Blume, Judy

Expelled from boarding school, Charles' presence at home proves disruptive, especially for his sister Rachel, a gifted seventh grader juggling friendships and school activities.

Resettled in New Mexico with her mother and brother, Davey Wexler recovers from the shock of her father's death during a holdup of his 7-Eleven store in Atlantic City.

Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it is like when she, too, becomes a target.

Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God.

Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother, Fudge.

Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever-increasing problem.

When her parents divorce, a sixth grader struggles to understand that sometimes people are unable to live together.

Two high school seniors believe their love to be so strong that it will last forever.

A six-year-old (The Pain) and his eight-year-old sister (The Great One) see each other as a troublemaker and the best-loved in the family.