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Violence
None
No violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
A child's anxiety and fears are central; handled with warmth and humor
What this book is about
Sheila Tubman, briefly seen in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, spends the summer in Tarrytown, New York, hiding her fears from new friends: fear of dogs, spiders, swimming, and the dark. Judy Blume's compassionate novel about a child who performs bravado to cover anxiety is funny, honest, and still rings true.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Child anxiety portrayed sympathetically
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