Tiger Eyes written by Judy Blume

              Now, I have to admit, I am not a huge Judy Blume reader! But when I came across this book when I was in the fifth grade, I did start to read it but I couldn’t finish reading it because I thought it was mature for me to read. Now that I am much older, I thought I should try reading it again just for the fun of it and it turns out it was one of her better books that Judy Blume wrote.

            Tiger Eyes was about a teenage girl named Davey whose father was murdered and her mother and her little brother, Jason, had deal with the loss of losing a husband and father. When Davey’s Aunt Bitsy (Elizabeth) and Uncle Walter invited the family to live with them for a few weeks after school started in New Mexico, which means leaving Atlantic City, New Jersey. While living in New Mexico with Aunt Bitsy and Uncle Walter three events happened with Davey and Jason. First, their mother had fallen ill, which means the week stay in New Mexico turned into an entire fall semester at school! Therefore, Davey and Jason had to enroll into a new school. Second, Davey meets a mysterious young man named Wolf, they become great friends, and Davey feels that Wolf understands her more then most people. Third, Davey had to learn how to adjust living with her aunt and uncle while figuring out how to live without her father.  For the most part, I do think Judy Blume did a great job giving personality and life into her characters in this particular story.

            Overall, I think Tiger Eyes was a great book to read because it was full of tragedy, romance, and dealing with family matters.  If you are not a Judy Blume fan I would just say that I think this is by far the best book she has ever written, trust me on this I have read plenty of her books . . . or tried to anyways; to know that she is not one of my favorite authors. With that being said . . . Happy Easter everyone!

Trivia Questions: 

1) Who came up with the nickname Tiger for Davey? Why? 

2) Why did Wolf keep on calling Davey Tiger Eyes? 

3) What did Davey and Wolf have in common? 

4) In the beginning of the school year in Atlantic City, New Jersey Davey started to faint! What caused Davey to faint? 

Blume, Judy. Tiger Eyes. Scarsdale: Delacorte Press, 1981. Print.