Customer Reviews
love it] - By: Mehajabeen Farid, 06 Jul 2008 
Title: Blubber
Author: Judy Blume
Type of Book: Fiction
Main Characters:
Tracy & Jill
Describe these characters:
They are the best of friends
Another Character:
Linda "Blubber"
Details:
She is the person who gets bullied.
Another Character:
Wendy
Details:
She acts like queen of the world.
Describe the time & place of the story:
This story took placein Philadelphia around autumn time.
What is this book about?
This is a story about bullying, the importance of friends & doing the right thing.
State a problemin the story & how it was solved:
Someone told on the two friends when they egged a man's letterbox with rotten eggs. The friends trialled the suspect to find out if she did it.
What did you think of the book?
I think that children my age (10 - 15 years of age) would like it.
What did you like about the book?
I like the description of Tracy's house.
What didn't you like about the book?
Was the story confusing or hard to believe?
Was the story predictable (could you guess what was going to happen?)
It has surprises, twists & shocks but also some obvious parts.
Was the story believable?
Yes, it is very believable; it can easily happen.
Thought-provoking fast read - By: Children's writer, 19 Feb 2007 
I have to confess it's a long time since I read any Judy Blume, & I don't think I ever read Blubber before. It's good - the main character takes partin bullying one of the girlsin the class (who isn't even particularly fat but just never fights back) & towards the end she finds that she's now the one being bullied. From a writer's point of view it was really interesting to see how the main character was portrayed - it's very difficult to write from the point of view of a bully because you don't want your readers to hate her so much that they put the book down. I thought it was briliantly handled until the last few chapters, when the attention is turned to a new victim. This seemed to fizzle out rather quickly, & the main character didn't have any kind of realisation of how nasty she had beenin the past. Maybe I'm being naive, but I'd have liked her to have some kind of moment when she realised that 'what goes around, comes around' & all of that.
It's a fast read though & suitable for children at the middle/top end of primary school. I should think too that it would provoke a lot of discussion.
It is a very good book,. Not as good as others by Judy Blume - By: , 30 Jun 2001 When chubby Linda reads out her whale prodject she doesn't realise all the teasing was going to be done to her. When she read out her whale project everybody was sniggering. Jill joinsin all the cruel & unkind teasing because she thought Linda deserved it, but Linda certainly doesn't. A BRILLIANT READ FOR 9 YEAR OLDS!
Interesting points on bullying. - By: , 04 May 2001 This is yet another great book by Judy Blume. It all starts when a plump girl called Linda reads her project on the whale. Her class esp. Jill takes great funin teasing her & calling her 'Blubber' but the tables soon turn when Jill is teased by the class & is called 'Baby Brenner' by her best fiend. This is a must read if your ever thinking about hurting someones feelings or calling them names.It shows the consequences & how you can be a bully without even knowing it. This book is a short easy read it is probably aimed between the ages of 8-11. I am 12 though & have read it many times.
