Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

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Summary: The Best Judy Blume Book I've Ever Read!
Review: 10-Year-old Sheila Tubman is spending the summer in Tarrytown. But once she gets there she's in for a real suprise! She finds out the the owners of the house they're renting have a dog. But That's not all. Sheila is afraid of dogs and swimmimg. So her mom signs her up for swimming lessons. And she loves the fact that there's no Peter Hatcher or a Jimmy Fargo!

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Summary: Shiela is not as funny as Peter & Fudge
Review: After reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Superfudge, I checked this book out of the library expecting more of the same. Unfortunately, we did not enjoy this book nearly as much. In Otherwise Known as Shiela the Great, Judy Blume departs from Peter's sympathetic viewpoint to give us a closer look at Shiela. She is the kind of kid that is difficult to like. As an example, she is afraid of dogs but won't admit it. So she tells Peter that she doesn't want to ride in the elevator with him because his dog smells bad. Sheila is hurtful to others because she lacks self-esteem. My daughters (ages 8 and 9) could not get past Shiela's unpleasant personality and we never finished the book. It may be that at this age children are looking for main characters that they like and can identify with, and they could not relate to Sheila.

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Summary: Where? was this book when i was young
Review: As I am sitting here at work, I recall a book that I absolutely loved when I was younger, but I couldn't think of the name. I did random searches on Tarrytown (I knew that much about the book), but nothing came to me until I did an off-handed search on Judy Blume and I realized why I picked up the book in the first place. The main character and I share the same name "Sheila" and strangely enough shared so many of the same characteristics. This book talks about the strangeness of preteen years in a way that is both insightful and humurous. I would definitely recommend this book and I think that even though I am now 23, I will pick it up again.

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Summary: Sheila the Great is indeed Great
Review: As I am sitting here at work, I recall a book that I absolutely loved when I was younger, but I couldn't think of the name. I did random searches on Tarrytown (I knew that much about the book), but nothing came to me until I did an off-handed search on Judy Blume and I realized why I picked up the book in the first place. The main character and I share the same name "Sheila" and strangely enough shared so many of the same characteristics. This book talks about the strangeness of preteen years in a way that is both insightful and humurous. I would definitely recommend this book and I think that even though I am now 23, I will pick it up again.

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Summary: Otherwise known as Blume the great!
Review: Blume has yet to write [badly] in this genre. She is quite simply a genius. She can tap right into the feelings, mood, environment, and reality of this age group. If you're that age, she makes you feel as though she can see into your soul. if your older, she takes you right back there.

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Summary: The Great Sheila
Review: Do you know a good book? Well I do. It's by Judy Blume, and it's called Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great. If you read this, you will love it because it is funny. Sheila has an intersting life.
It's about this girl named Sheila. She lives in apartment with her Mom and Dad and weird older sister, who's a perfectionist. Sheila is weird too. She hates dogs. She won't even get in aqn elevator with ba big dog named Turtle. Sheila walked up five flights of stairs on the hottest day of the year because of Turtle. She's so interesting! It was all-most the last day of school and Dad had a surprise. Whar could it be? The surprise was that they would go away for the summer to Dad's boss summer house. Sheila was dreading to go to the house at the end of summer. She did not want to leave because, well, you'll just have to read it!
If you like a funny story, this is the book for you. This is the best book. Judy Blume describes and gives little details in the best way. I love this book.I love this book. I have read it at least 5 times. It's the best! So go read it.

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Summary: Go Sheila!
Review: Ha! Sheila is so funny! But maybe she should admit what she's afraid of instead of lying to people. But I couldn't blame her, because she's in a new town and it might be hard to fit in without lying, and trying to impress people. At least she admited it at the end! Natalie Nightingale

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Summary: Judy Blume Otherwise Known As Shelia the Great
Review: Have you ever had a friend thet could swim so good it was like she should be in the Olympics, but you can't swim like that at all or you can't even swim at all. The author of this exiciting books. This particlaur one is one of my favorite books of Judy Blume books. Thne main character in my book Shelia, or othwise known as Shelia the great. Shelia is is a witty out going gril. She is also very capable. In the book, Shelia is afraid of dogs, swimming, and spiders. Shelias scholl has just let out for the summer. She has been waiting for a really long time to find out what they will be doing all summer. They ended up going to to spend there summer in Tarry all night long. There Shelia faces some of her worst fears. Shelia's dad knew a porfessor that lived in Tarry Town, and they went to watch his place while they were on vaction. Not only did they have to watch his dog Jennifer, but but her parents made her take swiomming lessons while they were there. Shelia's swimming teacher's name was Hank. Shelia was alaways triyng to to pretend that she was best at everything. She knew she wouldn't fool her best friend Mouse Ellis who also lived in Trry Town. Mouse Ellis just happened to be a perfect swimmer and a dog lover.. One of the events that happened was when Shelia has a sleep over with her new friends and also the twins down the street. During the sleep over Shelia and her friends get mad at each other and they accidentlly ruin the models that belong to the professors son Bobby. Do think Shelia can make it through her summer? Boys and Girls I invite, yuo yo read the book Judy Blume Oter wise Known as Shelia the Great.

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Summary: oh yeah sheila!
Review: I ENJOYED SHEILA. I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD READ IT.
SHE FEARS DARKNESS,SPIDERS,SWIMMING AND DOGS.
IT IS A GREAT AND FUNNY
BOOK. IF YOU HAVE KIDS THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR THEM.
IT MADE MY LONG DRIVE FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO NEW YORK
QUICK.

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Summary: I loved it
Review: I have read this book like ten times. I reccomend it strongly. I know you will enjoy it.