Tiger Eyes

by Judy Blume

Overview

This special edition movie tie-in includes "Behind the Scenes with Judy" commentary as well a 16-page color photo insert!

Davey has never felt so alone in her life. Her father is dead—shot in a holdup—and now her mother is moving the family to New Mexico to try to recover.

Climbing in the Los Alamos canyon, Davey meets the mysterious Wolf, who can read Davey’s “sad eyes.” Wolf is the only person who seems to understand the rage and fear Davey feels.

Slowly, with Wolf’s help, Davey realizes that she must get on with her life. But when will she be ready to leave the past behind and move toward the future? Will she ever stop hurting?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780449816462
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	06/11/2013
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places, doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Her twenty-eight books have won many awards, including the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

Judy lives in Key West and New York City. You can visit her at JudyBlume.com and follow @JudyBlume on Twitter.
 

Hometown:

New York's Upper East Side, Key West, and Martha's Vineyard

Date of Birth:

February 12, 1938

Place of Birth:

Elizabeth, New Jersey

Education:

B.S. in education, New York University, 1961

Website:

http://www.judyblume.com/

Editorial Reviews

How does this young adult classic, an examination of grief in the face of profound loss, stand up to the test of time? More than thirty years after its release (and a year after the production of a movie by the same name), will a generation of youth raised by helicopter parents and tethered to cell phones understand Davey Wexler’s deep sense of isolation? Will modern teens saturated in e-mail, instant messaging, tweeting, Facebook, and selfies understand Davey life without those media? The experience of adolescence has changed very much since the book was written, it’s true. But Davey’s struggle to deal with her father’s senseless death in a shooting at the family’s convenience store and her mother’s withdrawal into grief is starkly written, authentic, and compelling. Issues of growing sexual awareness and living a full life in spite of risks and danger will ring true with teens of every generation. Highly recommended—with or without the movie—for school and public libraries. A page of comments by Judy Blume on her inspiration for the book accompanies this edition. Readers interested in learning more about Blume and this book can find several interviews with the author online. Includes a section from Blume’s novel Forever. Reviewer: Heidi Hauser Green; Ages 12 up.

Children's Literature - Heidi Hauser Green

Gr 7 Up—The most remarkable thing about Judy Blume's book (Atheneum, 1982) is how well it has stood the test of time-it's as relevant today as it was 30 years ago. This is the story of 15-year-old Davey who finds her father shot during a hold-up in his store. Davey and her mother have trouble coping with their violent loss, but when Davey begins to have panic attacks in school, her mother decides to move the family temporarily to Los Alamos, New Mexico, to stay with relatives. Living with her overly strict aunt and uncle makes Davey angry. When her mother starts dating, Davey is furious that her father could be forgotten so swiftly. Davey and her mother are both deep in the grieving process but working through it in very different ways. Too young to work, Davey volunteers at the hospital where she meets an elderly man dying of cancer. When she meets the man's son, their friendship and common sense of loss helps Davey begin to heal. Emma Galvin's narration perfectly voices Davey's escalating emotions and teen angst. A well-told and well-performed story.—Joan Kindig, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

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