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Title: Deenie by Judy Blume ISBN: 0-440-93259-9 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 September, 1991 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.32 (91 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Deenie - a book all teenagers should read
Comment: I first read "Deenie" when I was 12 years old. I am now 24 and still feel that "Deenie" was one of the books I read which had a major impact on the way I am now. True, I have not had Scoliosis, but a minority of young girls have and Judy Blume has provided a sensitive insight into the issues and decisions faced, identifying the inevitable problems which come with Scoliosis, whether you like them or not.
"Deenie" equips us to recognise the fact that not all children grow up the same way - be it through Deenie coping with Scoliosis or Deenie's own feelings towards a now-handicapped girl taking the "special bus" to the "special class" at school...
There have been many readers who feel that "Deenie" contains sexual innuendo/descriptions of a graphic nature, but I think that graphic is a strong word to use in this case. Of course masterbation is sensitive and personal, but at one time or another every person has done it - there should be no reason to cloak an issue which has been dealt with both adultly and factually in this book. Many young adults still worry themselves silly over old wives tales and "Deenie" explains that masterbation forms part of a rite of passage when you grow up.
If parents feel strongly that they need to censor their children's reading, then read the book before them and make your own decision..
Rating: 5
Summary: Deenie is just like me
Comment: I read Deenie a few months ago because my mom told me I should. She thought I could relate to Deenie because I have scoliosis as well and some say I could be a model. People tell me I'm beautiful and tall (I don't always agree). However when I got scoliosis in 7th grade and had to wear a brace, most everything in my life was changed and my dreams were put on hold. Even though it's not a barrier to my friendships, my goals, or my schoolwork, I still feel very different from everyone else. I don't consider myself to be disabled at all. I can do anything. I may have a brace but I also have a life, friends, a family, and my goals. Deenie feels this way also. I would recommend this book to anyone who has trouble accepting themselves or who just would like to read a good book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Deenie
Comment: Laure Leaf, 1991, 144pp., $5.50
ISBN 0440932599
Deenie
Judy Blume
"No! I am never wearing that.....EVER!" Imagine having the perfect life, being a beautiful girl who wanted to soar high in life, who had wonderful friends, a boy she secretly loved and the boy loved her back too, and a loving family.
Until the one day. The one day when you go to the doctor's office and he says, "You have scoliosis, a serious back problem. You will have to wear a brace for a couple of years."
The brace was hideous with medal bars and everything Deenie imagined to be the worst that could happen to her. All of Deenie's dreams are crushed. Her mother's expectations for Deenie to have a fulfilling modeling career have come to a close. Deenie's friends start acting odd around her trying to not make her feel bad about the brace. The conversations with her friends only made her feel worse. Because of the brace, her family was falling apart, and the negativity toward her outside appearance was making her inner beauty turn ugly.
Through this experience Deenie embarks on a new journey in life. I would recommend this book to teenage girls who like Judy Blume and her stories. I truly enjoyed following Deenie through the highs and lows during her life and I hope you do too.
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Title: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume ISBN: 0440904196 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Blubber by Judy Blume ISBN: 0440407079 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 15 March, 1976 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: It's Not the End of the World by Judy Blume ISBN: 0440441587 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1986 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Just as Long as We're Together by Judy Blume ISBN: 0440210941 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: FOREVER : A Novel of Good and Evil, Love and Hope by Judy Blume ISBN: 0671695304 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1989 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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