Judy Blume

I think they're all great. My sister was a great reader too and she read Super Fudge and Tales of a 4th grade Nothing when she was in the 2nd/3rd grade.

Superfudge was a sequel to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, so I'd keep them in order. Frecklejuice is a shorter story and what I would start with.

The first Judy Blume book I read - "Are you there, God? It's me Margaret". Then Tales of a 4th grade nothing....

Then the book that "changed" me...FOREVER....my first "adult" book....wow!! I still remember reading that book!! Captivated!! I was 11 years old.

Tales of a 4th grade nothing - get the "Fudge" series!! I would hope she would love it!!

Ramona.

DD is 5 and enjoyed Frecklejuice.

All the books are good, I'd let her choose or find out if there is an order/series that is connected and start her on one of those ! My grandchildren loved Judy Blume , maybe the Fudge books would be good,...

C. S.

My 2nd grader just read the Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing series (that's the first book, the Fudge ones are sequels so she should read them in order) and LOVES it - especially since he has a little brother and can identify with Peter :) He literally laughs out loud while reading the books, and has read each of them several times now.

One warning though, one of the sequel Fudge books (I forget which one) blew up the Santa Claus fun for us - I didn't know that was coming. Keep that in mind if your daughter is a believer.

I agree that Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing and the Fudge books and Otherwise Known as Shelia the Great (a companion to the Fudge books) or Freckle Juice are good ones to start with. I love Judy Blume and grew up with her books. BUT, as a reading teacher I always caution parents to read her books first. A lot of them deal with pretty mature issues--bullying (Blubber), first periods (Are You There God), racism (Iggie's House), shoplifting (Then Again Maybe I Won't), first sexual experiences (Forever), etc.

my newnickname beat me to it, One of them ruined santa for us too. I so wish I had pre-re-read them.

also, blubber is pretty horrid, I re read that one and it's pretty much a guide to being a bully and the moral at the end is, don't be fat and ugly and let people walk on you.

I would start with the Ramona books

I agree that Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing is a great start. It's the first in the Fudge/Sheila the Great series and a good intro to Judy Blume. I just read Tales and Superfudge to my six year old son and he loved them. I'd recommend reading them in order since they do progress by age. Here's the order: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Superfudge, Fudge-a-Mania, and Double Fudge.

Superfudge is the one that ruins Santa. My son already knows it's not real, so I didn't care. There are also a couple of pages about where babies come from (not actual details, but it could certainly lead to questions. I actually skipped those pages when reading it and luckily he didn't call me out on it!)

I don't remember the story at all, but I know I really liked Starring Sally J Freedman As Herself. Iggie's House is also a good one.

Also, if you find a newly printed edition, know that they may have made some updates. Even though Superfudge was original written in 1980, in the version we had, Peter's Christmas wish list included an MP3 player, CDs and a laptop. I was so annoyed! :D