Almost seven years into SSR, we’ve covered almost all of Judy Blume’s kid lit masterpieces. On Episode 298, Alli and her guest dive into a Blume novel that feels like something of an outlier: Tiger Eyes, which was published in 1981. In it, Judy takes a darker tone, exploring matters of violence, loss, hypocrisy, and mental health. Tune in to learn more about how Tiger Eyes stands apart from the rest of Blume’s beloved backlist and what makes it special.

TW: infertility, gun violence, substance abuse, anxiety, depression

Courtney Preiss is the author of Welcome Home, Caroline Kline. Follow her on Instagram @cocogolightly.

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MORE READING:

“Life in Books: Tiger Eyes” (Much Madness is Divinest Sense, 2010)

“Judy Blume Hits The Big Screen With Tiger Eyes Adaptation” (NPR, 2013)

“Tiger Eyes: Judy Blume’s book and its film adaptation” (American Indians in Children’s Literature, 2012)

“Willa Holland Tells Us All About Starring in the Judy Blume Flick Tiger Eyes” (Teen Vogue, 2013)

“Judy Blume on the Tiger Eyes Film, What She’s Reading, and Why Moms Can’t Get Their Daughters to Read Her Books” (Vanity Fair, 2013)

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