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Children's Fiction Siblings

The Pain and the Great One

by (author) Judy Blume

illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Initial publish date
Jun 2014
Category
Siblings, Emotions & Feelings, Parents
Recommended Age
6 to 10
Recommended Grade
1 to 5
Recommended Reading age
6 to 10
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781481411462
    Publish Date
    Jun 2014
    List Price
    $23.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781481411455
    Publish Date
    May 2014
    List Price
    $6.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781665980845
    Publish Date
    Nov 2024
    List Price
    $5.99 USD

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Description

Judy Blume’s quintessential tale of sibling rivalry is as funny as ever—and has a fresh new look!

When an eight-year-old girl and her six-year-old brother take turns describing each other, it’s no surprise that “The Pain” and “The Great One” are the nicknames that emerge. As this duo debates whom Mom and Dad love most, their competition becomes increasingly humorous—because when it comes to family affection, there’s no such thing as win or lose.

About the authors

Judy Blume (born Judith Sussman; February 12, 1938) is an American author. She has written many novels for children and young adults which have exceeded sales of 80 million and been translated into 31 languages. Blume's novels for teenagers were among the first to tackle such controversial matters as racism (Iggie's House), menstruation (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.), divorce (It's Not the End of the World, Just As Long As We're Together), bullying (Blubber), masturbation (Deenie; Then Again, Maybe I Won't) and teen sex (Forever), and as such have been the source of controversy over the appropriateness of such topics for her middle school audience. She is married with two children and a stepchild.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi writes and illustrates books for young people. Where Are My Books?, the first book that Debbie has written as well as illustrated, launches in 2015 from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. Her illustrations also appear in picture books Sea-Monkey and Bob (written by Aaron Reynolds, 2015), I’m Bored (New York Times Notable Book, written by Michael Ian Black) and Naked! (also written by Michael Ian Black, 2015), as well as ten Judy Blume chapter books and middle grade titles reissued by Atheneum/Simon & Schuster. For more info, visit DebbieOhi.com or @inkyelbows on Twitter.

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