Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing原版英文小说

图书标准信息

• 作者 Judy Blume 著
• 出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
• 出版时间 2004-01
• ISBN 9780425193792
• 定价 51.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 144页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Fudge Series

【内容简介】

Fudge,Peter,Sheilaandtherestofthegangarehere-inbrand-newirresistibleeditionsfromBerkleyBooks.

Peterfindshisdemandingtwo-year-oldbrotheraneverincreasingproblem.

【作者简介】

JudyBlume
ApioneerofbooksforyoungadultsandtheauthorofclassicssuchasAreYouThereGod?It'sMe,Margaret,theFudgeseries,andmanyothers,JudyBlumehasalwayshadtheuncannyabilitytocapturetheembarrassmentsandworriesofgrowingup,strikingcomfortingchordswithreadersofallages.

Biography
BeforeJudyBlume,theremayhavebeenahandfulofbooksthatspoketoissuesteenscouldidentifywith;butveryfewweregettingdowntonitty-grittystufflikemenstruation,masturbation,parentsdivorcing,beinghalf-Jewish,ordecidingtohavesex.Now,theseweresomeissuesthatadolescentscoulddiginto,andBlume’sabilitytoaddressthemrealisticallyandresponsiblyhasmadeheroneofthemostpopular–andmostbanned–authorsforyoungadults.AreYouThereGod?It’sMe,Margaret,publishedin1970,wasBlume’sthirdbookandtheonethatestablishedherfanbase.DrawingonsomeofthesamethingsshefacedasasixthgradergrowingupinElizabeth,NewJersey,Blumecreatedasympathetic,first-personportraitofagirlwhosefamilymovestothesuburbsasshestruggleswithpubertyandreligion.InsubsequentclassicssuchasThenAgain,MaybeIWon’t,Deenie,Blubber,andTigerEyes,Blumewroteaboutthepainofbeingdifferent,fallinginlove,andfiguringoutone'sidentity.Usuallywritteninaconfessional/diarystyle,Blume’sbooksfeellikelettersfromfriendswhojusthappentobegoingthroughaveryinterestingversionofthesametorturessufferedbytheiraudience.Blumehasalsoaccumulatedagreatfollowingamongthe12-and-undersetwithherFudgeseries,centeringonthelivesofpreteenPeterHatcherandhishilariouslytroublesomeyoungerbrother,Farley(a.k.a.Fudge).Blume’sbooksinthiscategoryareparticularlyadeptatportrayingthetravailsofsiblings,makingbothsidessympathetic.Her2002entry,DoubleFudge,takesasomewhatsurrealturn,providingtheHatcherswithadoppelgangerofFudgewhentheymeetsomedistantrelativesonatrip.Blumehasalsohadsuccesswritingforadults,againapplyingherabilitytoturnsomeofherownsensationsintocompellingstories.Wifeyin1978wastheraunchychronicleofaboredsuburbanhousewife’sinfidelities,bothrealandimagined.ShefollowedthisupfiveyearslaterwithSmartWomen,anovelaboutfriendshipbetweentwodivorcedwomenlivinginColorado;and1998’sSummerSisters,alsoabouttwofemalefriends.Blumehassaidshecontinuallystruggleswithherwriting,oftensurethateachbookwillbethelast,thatshe’llnevergetanotheridea.Shekeepsprovingherselfwrongwithmorethan20bookstohercredit;hopefullyshewillcontinuetodoso.

GoodToKnow
TalesofaFourthGradeNothingwasinspiredbyanarticlegiventoBlumebyherbabysitteraboutatoddlerwhoswallowedasmallpetturtle.ShewroteapicturebookintroducingFudge(basedonherownthen-toddlerson),theturtle,andolderbrotherPeter;butitwasrejected.Afewyearslater,E.P.DuttoneditorAnnDurellsuggestedthatBlumeturnthestoryintoalongerbookabouttheHatcherfamily.Blumedid,andtheFudgelegacywasborn.Blumeisnotanauthorwithoutconflictaboutherstationinlife.Shesaysonherwebsitethat,aspartofher"fantasyabouthavingaregularjob,"shehasamorningroutinethatinvolvesgettingfullydressedandstartingat9a.m.Shehasalsogettingoutofwritingaltogether."AfterIhadwrittenmorethantenbooksIthoughtseriouslyaboutquitting,"shewrites."IfeltIcouldn'ttakethelonelinessanymore.IthoughtIwouldratherbeanythingbutawriter.ButI'vefinallycometoappreciatethefreedomofwriting.Iacceptthefactthatit'shardandsolitarywork."Blume'sbookaboutdivorce,It'sNottheEndoftheWorld,provedultimatelytobeclosertoherownexperiencethansheoriginallyimagined.Herownmarriagewasintroubleatthetime,butshecouldn'tquitefaceit."InthehopethatitwouldgetbetterIdedicatedthisbooktomyhusband,"shewritesinanessay."Butafewyearslater,we,too,divorced.Itwashardonallofus,morepainfulthanIcouldhaveimagined,butsomehowwemuddledthroughanditwasn'ttheendofanyofourworlds,thoughonsomedaysitmighthavefeltlikeit."HermostautobiographicalbookisStarringSallyJ.FriedmanasHerself,saysBlume."SallyisthekindofkidIwasatten,"Blumesaysonherwebsite.BlumekeepssettingFudgeaside,readerskeepbringinghimback.ThesequelSuperfudgewaswrittenaftertonsoffanswroteinaskingformoreofFarleyHatcher;againmorebeggingledtoFudge-a-Maniatenyearslater.BlumeplannednevertowriteaboutFudgeagain,butgrandsonElliottwasapersistentpesterer(justlikeFudge),andgothiswaywith2002'sDoubleFudge.