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Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

Written by: Judy Blume
Narrated by: Judy Blume
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 Sheila Tubman sometimes wonders who she really is: the outgoing, witty, and capable Sheila the Great, or the secret Sheila, who's afraid of the dark, spiders, swimming, and dogs?

When her family spends the summer in Tarrytown, Sheila has to face some of her worst fears. Not only does a dog come with the rented house, but her parents expect Sheila to take swimming lessons! Sheila does her best to pretend she's an expert at everything, but she knows she isn't fooling her new best friend, Mouse Ellis, who happens to be a crackerjack swimmer and a dog lover.

What will it take for Sheila to admit to the Tarrytown kids and to herself that she's only human?

©1972 Judy Blume (P)2000 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Social & Life Skills Friendship Swimming Comedy Witty

What the critics say

"Author Judy Blume reads this lively recording of her novel...and her voice perfectly personifies Sheila's scrappiness and bravado." ( School Library Journal)
"Every bit of the warmth, humor and insightfulness of [Blume's] writing comes across in her reading. Blume's fans read her books over and over; they'll listen to this audiobook again and again." ( Audiofile)
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I’m really loving this book!😍😜🙃

This book is great it’s awesome to hear Judy Blume reading her own stories! ✌️ I love Sheila haha Peter would be mad 😂 😛 😠 it’s great that Sheila gets her own book it’s awesome she goes away 📖 👧!
I highly recommend this book for ages (7-12)

Great book!

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Another one that my daughter listens to over and over at bedtime. I lived these a a kid too.

A Lovely Classic Tale

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