden in writing guides — and yet it works. Tiger Eyes could have been...more

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Sep 27, 2009 Josiah rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it."

—Tiger Eyes, P. 164

"I can't let safety and security become the focus of my life."

—Tiger Eyes, P. 199

I would give three and a half stars to this book.
Tiger Eyes is a fine, fine novel. I have truly been impressed upon by the textured and vibrantly realistic people that Judy Blume d...more "Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it."

—Tiger Eyes, P. 164

"I can't let safety and security become the focus of my life."

—Tiger Eyes, P. 199

I would give three and a half stars to this book.
Tiger Eyes is a fine, fine novel. I have truly been impressed upon by the textured and vibrantly realistic people that Judy Blume depicts, as she seems not afraid in the slightest to show us what a life (or lives) can be like when terror makes a home in the heart and drives out the specter of living a normal life.
The touching, painful, very real journey of Davey is one that I am so thankful not to have missed, in the way that there are so many books out there that it can make it easy to let pass any one in particular and forget about it. Tiger Eyes is a raw, unfettered work of nearly transformative power, challenging one's presuppositions about safety and the depths of hurt and what it means to live life as a human being, no matter what side of any personal philosophy one naturally takes up as home.
The tragedy and pathos of the narrative grip the heart of the reader and plunge him into a situation that has no easy—or even right—answers, and such possible easy ways out are nowhere to be found in the grounded conclusion to the story that Judy Blume eventually fashions out of what never in the first place feels like simply fiction.
No matter what, if you have lived life and felt the dread chill of fear and been apprehensive of relationships and paranoid of the pain that interpersonal connections can always potentially bring, you will find something in this book that will deeply resound in your own heart and soul. Tiger Eyes is a marvelous, compelling novel, and Judy Blume has proven herself, in my view, to be a remarkable writer.

"some changes happen deep down inside of you. And the truth is, only you know about them. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be."

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May 29, 2012 April Kane rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult-books

Judy Blume’s Tiger Eyes tells how fifteen year old Davey copes with the murder of her father. The book isn’t really about the crime, itself but how Davey and the rest of her family managed to deal with the after effects of this horrible tragedy.

I’m sure I have read this book ages ago but of course I did not remember it but since I love all things Judy Blume I thought I would give it a quick read. This book is also frequently banned and challenged although I am not sure why. There is very little...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Kelly Liang rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is about Davey, a teenage girl who is going through the death of her father. Her father was at his store when a robber shot him 4 times to his death. Davey is depressed and she never leaves her room. She reaches a point where she doesn't even shower in weeks and that is when they made a decision. Her family, mother and brother, along with Davey went to live with their father's sister and husband in New Mexico. She realizes they are staying for longer than expected, but she begins to ad...more

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Mar 16, 2013 Dana rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya

I wanted to read this because this is proclaimed to be one of Judy Blume's best books ever, and since the movie version is coming out this summer. I have to say, I was very disappointed. I feel that while this is a good story, and very personal to Ms. Blume, it was not one of her best.
Davey Wexler lives in Atlantic City with her parents and little brother. They live over the 7/11 that her father runs. The story opens with Davey at a funeral. Her father's funeral to be exact. As the story progres...more I wanted to read this because this is proclaimed to be one of Judy Blume's best books ever, and since the movie version is coming out this summer. I have to say, I was very disappointed. I feel that while this is a good story, and very personal to Ms. Blume, it was not one of her best.
Davey Wexler lives in Atlantic City with her parents and little brother. They live over the 7/11 that her father runs. The story opens with Davey at a funeral. Her father's funeral to be exact. As the story progresses, we see that Davey's father was murdered, shot in his store. Upon entering school that fall, Davey has a series of panic attacks that sends her, her mother and brother to live with her father's sister and her husband in Los Alamos, New Mexico for a bit.
That's where the story got really boring. Once in New Mexico, Davey and her family are dragged around the sites of Los Alamos on an almost daily basis. Davey's uncle Walter is a bit of a know-it-all, and Bitsy, her aunt is over-protective. When Davey begs off yet another daily outing, she winds up hiking down a canyon where she meets a young man only known as Wolf. From then on out, Davey spends as much of her free time hiking with Wolf. She doesn't mention why she's sad, or what her real name is. She tells Wolf that her name is Tiger.
When her aunt and uncle decide to enroll her and her brother in the local school, Davey questions why she and her family aren't returning home. Her mother, turns out, isn't ready. Totally understandable, after all that has happened.
Davey makes one friend in her new school, and starts to butt heads with her uncle, when he refuses to let her go skiing, get her driver's permit, or pretty much do anything fun. He doesn't understand why she's not thinking of her future, of what she wants to major in or where she wants to go to college. Davey, I might mention, is 15, and a freshman.
Slowly but surely, the family starts to heal, but at that point, I had lost interest in the book. I also no longer remembered or cared about the secret brown paper bag that Davey had been holding on to since the night her father died.
Not one of my favorites of Judy Blume. She can write so much better, and has, in Forever, Blubber, and Deenie. (less)

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Jul 29, 2012 Kristen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I read this book when I was in fourth grade. I remember it was on the bookshelf and the title interested me. I loved the book so much I seriously kept it in my desk all year (or from whenever point I first read it). I put it back once, but a week later when no one had taken it, I picked it up again. A year later, I found it at Borders and purchased it instantly. I rarely reread books because I always have another book to read. But this is the one book I reread the most. Judy Blume wrote a really...more

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May 09, 2012 Mariel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was insightful, sensitively written and thoughtful. It follows the story of Davey, a 15-year-old girl who loses her father when he is tragically shot and killed in his 7-11 store in Atlantic City. She moves with her mother and younger brother to Los Alamos, New Mexico to stay with her aunt and uncle. There she begins the healing process of coming to terms with her father's death and makes new friends along the way, including 20-year-old Martin "Wolf" Ortiz. Published in 1981, the book...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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