I learned a lot of different things that people go through by reading Judy Blume books. On a personal note, I was diagnosed with scoliosis at the same age as Deenie, and cast with a brace, and I could completely relate to every one of Deenie's reactions, from denial to anger to resistence and so on. But it felt great being able to throw it in the trash. Ever heard of "adolescent idiopathic scoliosis" or knew someone who had to wear a backbrace? I was actually reading this book, in secret, right when my mother heard about it being "nasty" from some other PTA lady. Deenie. I was reading about Banned Books Week, and saw a lot of Blume's books on the list. She asks her father, Frank, for permission to not wear her brace to the party. The story centers on a 13 year old girl named Wilmadeene Fenner or Deenie who is always being taking to modeling agencies by her mother Thelma who wants her to be a model and also wants Deenie’s sixteen year old sister, Helen, to be a doctor. Better than what I had myself." ( Log Out /  Deenies mom was so obsessed with turning Deenie into a model that she dragged her to any and all auditions. Quiet for the majority of the story, he eventually takes a firm, yet fair, parental role in making sure that Deenie wears her brace as prescribed. I could not believe Deenie had a spine condition, all the things she went through, I am glad that towards the end she came to terms with the back brace and did not have to hide from her father the fact that she was planning on taking it off while at a get together. For example: at the beginning of the book Deenie is repulsed by Old Lady Murray, a hunchbacked woman who sells newspapers on the corner near Deenie's home, and Barbara Curtis, a girl in Deenie's gym class whom she calls Creeping Crud because of her excema. Steve Hildrick — A boy Janet has a crush on. Web. Given that this question was sent 4 years ago and your daughter is probably 15 now, I would recommend The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider. N.p., n.d. so I'm going to tell you: its about a young girl who has scoliosis, but along the way she learns a surprising amount about masturbation. The first time I had to wear it at the hospital was the day after my surgery and I cried because it caused me pain. I probably would not have related to it much, as I went through multiple surgeries, but it would have been nice to see a book character that I had something in common with as a kid.

I don't have scoliosis so I cannot judge how "real" this book is. This book, like many others written by Blume, has been banned in schools for themes deemed inappropriate for adolescents; in this case, talk about masturbation and sexuality. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I also the development of her relationship with her sister Helen. She gets invited to a party and tries to go behind her father's back and take her brace off but decides not to leaving a "Take me as I am or leave me." It's Me, Margaret; Blubber; Just as Long as We're Together; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fu. Hey, I was fifteen! The movie itself was mentioned in description in the book, though the name of the movie was not.



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