IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD

by JUDY BLUME

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New softcover book, first published 1972, this edition published 2011, 192 pages. Suitable for children aged 10 years and older

Last week my parents had another big fight. Val says people get divorced all the time. Mut there must be a way I can stop this happening to our family...

When Karen's parents announce they're getting divorced, it feels like her heart is about to break and she scores the day with a big fat D-. So what if other people's parents break up - Karen is determinse to keep her family together. But trying to force two people to love each other again isn't easy and Karen begins to realise that maybe it's not the end of the world ....

Karen's parents have always argued, and lately they've been getting worse. But when her father announces that they're going to get divorced, it seems as if Karen's whole world will fall apart. Her brother, Jeff, blames their mum. Her kid sister, Amy, asks impossible questions and is scared that everyone she loves is going to leave. Karen just wants her parents to get back together. Gradually, she learns that this isn't going to happen and realises that divorce is not the end of the world.
The classic teen novel from bestselling, best-loved and iconic author Judy Blume

About the author

Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She's still at it. Judy has spent her adult years in many places, doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Superfudge; Blubber; Just As Long As We're Together; and Forever.

Judy has written some of the best books of our time about real-life issues – family stress and pressures, what happens when your parents divorce, the problems of growing up and sexual awakening, bereavement – with insight, sensitivity and honesty. The response of readers all around the world continues to make her one of the best-loved writers ever published. More than 75 million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into twenty-something languages. Her twenty-four books have won more than ninety awards, none more important than those coming from her youngest readers. She receives thousands of letters a month from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her. 

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It's Not the End of the World by Judy Blume