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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
have felt like it.
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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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