setting

The story takes place in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where Deenie lives. Deenie's house is small and full of life.
There are enough rooms for all the family members in the house.
The main character is usually in her room, where she can be by herself without interruptions.
The 3 places that are important in the story are:
* Deenie's house- the place that Deenie spends most of her time.
* Deenie's school - where she studies and meets her friends almost everyday of the week.
* The doctor's clinic - after she finds out that there's a problem with her back, she goes to see many doctors and spends a lot of her time in their clinics.

Main character

The main character in my book is Deenie.
The writer doesn't describe the character in the book but this is how I picture Deenie in my mind. Deenie is a really pretty girl.
Deenie is not a very smart girl, but she is satisfied with the fact that she is pretty. She is a shy girl that has a mother who makes her life very difficult.
Her mother really wants her to be a model but then they find out that Deenie's spine has a problem that cancels the mother's plans for her to be a model because Deenie has to wear a brace on her body.

                                  

Judy Blume             Popular books by the author

Title: "Deenie"

Name of Author: Judy Blume

About the Author:

Judy Blume was born on February 12th, 1938 in New Jersey, U.S.A. She went to New York University and she got a degree in Education in 1961.Judy and her husband George Cooper live on islands up and down the east coast. They have three grown children and one grandchild. She likes to write novels for children and teenagers. She writes about racism, divorce, menstruation, bullying and things that affect young people.

Other books she has written: Iggie's House, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., It's Not the End of the World.

Sites:

http://www.judyblume.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Blume

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-blume-judy.asp

Hi I'm Maya and now I'm reading the book "Deenie".
The book is about a girl whose mother wants her to be a model but she isn't sure that she wants to be a model.