She would have been happy to reach stardom in new jersey, but in 1947 her older brother douglas became ill, so the freedman family traveled south to. Shes got her eye on handsome peter hornstein, the latin lover of her dreams on mr. The main characters of this childrens, fiction story are. She is 11 years old and is in miss swetnicks fifth grade class. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Miami beach has so many things to worry and wonder about, sally is in for one unforgetta. Inside was the book and a note from mom saying, dont show this to douglas.
Freedman as herself is an interesting portrayal of the little everyday things in life, which is why sally resorts to her imagination to spice things up a little. She is a fun, amusing, and freespirited girl with a colossal imagination. Freedman as herself, by bestselling author judy blume, is a insightful story which speaks directly to children in judy blumes inimitable style. Freedman as herself who do you tell when youre certain that hitler is alive, retired, and living in miami beach. Freedman as herself by judy blume available from rakuten kobo. The book is a wonderful window through which todays readers can look at what life was life for a kid in the mid1940s. Zavodsky as well, but interrupting, andrea knocked on the door because she wanted to play potsy. While spending the winter of 19471948 in miami beach with her family, tenyearold sally makes up stories, casts herself in starring roles in movies, and encounters a sinister stranger. She would have been happy to reach stardom in new jersey, but in 1947 her older brother. She would have been happy to reach stardom in new jersey, but in 1947 her older brother douglas became ill, so the freedman family traveled south to spend eight months in the sunshine of florida.
Freedman as herself is a view of a girl living her life after world war ii. Freedman loves making up stories stories in which she is always the star of her own lavish film spectaculars. Freedman as herself npr coverage of starring sally j. Freedman as herself by judy blume sally investigates postwwii florida with theatrical flair in this classic middle grade novel from judy. Sally found herself daydreaming about kissing peter and not georgia blue eyes. Freedman as herself from the worlds largest community of readers. How a woman can be herself and still succeed joan of arc. Freedman as herself by judy blume from waterstones today. I love this because it talks about what my family had to go through with this and i love history especially if it involves hitler freedman as herself title. As an adult, i enjoyed the story, but i have a hard time seeing most kids enjoying this story, because almost nothing happens. Freedman as herself is a young adult novel by judy blume, first published in 1977. Freedman as herself, judy blumes 1977 story of sally freedman, who, following wwii, spends a year in miami and. The first edition of the novel was published in march 7th 1977, and was written by judy blume. The ruby in the smoke sally lockhart mysteries frida kahlo.
Freedman as herself by judy blume 2014, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. After all, how many of them are familiar with murphy beds, margaret o. The main character of this book is sally jane freedman. Judy blume while spending the winter of 194748 in miami beach with her family, tenyearold sally makes up stories, casts herself in starring roles in movies, and encounters a sinister stranger. Freedman was ten when she made herself a movie star. This is the climax because after this, everything just winds down. When sallys family moves to miami beach for the winter of 1947, she is excited and nervous at the same time. Are you there god its me margaret is a classic and starring sally j freedman as herself sounds good as well. The freedmans travel back to new jersey, douglas is better, and the family is together again. Starring sally j freedman as herself is a slice of life, period piece, one of judy blumes earliest and most autobiographical novel. As an adult, i enjoyed the story, bu grade c although world war ii has just ended, tenyearold sally is still preoccupied with hitler.
Monday morning, on her way to school, sally called, and mom dont forget about that book. That afternoon, sally found a brown bag on her day bed. Freedman as herself by judy blume, 198607, yearling edition, paperback in english reprint. August 1945bradley beach, new jersey sally 5 th grader, her brother douglas, their parents and their grandmother whom they call ma fanny stay in a boarding house and rent two rooms. The story is set in 1947 and follows the imaginative 10yearold sally, who.
Starring sally j freedman as herself blume judy download. Books by judy blume the pain and the great one saturday stories. Sally freedman is an imaginative jewish tenyearold from new jersey whose family have to spend a year in florida for her brothers health. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 296 pages and is available in hardcover format. Todays kids seem more interested in books with more tension and action. The artist who painted herself smart about art pitch like a girl. Freedman as herself, judy blumes 1977 story of sally freedman, who. Think about being a very imaginative girl after world war ii. The event was part book launch, part lovefest, full of questions from bee and the audience about beloved charactersmargaret, sallyand about blume. When sallys family moves to miami beach for the winter of 1947, shes excited and nervous at the same time. Shes got her eye on handsome peter hornstein, the latin lover of her dreams. Freedman as herself is a 1977 young adult novel by judy blume. Sally investigates postwwii florida with theatrical flair in this classic middle grade novel from judy blume.
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