| Cool Zone With the Pain & the Great One by Judy Blume |
COOL ZONE WITH THE PAIN & THE GREAT ONE
by Judy Blume
Release Date: 5/13/08
Publisher: Delacorte
Pages: 128
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Julie M. Prince
Jake, also known as The Pain to his big sister, has plenty to
deal with at school. From the bully who steals his magnifying
glass to the disastrous Bring Your Pet to School Day,
navigating the first grade is no simple matter. Luckily his big
sister, Abigail The Great One, has been through it all before.
When she's not too busy being great, she lends a helping
hand, and in the process, she finds that even third graders
need a little help now and then.
Judy Blume has the absolute greatest knack for illustrating real
problems kids face every day -- the ones most adults blow off
or overlook. Blume dissects and magnifies kid issues, bringing
to light exactly why The Great One wants to change her name
and why The Pain is so distraught about the loss of his toy
elephant. No problem is too small to be important to the main
characters.
Take real kid voices and real kid problems, add in Blume's
classic humor and anecdotes, and you have a formula for
success. What a fun companion to SOUPY SATURDAYS WITH
THE PAIN & THE GREAT ONE.
With seven brand-new stories, this book has excellent
read-aloud or read alone appeal!
by Judy Blume
Release Date: 5/13/08
Publisher: Delacorte
Pages: 128
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Julie M. Prince
Jake, also known as The Pain to his big sister, has plenty to
deal with at school. From the bully who steals his magnifying
glass to the disastrous Bring Your Pet to School Day,
navigating the first grade is no simple matter. Luckily his big
sister, Abigail The Great One, has been through it all before.
When she's not too busy being great, she lends a helping
hand, and in the process, she finds that even third graders
need a little help now and then.
Judy Blume has the absolute greatest knack for illustrating real
problems kids face every day -- the ones most adults blow off
or overlook. Blume dissects and magnifies kid issues, bringing
to light exactly why The Great One wants to change her name
and why The Pain is so distraught about the loss of his toy
elephant. No problem is too small to be important to the main
characters.
Take real kid voices and real kid problems, add in Blume's
classic humor and anecdotes, and you have a formula for
success. What a fun companion to SOUPY SATURDAYS WITH
THE PAIN & THE GREAT ONE.
With seven brand-new stories, this book has excellent
read-aloud or read alone appeal!