44 pages • 1 hour read
Judy BlumeA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
“I don’t think I’ll ever get married. Why should I? All it does is make you miserable.”
This line from the opening page expresses Karen’s perspective on marriage based on the data she has from both her parents and her teacher. It reveals how experiencing a difficult marriage has already shaped her worldview and profoundly affected her future path.
“Then she picked up that beautiful cake, held it high over her head, and dropped it. It smashed at my father’s feet.”
This moment portrays the kind of conflict that plagues Karen’s home life. Bill has just criticized Ellie’s cake and invalidated her feelings. Ellie responds petulantly by smashing the cake, choosing a more physical manifestation of her anger and hatred. What should have been a scene of domestic comfort, represented by the “beautiful cake,” devolves into violence.
“I am also supposed to be mature, well-adjusted and eager to learn. I saw this written on my permanent record card one day in the fall. Sometimes I don’t feel mature, well-adjusted and eager to learn.”
By Judy Blume
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Judy Blume
Blubber
Judy Blume
Double Fudge
Judy Blume
Forever...
Judy Blume
Freckle Juice
Judy Blume
Fudge-a-Mania
Judy Blume
In The Unlikely Event
Judy Blume
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Judy Blume
Summer Sisters
Judy Blume
Superfudge
Judy Blume
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Judy Blume
Tiger Eyes
Judy Blume