Money, friends, and what happens to children when a family unexpectedly gets rich. The difference is huge, but life in the fast lane isn’t necessarily better; in fact there’s a whole set of complications that need to be unravelled in order for pressures and stresses to be alleviated. Judy Blume is one of America’s leading children’s authors and her ability to confront and deal with sensitive teenage issues in a way in which teenagers can relate is something to behold.
Then Again, Maybe I Won't is a classic coming-of-age story from the boy's perspective, from Judy Blume, the author of Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret.
Tony Miglione is thirteen, living in a cramped house with his family in New Jersey. But then, when his Dad invents something that makes them rich, Tony finds himself suddenly moving into a luxury home on Long Island.
But being rich brings it's own problems - Tony's grandma feels useless when she doesn't have to cook any more, and his mum is obsessed with impressing the neighbours, but Tony knows the boy next door isn't as perfect as he looks.
The only upside to his new life is that his neighbour Lisa keeps undressing with the light on. As he tries to adjust to his new life Tony starts to suffer from anxiety attacks and wishes everything would just be normal again . . .
Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey USA, making up stories inside her head. She 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. She has also written the novels Wifey, Smart Women, and her latest, Summer Sisters, the New York Times No. 1 bestseller. More than 75 million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into twenty-something languages.
