It's Not the End of the World 
asked by bethness on November 24, 2006 12:36 AM
It's Not The End Of The World
I want a mother and a father and I want them to live together-right here-in this house!
Karen Newman can't believe it when her father moves out. How could her parents do this? Don't they know they belong together? Somehow Karen has to get her mom and dad to talk to each other face-to-face. Maybe then they'll realize divorce is a mistake. But can she think of a plan soon-and one that works?
I want a mother and a father and I want them to live together-right here-in this house!
Karen Newman can't believe it when her father moves out. How could her parents do this? Don't they know they belong together? Somehow Karen has to get her mom and dad to talk to each other face-to-face. Maybe then they'll realize divorce is a mistake. But can she think of a plan soon-and one that works?
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_It's Not the End of the World_, by Judy Blume, shows how Karen, a girl with divorced parents, or soon to be divorced parents, feels like it is the end of the world. By the end of the book, Karen accepts the fact that her parents would get a divorce. This book is filled with sad and interesting parts.Karen tries her best to get her parents back together, but most of her plans didnt work out the way she wanted it to.Judy Blume writes in such a great way that I thought that this book was a five star book.
reviewed by maxmill on November 24, 2006 1:49 PM
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This book was witten in the early 70s, back when there were no cell phones and divorce laws were different. But, everything the family goes through holds true to today because feelings are timeless.
Karen Newman, the main character of the book is in sixth grade when her parents separate, and eventually divorce. She goes through a whole range of emotions from anger to sadness and hate to love, high hopes and hopelessness, as most families experience during a divorce. She also desperately wants to do whatever she can to get her parents back together.
Being so true to life, at least for me, is what makes this book so good. Karen is a very believable character, as well as the conflicts in this book. Judy Blume wasn't afraid to show how strong the emotions can get, even to the point of parents acting no better than a two year old. I would like to think that divorced parents can all be calm, and make things good for their children. But, knowing first hand from my own parents, I know that it's just not always so.
Karen's brother Jeff is also very true-to-life to me, and seems like a very real 14-year old boy.
I don't want to give away anything more about the book, so suffice to say I enjoyed it very much and would recommend it to young and older alike. It would help anyone who has or who is going through divorce, as well as anyone who would like to read a story about a character who prevails.
Karen Newman, the main character of the book is in sixth grade when her parents separate, and eventually divorce. She goes through a whole range of emotions from anger to sadness and hate to love, high hopes and hopelessness, as most families experience during a divorce. She also desperately wants to do whatever she can to get her parents back together.
Being so true to life, at least for me, is what makes this book so good. Karen is a very believable character, as well as the conflicts in this book. Judy Blume wasn't afraid to show how strong the emotions can get, even to the point of parents acting no better than a two year old. I would like to think that divorced parents can all be calm, and make things good for their children. But, knowing first hand from my own parents, I know that it's just not always so.
Karen's brother Jeff is also very true-to-life to me, and seems like a very real 14-year old boy.
I don't want to give away anything more about the book, so suffice to say I enjoyed it very much and would recommend it to young and older alike. It would help anyone who has or who is going through divorce, as well as anyone who would like to read a story about a character who prevails.
reviewed by ozone on November 29, 2006 5:08 AM
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It's not the End of the World is a wonderful book. I have read almost all of Judy's books and I still think this one is the best of all. The main character is a girl named Karen, her parents are getting a divorce and Karen THINKS it is the end of the world. I am not going to say any more about the book other wise I will wreck it. Spend your money on THIS book.
GO JUDY BLUME
GO JUDY BLUME
reviewed by freedrink on November 29, 2006 1:12 PM
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Divorce. its the end of the world. At least that is what Karen thinks when he parents gets a divorce. Now Karen is trying to get them to talk face to face so they can realize that a divorce was a bad thing. Won't they? I like the book because it explains to people the divorce isn't the end of the world, and it is exciting also, and I think that everybody should read it so read this book if you want to laugh.
reviewed by radar on November 29, 2006 1:47 PM