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Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great One by James Stevenson, Judy Blume

bak8382's review against another edition

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3.0

My kids enjoyed this story of sibling relationships, though at times this was hard to listen to because of the grating voice used for a couple of characters, especially in the chapter about the cousins. Judy Blume voices Fluzzy's chapter at the end, which was delightful.

kendrareads's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

Cute end to the Pain and the Great One series. They realize they don't have it so bad being each other's siblings. You know Abigail and Jake will always have each other's back!

shahrun's review against another edition

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3.0

This series explores the relationship between siblings. Each chapter is from the perspective of either The Pain (little brother) or The Great One (big sister) with a surprise bonus end chapter from the cat. I feel this book flowed from one story to the next nicely. The other books in the series seemed more disjointed and unconnected. Love the illustrations.

imaclogger23's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jcbyrne71's review against another edition

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2.0

Some friends are having a "Judy Blume" book read thing on their blog, so I went tot he library to get some since I have never read Judy Blume books.
There were three books in our library and they were all in the childrens section so I basically read it in an hour!
It was alright. I am not a convert to Judy Blume just from this one book, but I think I would have enjoyed it as a kid.

kslhersam's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a great short book to listen to in the car with the kids. It was just over an hour and the reader was very good. Parents and kids both enjoyed it. I will have to read more of Judy Blume's younger novels to the kids. (April 2011)

*Listened to this again - 4 years later and all 4 kids loved it. (June 2015) **

howifeelaboutbooks's review

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2.0

Still on the quest to read all Judy Blume books. This one was ok, but I don’t have a strong connection to the Pain and the Great One so it was more of a quick read than really feeling invested in the story.
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