Blubber

Brief Description: Originally published by Bradbury Press, 1974. Brief Description: 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. Marc Notes: A Richard Jackson Book.; Originally published by Bradbury Press, 1974.; 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.; Ages 8-12. Publisher Marketing: What happens when teasing goes too far? This classic middle grade novel from Judy Blume addresses the timeless topic of bullying and has a fresh new look. "Blubber is a good name for her," the note from Caroline said about Linda. Jill crumpled it up and left it on the corner of her school desk. She didn't want to think about Linda or her dumb report on whales just then. Jill wanted to think about Halloween. But Robby grabbed the note and before Linda stopped talking it had gone halfway around the room. 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. Review Citations:

PW Notes and Reprints 03/04/2002 pg. 82 (EAN 9780689849749, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 03/04/2002 (EAN 9780689849749, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 05/01/2005 pg. 50 (EAN 9780027110104, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Blume, Judy Judy Blume is known and loved by millions of readers for her funny, honest, always believable stories. She lives in New York City.