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Description edit
A thirteen-year-old girl seemingly destined for a modeling career finds she has a deformation of the spine called scoliosis.
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People edit
- Deenie: Wilmadine "Deenie" Fenner is a thirteen year old girl who finds out she has scoliosis.
- Ma: Deenie's mom wants her daughter to be a model, and was heartbroken when she found out that Deenie had a problem in her back.
- Helen: Deenie's sisters, who is sixteen and extremely intelligent.
- Dad: Deenie's father, who owns a garage.
- Buddy: Deenie's love interest
- Barbara: A girl who Deenie befriends. Barbara has eczema.
First Sentence edit
My mother named me Deenie because right before I was born she saw a movie about a beautiful girl named Wilmadeene, who everybody called Deenie for short.
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Series & Lists edit
This book is in The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge. (community list)
This is book 42 of 100 in ALA's Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 1990-1999. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Judy Blume (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bradbury Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1973
ISBN: 0878880615
Page Count: 159
Publisher: Bradbury Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1973
ISBN: 0878880615
Page Count: 159
Subjects edit
- Books › Teens › Authors, A-Z › ( B ) › Blume, Judy
- Books › Teens › Social Issues › Being a Teen
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