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Audio sewing today with Tommy cat. I've got some costuming pieces that need to be shipped out next week, so I'm using the time to "read" a few shorter books for my 2023 reading challenges. Tiger Eyes was published the year I was born.

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I don't remember reading this book when I was younger. So I decided to read it now since my library had the ebook. It was okay, some of the book is dated. I felt bad for Davey a lot. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.

These facts blew my mind 🤯 Published in 1981, Davey was 16 when the book ended. That would make her 57 now. 🤯 The dad who was shot at the start of the book, who seemed terribly old to me when I read this, was 34. I‘m 42 now. 🤯

This mostly stands the test of time as a great book about loss, family, and moving on. Davey‘s high school struggles don‘t seem the same as YA books today though. The drunken friend storyline was very cheesy.

1. This is what our library has so we use them when we travel or ride around and usually do Judy Blume books. My daughter loved this when she was little that she could listen to a story to sleep. My grandson loves to listen to the Boxcar kids when we ride together .

2. Music is always on in our house 24/7

#TWO4TUESDAY

It‘s been more than 30 years since I first read this and I‘m glad I picked it to reread for #bannedbooksweek. It‘s a gorgeous story about finding your way back from grief, finding a way to move on and continue living in the face of unimaginable loss. You‘d think I‘d have more sympathy for the adults, but Davey still has my empathy and love. 💖

I took a break from reading to watch this #bookconline panel with my childhood favorite, Judy Blume. 💖 I absolutely have to order a new copy of this book, since I don‘t have my original anymore. Judy and Jenny mentioned it briefly, and I felt a pang in my heart for it, which tells me I *need* to reread it.

Fifteen year old Davey deals with grief, loss, and depression after the sudden, violent death of her father and the uprooting of her family to Los Alamos, NM. She slowly comes to face these changes in her life with the help of her new friend, Wolf. This was my favorite Judy Blume book I‘ve read so far, so spare and beautiful.

“La vida es una buena aventura!”

I‘m excited to just read tonight

#OhioLittens this is not a drill! Judy Blume is coming to Case in September. 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

https://case.edu/maltzcenter/wcs/speaker-lineup/judy-blume/

Happy birthday Judy Blume! Thanks for sharing @outofprint! ❤

My favorites by Blume were Deenie, Tiger Eyes, and Just as Long as We're Together! What about you?

My first Judy Blume book! Way less “scandalous” than I expected it to be, especially for a #BannedBook. I really liked it- unexpectedly since I‘d given up on liking YA. The teenage character and her journey out of grief felt very real. I also loved that it was set in NM, which is where I‘m from. It made me miss the big beautiful skies and surreal beauty of the place. Chose this Albuquerque balloon festival pic since they go to it in the book. 🌄

Fifteen year-old Davey has to cope with her father‘s sudden death and all the other familial and self-discovery issues that flow from that tragedy. #novemberbythenumbers #day15

1. My auto-buy authors are of the cotton candy variety: Marian Keyes • Kate Morton • Jen Lancaster • Louise Penny • Jennifer Weiner. Any one of these ladies publish a book and I‘m buying it.
2. Have been binge-watching The Office and I can‘t remember the last time I‘ve laughed out loud so much.
3. NO!
4. Definitely tiger 🐯 That‘d be a great story to tell in the after-life.
5. 79 degrees. Perfect weather to get mauled by a tiger. 🌞
#friyayintro

Having spent the end of the week moving back into our flat and 13 hours at work today I'm confident that my attempt at the #7in7readathon has gone totally out the window! But hey, it was a good effort.

This evening I have no idea where my backpack containing the outstanding items on my readathon are & my other half is asleep so I can't look properly (we haven't unpacked) so a glass of red & a reread of Tiger Eyes it is. Ctd in comments...

I read this last summer after picking it up several months before that on a whim in a "Buy 3, Get 1 Free" spree at Books-a-Million, and I don't regret it for a second. It's a beautifully-crafted and honest story about loss and grief and the teenage years, and I can absolutely see myself revisiting it. #tigereyes #judyblume

This one really takes me back. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 stars!

My favorite Blume book. ❤️💔❤️