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TroubleinRachel'sfamilyisspelledwithacapitalC—forCharles.Fromtheoutside,Rachellooksliketheperfectdaughterintheperfectfamily.She’sastraight-Astudent,agiftedmusician,andagoodfriend.Butherolderbrother,Charles,seemsdeterminedtoruineverything.Rachelfeelsasifit’sallfallingapart.Herbestfriends,StephanieandAlison,findCharlesfunny.TheyurgeRacheltolightenupandenjoytheendofseventhgrade.Easyforthemtosay.NotsoeasyforRachel.NotevenwhenJeremyDragon,thecoolestboyinninthgrade,noticesher.Isitpossiblethatperfectionisn’tthekeytoanexcitinglife?AnALABestBookforYoungAdults
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BeforeJudyBlume,theremayhavebeenahandfulofbooksthatspoketoissuesteenscouldidentifywith;butveryfewweregettingdowntonitty-grittystufflikemenstruation,masturbation,parentsdivorcing,beinghalf-Jewish,ordecidingtohavesex.Now,theseweresomeissuesthatadolescentscoulddiginto,andBlumesabilitytoaddressthemrealisticallyandresponsiblyhasmadeheroneofthemostpopularandmostbannedauthorsforyoungadults.AreYouThereGod?ItsMe,Margaret,publishedin1970,wasBlumesthirdbookandtheonethatestablishedherfanbase.DrawingonsomeofthesamethingsshefacedasasixthgradergrowingupinElizabeth,NewJersey,Blumecreatedasympathetic,first-personportraitofagirlwhosefamilymovestothesuburbsasshestruggleswithpubertyandreligion.InsubsequentclassicssuchasThenAgain,MaybeIWont,Deenie,Blubber,andTigerEyes,Blumewroteaboutthepainofbeingdifferent,fallinginlove,andfiguringoutone'sidentity.Usuallywritteninaconfessional/diarystyle,Blumesbooksfeellikelettersfromfriendswhojusthappentobegoingthroughaveryinterestingversionofthesametorturessufferedbytheiraudience.Blumehasalsoaccumulatedagreatfollowingamongthe12-and-undersetwithherFudgeseries,centeringonthelivesofpreteenPeterHatcherandhishilariouslytroublesomeyoungerbrother,Farley(a.k.a.Fudge).Blumesbooksinthiscategoryareparticularlyadeptatportrayingthetravailsofsiblings,makingbothsidessympathetic.Her2002entry,DoubleFudge,takesasomewhatsurrealturn,providingtheHatcherswithadoppelgangerofFudgewhentheymeetsomedistantrelativesonatrip.Blumehasalsohadsuccesswritingforadults,againapplyingherabilitytoturnsomeofherownsensationsintocompellingstories.Wifeyin1978wastheraunchychronicleofaboredsuburbanhousewifesinfidelities,bothrealandimagined.ShefollowedthisupfiveyearslaterwithSmartWomen,anovelaboutfriendshipbetweentwodivorcedwomenlivinginColorado;and1998sSummerSisters,alsoabouttwofemalefriends.Blumehassaidshecontinuallystruggleswithherwriting,oftensurethateachbookwillbethelast,thatshellnevergetanotheridea.Shekeepsprovingherselfwrongwithmorethan20bookstohercredit;hopefullyshewillcontinuetodoso.
