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The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo

by Judy Blume · 1969

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Quintessentially funny Judy Blume!

Second grader Freddy Dissel has that left-out kind of feeling. Life seems lonely when you're the middle kid in the family. Freddy feels like "the peanut butter part of a sandwich," squeezed between an older brother and little sister. But now for the first time it's Freddy's chance to show everyone, including himself, just how special he is!

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thissiblingssiblingsMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of this
Subject
self-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture booksyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 48 pages

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