Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

from koeniel

I don't like this book as much as I like Judy Blume's other books, especially the Fudge series. This one tells the story of Sheila - neighbour of Fudge & Peter and classmate of Peter - on her summer holiday with her parents in a small town. As usual Judy tells it from the first person perspective...

from hnebeker

I loved reading about Sheila and the Tubmans and their wonderfully realistic experiences. Sheila is the ultimate combination of a cocky yet insecure young adult and the lessons she learns are universal. This is a book who's moral, "that it's better to admit you don't know than to pretend to know ...

from Sassy_Seshat

Sheila is a little annoying, people relate to her insecurities. Her cast of friends and family during her summer in Tarrytown are more entertaining.

from bubblegum99

Not as good as the Fudge books, but hilarious all the same.

from agrudzien

Sheila has a hard time admitting when she is afraid or doesn't know how to do something, and that causes quite a bit of trouble for her this summer when she and her family move into the house of a vacationing professor. Sheila tells her new friends that she was a yo-yo champion, a swimming champi...