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Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

By: Judy Blume
Narrated by: Judy Blume
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Sheila Tubman sometimes wonders who she really is: the outgoing, witty, and capable Sheila the Great, or the secret Sheila, who's afraid of the dark, spiders, swimming, and dogs.

When her family spends the summer in Tarrytown, Sheila has to face some of her worst fears. Not only does a dog come with the rented house, but her parents expect Sheila to take swimming lessons! Sheila does her best to pretend she's an expert at everything, but she knows she isn't fooling her new best friend, Mouse Ellis, who happens to be a crackerjack swimmer and a dog lover.

What will it take for Sheila to admit to the Tarrytown kids -- and to herself -- that she's only human?©1972 Judy Blume; (P)2000 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Social & Life Skills Friendship Swimming Comedy Witty Funny

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"Sheila's ongoing crisis of image is as easy to identify with as it is to laugh at."--Kirkus Reviews

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Whenever she finds the spider the phony she says I took it up by one leg.

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My daughter and I love this book so much. We love the fudge series and hopefully we can find some more my daughter is obsessed with Judy Blume now, just as I was when I was a kid. It's nice that she loves it as much as I did.

very cute my daughter and I loved it so much.

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I like that the character was a girl. And there was a dog in it.

I like that you can hear her thoughts

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Otherwise Known As Shelia The Great is such a great story! I like it because Shelia, a witty, capable young girl of ten, faces real-life struggles such as swimming lessons, dogs, and Libby! There is no language or rude humor, though she and her friends do play some devious pranks. (Ha!) The story is all thanks to Judy Blume, for classic entertainment, lovable character traits, and special effects of storytelling.

You should DEFIANTLY buy this audiobook!

One of my favorite Judy Blume books!

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