Perhaps the most popular contemporary author of works for upper elementary to junior high school readers, Judy Blume (born 1938) is the creator of frank, often humorous stories which focus on the emot...
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Whether they find them in the library and read them with their parents, or borrow them from friends and secretly read them alone, young people love Judy Blume books. Millions and millions of sales, te...
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Judy Blume is in a class by herself among writers of books for children and young adults. In less than two decades her books have sold more than thirty million copies. Part of the Blume phenomenon is ...
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Critical Essay by Margaret Mason
"Newspapers are very big on facts, I think," muses Davis (Davey) Wexler, the 15-year-old daughter left behind after her father was shot in the chest [in...
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Critical Essay by Jean Fritz
How does a girl feel when her father is shot? When he bleeds to death in her arms? Beginning with the father's funeral, Judy Blume [in "Tiger Eyes"] ...
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Critical Essay by Robert Lipsyte
[Blume's] Tiger Eyes, should slip past the censors. There is no explicit sex and there are no objectionable words. It is her finest book—ambitious, abso...
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THOUSAND OAKS, California, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Holder and
tournament host Tiger Woods, refreshed after a two-month break,
will hunt his eighth title of the year at this week's Target
World Challeng...
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THOUSAND OAKS, California, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods
has already established himself as arguably the greatest golfer
in history, but he fervently hopes his legacy will focus
instead on his co...
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ARIESMarch 21-April 19If you find that you're feeling irritable today it could be that your environment is in need of a make over; whether that's your bedroom or the whole house, something is defin...
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ARIESMarch 21-April 19A piece of news is likely to have you feeling a little anxious today, but the planets suggest that it will be a molehill rather than a mountain. Possible sources of worry incl...
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ARIESMarch 21-April 19Get set for an intense day today. The Grand Trine in the water signs points to useful disclosures and positive discoveries that will certainly give you something to think abou...
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Following is a summary of sports news briefs compiled from
stories that have run separately and are available in full on
the file.
Peers name Tiger Woods PGA Player of the Year MIAMI (Reuters) -...
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