If you thought we’d made it through all of Judy Blume’s iconic kid lit, you thought wrong! As you’ll discover in Episode 231, Alli and her guests still have plenty of gems to enjoy, including Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson, the 1993 follow-up to Just As Long As We’re Together. Like all of Judy’s work for tweens, the novel takes seriously the seemingly silly concerns of tweens and teens: acne, frustration with siblings, being called “too sensitive,” and the pressures of perfectionism. Listen to learn more!

TW: suicide

Kwana Jackson is a USA Today bestselling author, who also writes as K.M. Jackson. Her latest novel is Knot Again and is the second installment in her Real Men Knit series. Follow her on Instagram (@kwanawrites) and Twitter (@KwanaWrites).

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.