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Re-read for the masterclass I am taking.
I love that Judy Blume tackles tough issues, the ones that people shy away from talking about with kids- religion, family drama, etc.
Some of the vocabulary is a bit dated, for example, I have never heard a kid call another kid a "drip" but on the whole, the novel holds up. ...more
I love that Judy Blume tackles tough issues, the ones that people shy away from talking about with kids- religion, family drama, etc.
Some of the vocabulary is a bit dated, for example, I have never heard a kid call another kid a "drip" but on the whole, the novel holds up. ...more
Just has to reread it as an adult to remember what all the talk was about.
I somehow never read this book as a kid, even though it is one of the quintessential children's/early YA books in the US. And so as I was yet again feeling very jetlagged at 3:00 am and unable to sleep, I reached for the iPad, which can be considerately read in a dark room where someone else is actually successfully sleeping. I'd downloaded this book several weeks ago in a fit of Judy Blume frenzy, as a part of my constant research into YA novels that could potentially be good reading for our bo
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The rating is based on how much the 11 year old me liked this book (as far as I remember).
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