I read these books when I was growing up and was excited to come across them for my own daughter. My daughter, unlike me, does not enjoy reading however, she has read these books in record time! Another plus is that they are all on the "AR" lists that many schools require their students to read from. My daughter is 10 and they are all within the reading levels for the 4th -6th grades. Highly recommended.

I don't even remember if it was 40 or 45 years ago when I first started reading Judy Blume's books but I do remember the stories always seemed to touch on a subject I could relate to as a child. I didn't even hestitate or have to think twice about buying them for my son when he reached the 3rd grade. There are times when parents can't convince their child that other kids have the same problems they do and that's where Blume's stories can help. She reaches out to kids about divorce, religion, obesity, popularity, etc. and she does so in a light hearted manner, nothing too heavy. As for P. D. Paula and all of the people who found her review helpful; the titles of the books in the set are right there after the words Best of Blume.