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A review by kandicez
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
3.0
I was fairly obsessed with both Judy Blume and Paula Danziger. They wrote about real teenage issues and I read and reread all of their books numerous times. This was no exception. I have not read it in close to four decades, so I was very interested to see how I would feel about it at my age. I was thrilled to find that Blume had not lost her “bloom” so to speak. Corny much? O_o
This story is about loss and grief, but in true Judy Blume style so much more is addressed. Davey is a 15 year old girl who loses her father in a convenience store shooting. The convenience store is located in Atlantic City and owned by her parents. Her mother, in an effort to escape the grief runs across the country to her sister and brother in law who live in Los Alamitos.
Davey is having a tough time. Anyone would who lost a parent so violently and suddenly, not to mention the stress of leaving everything familiar. When the stay is extended, Davey and her younger brother Jason are enrolled in school in Los Alamitos. As part of her healing and grieving process Davey takes up hiking, becomes a candy striper, is in the school musical and makes a few friends. Unfortunately, her closest friend has problems of her own.
There are issues all over the place. The death of Davey’s father is the catalyst for the story, but there is so much more going on. Just like in real life. Grief, depression, alcoholism, heavy-handed parenting by people who are not actually parents, crushes, and so, so much more. I really enjoyed the story this time around. There were a few things that surprised me, but when I thought about when it was actually written, I was no longer surprised.
Judy Blume still holds (most of) the appeal she had when I was young.
This story is about loss and grief, but in true Judy Blume style so much more is addressed. Davey is a 15 year old girl who loses her father in a convenience store shooting. The convenience store is located in Atlantic City and owned by her parents. Her mother, in an effort to escape the grief runs across the country to her sister and brother in law who live in Los Alamitos.
Davey is having a tough time. Anyone would who lost a parent so violently and suddenly, not to mention the stress of leaving everything familiar. When the stay is extended, Davey and her younger brother Jason are enrolled in school in Los Alamitos. As part of her healing and grieving process Davey takes up hiking, becomes a candy striper, is in the school musical and makes a few friends. Unfortunately, her closest friend has problems of her own.
There are issues all over the place. The death of Davey’s father is the catalyst for the story, but there is so much more going on. Just like in real life. Grief, depression, alcoholism, heavy-handed parenting by people who are not actually parents, crushes, and so, so much more. I really enjoyed the story this time around. There were a few things that surprised me, but when I thought about when it was actually written, I was no longer surprised.
Judy Blume still holds (most of) the appeal she had when I was young.