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    Deenie
    Deenie
    Deenie
    Audiobook3 hours

    Deenie

    Written by Judy Blume

    Narrated by Kim Mai Guest

    3.5/5

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    When Deenie finds out that she has scoliosis, she’s scared. When she sees the brace for the first time, she wants to scream.

    But the words won’t come out. And Deenie, beautiful Deenie, who everyone says should be a model, is stuck wearing a brace from her neck to her hips. For four years—or longer. She never worried about how she looked before—how will she ever face the hard times ahead?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
    Release dateJan 11, 2011
    ISBN9780307747730
    Author

    Judy Blume

    Judy Blume has been winning legions of fans around the world with her stories. More than eighty-two million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-two languages. She receives thousands of letters every month from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her. In addition to her hilarious Fudge books, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Superfudge, Fudge-a-Mania and Double Fudge, some of her incredibly popular books include The Pain and the Great One series and Freckle Juice. Judy lives in Key West, Florida, and New York City with her husband.

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    • 5/5
      I'd forgotten much of this except that it was really good, and it still is.
    • 4/5
      This Judy Blume book was not on my radar as a tween/teen so it was interesting reading it as an adult. Deenie is a young girl with aspirations to be a model. These aspirations are fueled by her mother, who refers to Deenie as the pretty one and Deenie's sister Helen as the brain. She is experiencing a lot of the emotional changes and milestones that many seventh graders face; maturing bodies, interest in boys, etc. Deenie gets hit with the double whammy of not making the cheerleading squad and the modeling audition. Her phys. ed. teacher notices her posture seems off and Deenie is soon diagnosed with scoliosis and has to wear a corrective back brace. I always thought Judy Blume excelled at getting inside young girls heads and writing about their deepest thoughts and fears. Even as an adult I could relate to Deenie's struggle to remain normal in the face of a life-changing event. Times have changed and scoliosis is no longer treated with back braces described in this book but you can easily replace it with dental headgear or glasses and it would still resonate. I would recommend this book for readers ages 10-14 either entering upper elementary or middle school.
    • 5/5
      Deenie is a teenager whose mother insists she become a model. Deenie does not want to disappoint her mom, so she attends all the interviews with the modeling agencies. The agent tells her that someyhing is not right about her posture. When she tries out for cheerleading, the coach tells her the same thing about her posture. When she goes to the doctor, she finds out that she scoliosis. The story focuses mainly on how Deenie has to deal with wearing a brace for her condition. She has to worry about how her friends and her life will change while she wears the brace. Recommended for grades 5-8
    • 3/5
      i found the storyline very linear, with little that was unexpected. The major characters were similarly two dimensional. Not amazing, not atrocious.
    • 3/5
      One of those teen classics I'd never read. Deenie is believably shallow--a product of her mother's obsession with Deenie's modeling--and her changes over the course of the book are swift (it's only 144 pages) but satisfying. She's largely unlikeable at first, but by the end she's a very sympathetic character. I'm confused as to what Blume is "saying" with the Buddy storyline, though--basically Deenie's scoliosis brace keeps him from feeling her up, and that's all right with both parties?

      Like most other Judy Blume books, it's marketed towards tweens, but some individual sexual content may raise some objections from parents of younger tweens.
    • 4/5
      It was a great book.One of the best books I have read.It shows.determination and that disability can't stop you from your dream.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book! It was one of the best books i have read. It shows lots about being different with a disability.
    • 5/5
      Deenie is about a 13-year old girl who has a pretty good life, apart from her overbearing mother. But when she tries out for cheerleading, her gym teacher notices something: Deenie’s hips are uneven. After seeing several doctors and specialists, she is diagnosed with scoliosis. Deenie now has to wear a Milwaukee Brace until she completes her growth spurt around age 17. She is devastated. When she gets her brace, we see Deenie go through the 5 stages of grief as they pertain to her condition. She angrily cuts off her hair at one point, but eventually accepts that her brace is part of her life now. Deenie actually deals with this fairly well compared to the adults in her life. Her mother is a stage mom who drags her to modeling agencies in hopes of getting her signed, and she has the most trouble accepting her daughter’s fate. Her father and older sister are much more realistic and supportive, although Deenie’s medical care affects both of them in ways they hadn’t anticipated. Deenie’s school principal decides that Deenie is crippled now, and tries to get her to ride the short bus to school. But Deenie’s friends are made of sterner stuff than the adults. They don’t reject her because of the change in her life.
    • 3/5
      Deenie is a complex, and often unlikable character--Blume is very, very honest in her portrayal of this thirteen year old girl, who spends much of the novel bemoaning her life and talking about how ugly people gross her out. But it's this honesty that carries the novel--the sheer, sad accuracy of this working class family and of Deenie's middle school peer group are what make these novels much, much better than (say) the Babysitter's Club. Oh, and you'll learn plenty about scoliosis, too.
    • 4/5
      When I was in junior high, it was determined that my scoliosis was severe enough for me to have to wear a brace (this was back in the late '70s/early '80s). I must have read this book a dozen times in the few years I had to wear it (I was done growing early compared to other kids). It was a huge comfort to me. (I later ended up having surgery for my scoliosis as the brace prevented it from getting worse but didn't help it any.)
    • 5/5
      A thirteen-year-old girl seemingly destined for a modeling career finds she has a deformation of the spine called scoliosis
    • 3/5
      One that I always remembered from my childhood, reread since my daughter was reading it. It was comforting to revisit Deenie's worries about her back brace and her struggle to fit in and accept herself.