About this title: It's 1947 and Sally Freedman is living in Miami Beach with her mother and her older brother. Her parents think the warm weather will help her brother recover from his kidney infection, and her father has stayed behind in Brooklyn to run his business. As Sally struggles to fit in to her new community, her wild imagination gets the best of her and ...
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Dell Yearling Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780440482536ISBN:0440482534
Description: Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The book is very solid with bright, unmarked pages. The cover has minor shelf & edge wear except for a 3/8 inch tear at the bottom front of the spine. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780440982395ISBN:0440982391
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. SMOKE FREE, no rips, tears or bends, no writing. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780440482536ISBN:0440482534
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. clean pages, no marks or tears, little wear on cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Very Good. 0440482534 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780440482536ISBN:0440482534
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. One, very small(approx. 1/16"), tear at bottom corner of spine. Minimal chipping at bottom of spine. No creases anywhere. Text is clean and bright. Binding is tight. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780440482536ISBN:0440482534
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. One, very small(approx. 1/16") tear at corner of spine. No other flaws. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
"This was my favoutite Judy Blume book of all. You can tell because my old copy is water-stained (from reading in the bath, at the beach, wherever) and the back cover is missing. I loved Sally, and the era was a different time than the other Judy Blume books, which were more currant (at the time). It was exciting, and you could understand Sally's apprehension at being new in school, her sadness at leaving her Dad behind to his job whilst she and her mother, brother, and grandmother headed to Florida so that her brother Douglas could recouperate from illness, and her imaginative side, as she bravely fought with Hitler, and became just like her hero Esther Williams. And, for me, other than the era being different, I didn't know much about being Jewish, so this was a whole different thing for me, my first foray into the world of Jewish grandmothers and especially at that time when the war was raging in Europe... I am never done with this book."
"This book is about a girl called Sally moved to Miami Beach. She was worried if she might find new friends or not & how would school be like. And it turned out to be that she had the best time of her life.Even though she was worrying a lot about other stuff, Sally had a lot of adventures with her friends & family. This book really sounds like a cousin of mine who moved to Miami Beach, also."
"I am on a Judy Blume kick as of late. I didn't have time to read a lot of the popular YA when I was young, due to overwhelming amounts of school work. So I am taking a trip back in time and re-reading a lot of the older YA classics from the 60's-80's, (thanks to Shelf Discovery by By Lizzie Skurnick for many suggestions).
This was a cute story, I loved the voice of Sally J., a curious little girl with lots of spunk. She has lots of questions and a great imagination."
"At the end of the audio book, Judy Blume confessed that this is her most autobiographical book, which explains why it felt so authentic, why the details really sang. Blume's Sally is a naive but very curious 5th grader who fantasizes about capturing Hitler (who, in her imagination, is her elderly neighbor in disguise). The story takes place in 1947-48. Sally's family moves from New Jersey to Florida for the winter because her older brother Douglas is recovering from a serious illness. The story doesn't really have much of a plot--I'd say it's carried by the characters who are all interesting and funny.
P.S. I have to admit that before I read this, I didn't know Judy Blume was Jewish, but it plays a big part in the story."
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