Title: Blubber
First published: October 1999
Description: Blubber is a children's novel by Judy Blume first published in 1974. The narrator of the story is Jill Brenner, a Pennsylvania fifth-grader who joins her classmates in ostracizing and bullying Linda, an awkward and overweight girl. Linda gives an oral class report about whales and is hence nicknamed "Blubber" by her peers.
Subjects: Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes, Bullying, Peer Pressure, Girls & Women, stamp collecting, Jews, hippies, yoga, class presidents, Chinese Americans, pranks, mock trials, overweight, Fiction, Schools, Conduct of life, Teasing, Friendship, Interpersonal conflict, Spanish language materials, Obesity in children, Overweight children, Fifth grade (Education), Children, Children's fiction, Schools, fiction, Bullying, fiction, Conduct of life, fiction, Interpersonal relations, fiction, Girls, fiction, Girls, Adolescence, fiction, Currency question, Money
Places: Radnor, Pennsylvania, Hillside School, Hidden Valley
People: Jill Brenner, Wendy, Caroline, Linda Fischer, Kenny Brenner, Tracy Wu, Gordon Brenner, Ann Brenner, Rochelle, Donna Davidson, Robby Winters, Bruce Bonaventura, Mr. Machinist, Warren Winkler, Mrs. Sandmeier, Great Maudie, Mrs. Minish, Irwin, Big Bird
Time periods: Halloween