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Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

Children's BooksMiddle Grade
Pages
192
Published
1972
Language
English

Synopsis

Sheila Tubman is a ten-year-old who acts like she knows everything, but she is secretly terrified of dogs, spiders, and the water. When her family spends the summer in Tarrytown, she has to face her biggest fears while trying to keep her cool reputation intact. It is a funny look at the insecurities kids hide and the struggle to be honest about who you really are.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

FunnyLightheartedHeartwarming
Coming of Age

Genres

Children's Books Middle Grade

About the author

J
Judy Blume

Judy Blume (born Judith Sussman) is an American author. She has written many novels for children and young adults which have exceeded sales of 80 million and been translated into 31 languages. Blume's novels for teenagers were among the first to tackle such controversial matters as racism (Iggie's House), menstruation (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.), divorce (It's Not the End of the World, Just As Long As We're Together), bullying (Blubber), masturbation (*Deenie; Then Again, May...

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