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This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how

quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it?

It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong

with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual

though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may

not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you

might find out! Try to do so without any coaching!


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A murderer is condemned to

death. He has to choose

between three rooms. The first

is full of raging fires, the second

is full of assassins with loaded

guns, and the third is full of lions

that haven't eaten in 3 years.Which room is safest for him?


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Judy Blumes Life so far

Judy Blume(born February 12, 1938)is a popularAmericanauthor.

She has written many novelsfor

childrenand young adults.

She was born and raised in Elizabeth,New Jerseyand received a B.S.

degree in Education in 1961 fromNew York University(NYU)

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Career

Blume's novels for middle schoolerswere among the first to tackle suchcontroversial matters as racism(Iggie's House), menstruation(AreYou There, God? It's Me, Margaret),divorce(It's Not the End of theWorld), bullying(Blubber), teenage

maturity (Then Again, Maybe IWon't) and teenage love(Forever).
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Fans of Blume's novels have

praised her use of real-lifesettings, ambivalent endingsand gentle humor. Her

allegedly ambiguous treatmentof moral issues made her atone time a regular target of

school library censors and thereligious right.

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Her books are still often challenged in school

libraries; in fact, Foreverwas the secondmost often challenged book of 2005,according to the American Library

Association. She is recognized as one of the

most banned children's authors in theUnited States which eventually led her toedit a collection of short stories about

censorship (Places I Never Meant

to Be: Original Stories byCensored Writers).
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After publishing novels for youngchildren and teens, Blume tackledanother genre -- adult fiction.

Her novels Wifeyand Smart Womenmet with luke-warm receptions.

But her breakout hit Summer Sisters(1998) was widely praised and soldmore than 3 million copies.
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In 2004, Blume was awarded the National

Book FoundationMedal for DistinguishedContribution to American Letters. In 1996theAmerican Library Associationselected Blumefor its Margaret A. Edwards Awardfor her

contributions to young adult literature.Blume received the Library of Congress

Living Legendsaward in the "Writers and

Artists" category in April 2000 for hersignificant contributions to America'scultural heritage.

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In a recent New York Times BookReviewarticle, Mark Oppenheimersaid, "When I got to college, there

was no author, except Shakespeare,whommore of my peers had read."Judy Blume is a literary and culturalicon.

With her latest book,Summer Sisters,she continues to produce insightfuland sincere prose. The author we

grew up with still writes our lives.


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Picture Books:

The one in the Middle is the Green

Kangaroo

The Pain and the Great One

Freckle Juice
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Lately second grader Freddy Dissel has that left-

out kind of feeling.Life can be lonely when you're the middle kid in

the family who feels like "the peanut butter part of

a sandwich," squeezed between an older brother

and little sister.But now for the first time it's Freddy's chance to

show everyone how special he is and, most of all,

prove it to himself!


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An eight-year-old girl, "The Great One," and her

six-year-old brother, "The Pain," state their cases

about each other and who is best loved by

their parents.


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Nicky has freckles -- they cover his face, his ears,and the whole back of his neck.

Once, sitting behind him in class, Andrew counted

eighty-six of them, and that was just a start!

If Andrew had freckles like Nicky, his mother would

never know if his neck was dirty.
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For Younger Readers,

the "Fudge" books:

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothin

Superfudge

Fudge-a-maniaOtherwise known as Sheila the Great

Double Fudge
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Fourth grader Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem --his little brother"Will bring a chorus of laughter from sympathetic

readers." -- Publisher s Weekly.
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Nothing is easy for 12-year-old Peter Hatcher.

His younger brother, Fudge, is bad enough.But now there's a new baby coming and the

family is moving to Princeton.

"A genuinely funny story...dealing with the kinksand knots of modern family life."

The New York Times Book Review.
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Peter Hatcher's summer is not looking good.

First of all, Peter's brother Fudge -- the five-year-old human

hurricane -- has a plan: to marry Peter's sworn enemy, SheilaTubman. Disgusting!

Could anything be worse?

Yes. Peter's parents have decided to rent a summer house

next door to the Tubman's. Which means Peter will be stuck

with Fudge and Sheila the Cootie Queen for three wholeweeks!

Will Peter be able to survive the summer?

It may not be the vacation of Peter's dreams, but, as millions

of Judy Blume fans know, it won't be dull. When Fudge is

around, anything can happen... and does!
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"Sheila manages to survive the episodic trials of thesummer--the beginners' swimming test, the

revelations of her friends, Slam Books, even thepresence of the dog who 'goes with' the Tubmans'

rented summer home.Sheila's ongoing crisis of image is as easy to identify

with as it is to laugh at." Kirkus Reviews.
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For Middle Grade readers:

Iggies House

Blubber

Are you there, God? Its me, Margaret

Then again, maybe I wont

Its not the End of the World
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When Grove Street gets its first black

family, Winnie is a welcoming party of

one..
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A person who can laugh at herself will be

respected, right?

But Linda doesn't laugh. And maybe that's the

problem. There's something about her that

makes Jill and a lot of kids in her fifth-gradeclass want to see how far they can go.

But nobody, least of all Jill, expects the fun to

end where it does.
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"Are you there God? It's me, Margaret. I can't wait until

two o'clock God. That's when our dance starts. Do you

think I'll get Philip Leroy for a partner? It's not so muchthat I like him as a person God, but as a boy he's very

handsome. And I'd love to dance with him... just once

or twice. Thank you God."

A move from the city to the suburbs, sixth grade in a

different school, a new group of friends.

But Margaret handles it...

in her own funny, endearing way.
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Ever since his dad got rich from an invention and his family

moved to a wealthy neighborhood on Long Island, Tony

Miglione's life has been tumed upside down. For starters,there's his new friend Joel, who shoplifts.

Then there's Joel's sixteen-year-old sister, Lisa, who gets

undressed every night without pulling down her shades.

And there's Grandma, who won't come down from her

bedroom.On top of all his other worries,

Tony has questions about growing up....

Why couldn't things have stayed the same?


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Karen has decided she'll never get married.

Just look at her parents.

All they do is fight.And now Karen's dad has moved out of the house

and they're talking about divorce.

But despite their fighting, Karen is sure they can

work it out if they really try.Can Karen hold the family together-or is that really

the best solution?


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For Middle Grade readers (ctd):

Starring Sally J Freedman as Herself

Deenie

Just as long as were together

Heres to you, Rachel Robinson
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Who do you tell when you're certain that Hitler is alive,

retired, and living in Miami Beach?

It's 1947, and Sally J. Freedman is full of wild ideas.

She's got her eye on handsome Peter Hornstein, the

Latin lover of her dreams...on Mr. Zavodsky, who looks

suspiciously like Hitler in disguise...and on her father,

who Sally misses terribly. There are so many things toworry and wonder about.

But whatever happens, Sally's school year in Miami

Beach will certainly be exciting

and absolutely unforgettable.
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When Deenie sees the brace for the first time,

she wants to scream, Forget i t ... I'm never go ingto wear that thing.

Everyone will know. Everyone!

But the words won't come out. And Deenie,

beautiful Deenie, who everyone says should be amodel, is stuck wearing a brace from her neck to

her hips.

How will she ever face the hard times ahead?


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Rachel's a straight-A student, on every teacher's

wish list of Natural Helpers, and she practices the

flute 45 minutes a day.

But she grinds her teeth at night and dreads

dinnertime, now that her troublemaker brother,

Charles, has been expelled from boarding school

and is back home,

acting up to get attention from their parents.


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For Young Adults:

Tiger Eyes

ForeverLetters to Judy

What kids wish they could tell you

Places I never meant to be

(Edited by Judy Blume)


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After Davey's father is killed in a

hold-up, she and her mother and

younger brother visit relatives inNew Mexico.

Here Davey is befriended by a young man

who helps her find the strength to carry onand conquer her fears.

"This is a masterly novel."--Jean Fritz, The

New York Times B ook Review.


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The saga of Katherine's and Michael's

love is a joyous one, filled with all the

wonder of "the first time." They meet

On New Year's Eve and becomecompletely involved with each

other. It's an idyllic affairuntil

they're separated that summer...

1996 Winner of the A.L.A. Margaret A. EdwardsAward for Outstanding Literature for Young

Adults

"A convincing account of first love." The New

York Times Book Review


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Judy Blume publishes letters

written by her young readers

"Kids don't just trust Judy Blume, they pour

their hearts out to her...

Let ters to Judy is a moving collective portrait ofyoung Americans...

The sound of real life practically leaps off the

pages." - Los Angeles Herald Examiner


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Judy Blume asked prominent authors

whose writing has been censored or

challenged to contribute an original

story to a collection that will benefit the

National Coalition Against Censorship.The response was overwhelming and the results are simply

extraordinary.

Featuring stories by David Klass, Norma Klein, Julius Lester,

Chris Lynch, Harry Mazer, Norma Fox Mazer, Walter Dean

Myers, Katherine Paterson, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Rachel Vail,Jacqueline Woodson and Paul Zindel, with an Introduction

from Judy Blume.

All authors' royalties from this book go to the National

Coalition Against Censorship.


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For Adult Readers:

Wifey

Smart Women

Summer sisters


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It's summer 1970, and Sandy

Pressman's husband wants her to make new

friends at "the club"....

But Sandy has other ideas.
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The story of Margo and B.B., divorced friendsliving in sun-washed Colorado, and of their two

teen-aged daughters. When Margo falls in love

with B.B's ex, it becomes a complex romantic

triangle seen through the eyes of both the adultsand their children.
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Summer Sistersunfolds over almost twenty

summers in the lives of two young women

from 1977 when they're twelve to 1995 when they

celebrate their thirtieth birthdays.There's a love story at the center, and the story of

a friendship more intense and longer lasting than

many love affairs.
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Judy says: When I wrote It's Not the End ofthe World in the early seventies I lived in

suburban New Jersey with my husband andtwo children, who were both in elementaryschool. I could see their concern and feareach time a family in our neighborhood

divorced. What do you say to your friendswhen you find out their parents are splittingup? If it could happen to them, could ithappen to us?


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At the time, my own marriage was introuble but I wasn't ready or able to admit

it to myself, let alone anyone else. In thehope that it would get better I dedicatedthis book to my husband. But a few yearslater, we, too, divorced. It was hard on all

of us, more painful than I could haveimagined, but somehow we muddledthrough and it wasn't the end of any ofour worlds, though on some days it might

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Divorce laws have changed since I wrote thisbook. You don't have to go to Nevada or

anyplace else to be divorced these days. Moststates have no-fault divorce laws. And unlikeKaren's mother in this book, many womenhave jobs outside the home, regardless of

whether or not they're married or havechildren. Not that new laws or having twoworking parents makes divorce easy. It stillhurts. It still causes the same fears andfeelings Karen experiences in this story.


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When I have love and peace inside, happiness just comes,

Happiness is a state of peace in which there is no upheaval or violence

Give happiness and take happinessWhen there is a feeling of hope, there is happiness.

Good wishes for everyone ~ give others your happiness from inside.

Happiness naturally comes with pure and selfless actions.

Lasting happiness is a state of contentment within.

When one is content with oneself, happiness comes automatically.

When my words express give flowers instead of thorns,I create a happier world

Happiness follows giving happiness

Sorrow follows giving sorrow.


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