Blubber

Blubber is a good name for her , the note from Wendy says about Linda. Jill crumples it up and leaves it on the corner of her desk. She doesn't want to think about Linda or her dumb report on the whale just now. Jill wants to think about Halloween. But Robby grabs the note, and before Linda stops talking it has gone halfway around the room. That's where it all starts. There's something about Linda that makes a lot of kids in her fifth-grade class want to see how far they can go -- but nobody, least of all Jill, expects the fun to end where it does. A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year From Publishers Weekly Judy Blume's body of work returns to her original editor, Richard Jackson, with the rerelease of four classics in hardcover. An African-American family moves to all-white Grove Street in Iggie's House, to be released in April. The author's breakthrough title, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, about 11-year old Margaret Simon's struggles with puberty and religion, is now available in hardcover as well as in a Spanish-language edition, Estas ahi Dios? Soy yo, Margaret. Two additional titles came out last season: Blubber takes on preteen teasing; and It's Not the End of the World explores the effects of divorce. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review "Judy Blume's considerable gifts of humor, readability, and child appeal mask her other vocation as teller of moral tales." -- The New York Times ( New York Times )

blubber Is A Good Name For Her, The Note From Wendy Says About Linda. Jill Crumples It Up And Leaves It On The Corner Of Her Desk. She Doesn't Want To Think About Linda Or Her Dumb Report On The Whale Just Now. Jill Wants To Think About Halloween.

but Robby Grabs The Note, And Before Linda Stops Talking It Has Gone Halfway Around The Room.

that's Where It All Starts. There's Something About Linda That Makes A Lot Of Kids In Her Fifth-grade Class Want To See How Far They Can Go — But Nobody, Least Of All Jill, Expects The Fun To End Where It Does.

a new York Times Outstanding Book Of The Year

jill Goes Along With The Rest Of The Fifth-grade Class In Tormenting A Classmate And Then Finds Out What It Is Like When She, Too, Becomes A Target.

Blubber is a good name for her, the note from Wendy says about Linda. Jill crumples it up and leaves it on the corner of her desk. She doesn't want to think about Linda or her dumb report on the whale just now. Jill wants to think about Halloween. But Robby grabs the note, and before Linda stops talking it has gone halfway around the room. That's where it all started...there was something about Linda that made a lot of kids in her fifth-grade class want to see how far they could go...but nobody, Jill least of all, expected the fun to end where it did. --back cover Blubber is a children's novel by Judy Blume first published in 1974. The narrator of the story is Jill Brenner, a Pennsylvania fifth-grader who joins her classmates in ostracizing and bullying Linda, an awkward and overweight girl. Linda gives an oral class report about whales and is hence nicknamed "Blubber" by her peers. When pudgy Linda is given the cruel name of Blubber by her classmates, Jill laughs along with everyone else. It's easier that way, right? It's not untill Jill becomes a victiom of bullying herself that she realizes how much hurts and how hard it can be to stand up for yourself -- cover When pudgy Linda is given the cruel name of Blubber by her classmates, Jill laughs along with everyone else. It's easier that way, right? It's not until Jill becomes a victim of bullying herself that she realizes how much it hurts and how hard it can be to stand up for yourself Linda wordt door haar klasgenoten gepest omdat zij dik is. Maar dan weet nog niemand hoe dat getreiter uitpakt ... NL-ZmNBD "It's very foolish to laugh if you don't know what's funny in the first place."