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Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Author: Judy Blume
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 Shei...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780440467014
ISBN-10: 0440467012
Publication Date: 1980
Pages: 128
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 51 ratings
Publisher: Yearling
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Well I think it was a really good book, because it was really funny and interesting at the same time. It was good to read because it kept me wanting to read it to the very end so that I could find out what happens.
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my daughter loved this book!! She read it numerous times and it never gets old.
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Sheila Tubman sometimes wonders who she really is: confident, outgoing, brilliant Sheila the Great...Or Secret Sheila, who's afraid of spiders, the dark, swimming, and most of all dogs. When her family decides to spend the summer in the country, Sheila has to face some of her worst fears. Not only does a dog come with the rented house, but her parents expect her to take swimming lessons! Sheila triest to pretend she's an expert at everything. But she isn't fooling her new best friend, Mouse Ellis- who happens to be an outstanding swimmer and a dog lover...
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I remember reading this book when I was a 9 or 10 years old and I loved it. I swapped this book for my 9 year old daughter and she could not put it down! Judy Blume lives on, she's hooked!
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Wonderful book about Peter Hatcher's "frenemy", Sheila Tubman. One of the greatest things about Judy Blume's books is that her characters are timeless and relatable to children. When I was a kid, I was devouring her books, and now my nine year old is doing the same thing. This is one of his favorites.
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Judy Blume is a wonderful children's book author -- still loved as much as ever.
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I read this when I was a child (going back a couple of decades for this one). I remember it being a good book. Hey, it is a Judy Blume book afterall. It is a children's classic.
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My daughter loved this Judy Blume book. She read the entire book in two days.
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I've loved this book since I was a kid and still love it now.
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"It's hard to imagine any child who wouldn't enjoy this absolute lark of a book. A truly appealing book in which the author makes her points without a single preachy word." - Publishers Weekly
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Sheila Tubman wants everyone to believe she's great and fearless. But is she really? When her family spends the summer away in Tarrytown, she has to face her fears and admit to them.

Ages 9-12 or so.


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