Tales+of+a+Fourth+Grade+Nothing

**Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing**

 * By: Judy Blume**

**SUMMARY/REVIEWS**
What starts out as an innocent fourth grade birthday party turns into a wild ride! Peter Hatcher lives in New York City with his mom, dad and adorable younger brother Fudge. Like any other sibling duo, Peter thinks of Fudge as anything but cute! He thinks the two year old is always in his way making his life difficult. From eating flowers, trying to fly and throwing temper tantrums in the store, we feel Peter's pain as the older brother. Besides feeling for Peter, we see the day old occurrence of sibling rivalry and jealousy. When Fudge makes his way into Peter's room, eventually eating Peter's turtle Dribble, a switch goes off. Peter shows a glimmer of compassion for his menace younger brother while mourning the loss of his turtle. When his parents come home from the hospital they surprise Peter with a pet dog who he later names Turtle. What's next in the cards for Peter and Fudge? Check out //Superfudge//, //Fudge-a-mania// and //Double Fudge//.

**AUTHOR BIO**
Judy Blume, also known as Judith Sussman, was born on February 12, 1938 (1). She spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Not only has her work has been translated into thirty-one languages, more than 80 million copies of her books have been sold. She is the founder and trustee of The Kids Fund, a charitable and educational foundation. She serves on the boards of the Author's Guild; the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators; the Key West Literary Seminar; and the National Coalition Against Censorship. Judy and her husband, George Cooper, live on islands up and down the east coast. They have three grown children and one grandchild (2).

__Fudge Series__: //Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Superfudge, Fudge-a-mania, Double Fudge. (3)//
 * OTHER CHILDREN'S LITERATURE**

__Novels:__ //The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo, Iggie's House, Are You There God? It's Me Margaret, Then Again, Maybe I won't, Otherwise Known as Shelia the Great, Freckle Juice, It's Not the End of the World, Deenie, Blubber, Forever..., Starring Sally J. Freeman as Herself, Wifey, Tiger Eyes, Smart Women, Just as Long as We're Together, Here's to You, Rachel Robinson, Summer Sisters. (3)//

__Non-fiction__: //The Judy Blume Diary, Letters to Judy: What Kids Wish They Could Tell You, The Pain and the Great One, Places I Never Meant to Be// //(3)//

__Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award__ (formerly Arizona Young Readers Award), Award Categories: Picture Book, Intermediate Book, Tween Book, Non-fiction Book (Grade level designations are not given.), 1977, Intermediate Book (4)
 * AWARDS**

__Arkansas Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award__, Award Category: Grades 4-6, 1975, Grades 4-6 (4)

__Georgia Children's Book Award__, Award Categories: Picture Story Books Grades K-4, Story Books Grades 4-8, 1977, Grades 4-8 (4)

__Massachusetts Children's Book Award,__ Award Category: Grades 4-6, 1977, Grades 4-6 5. New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award, Award Category: Grades 4-6, 1982, Grades 4-6 (4)

__North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award__, Awarded annually in four categories: Picture Book, Intermediate, Juvenile Book, Non-Fiction Book. Readers are not restricted to any category based on age or grade level. , 1980, Grades 3 through Junior High (4)

__Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award__and The Intermediate Award, Award Category: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, 1975, Grades 3-5 (4)

__Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award__ (Includes Alaska, Idaho, and Montana; Alberta and British Columbia), Award Categories: Junior Division Grades 4-6, Intermediate Division Grades 7-9, Senior Division Grades 10-12 , 1975, Youth Division: Grades 4-8 (4)

__South Carolina Children's Book Award__, Award Category: Picture Book Award, Children's Book Award,Junior Book Award, Young Adult Book Award, 1977, Children's Book (4)

**HISTORICAL CONTEXT**
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was published 1972 by Dutton Publishing. (5)

**MAJOR THEMES**
Major themes include: Sibling Rivalry/Jealousy Family and Love Problem-solving Responsibility Pets

**CITATIONS**
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Blume 2) http://www.judyblume.com/about.php 3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Blume#Further_reading 4) __[]__ 5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_a_Fourth_Grade_Nothing

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