Tiger Eyes
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| Author | Judy Blume |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | Bradbury |
| Released | 1981 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 224 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-87888-185-9 |
Tiger Eyes is a young adult novel written by Judy Blume in 1981 about a young girl attempting to cope with the murder of her father.
[edit] Plot
The book begins on the morning of a funeral. The main character, Davey Wexler, is a teenage girl whose father ran a convenience store. While she was out on a date, her father was shot during a hold up of the store. Her mother decides to take Davey and her younger brother to visit relatives in Los Alamos, New Mexico. During her sojourn there, Davey learns about prejudice, making friends, and moving on. In the end, Davey comes to realize the importance of being mature and that life has many adventures and problems to get past, but if she works hard enough, she'll make it.
[edit] Controversy
This book is on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000 at number 78.[1]
