It's Not the End of the World

Name: It's Not the End of the World
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by Judy Blume

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It's Not the End of the World

by Judy Blume

1 rating • 1 review • 3 shelved

Karen's parents have always argued, and lately they've been getting worse. But when her father announces that they're going to get divorced, it seems as if Karen's whole world will fall apart. Her brother, Jeff, blames their mum. Her kid sister, Amy, asks impossible questions and is scared that everyone she loves is going to leave. Karen just wants her parents to get back together. Gradually, she learns that this isn't going to happen - and realizes that divorce is not the end of the world.
It's Not the End of the World is Judy Blume's classic young adult novel about family separation.

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ISBN10 0878880429
ISBN13 9780878880423
Publish Date 1 September 1976
Publish Status Active
Imprint Bradbury Press

Format Hardcover
Pages 169
Language English

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Still relevant, still timeless. I think. Re-reading this as an adult nothing jumped out at me as anachronistic. My parents never went through a divorce, so I can't speak to the accuracy of Karen's POV, but I do know that as a kid it gave me insight into what my friends might be going through; hopefully it stopped me from sticking my foot in my mouth (as much). Odd what you remember: Karen meets a new friend, Val, who reads the New York Times every Sunday cover to cover. That was the most memorable part of the book for me - that and Val's foot shaped rug.