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 »la to take swimming lessons! Sheila does her best to pretend she's an expert at everything, but she knows she isn't fooling her new best friend, Mouse Ellis, who happens to be a crackerjack swimmer and a dog lover.
What will it take for Sheila to admit to the Tarrytown kids -- and to herself -- that she's only human?« less
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.
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...
Marina H. reviewed OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SHEILA THE GREAT on
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!
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.
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.
"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
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.
