![]() ![]() Tiger Eyes traces the impact of this event upon his daughter, Davey, Jason, a younger son, and Adam's wife, Gwen. One night while tending the store, he is robbed and shot. Yet little discussion occurs in most families or in school settings that might assist young people in finding ways to cope with such fears.Īdam Wexler operates a 7-Eleven store in Atlantic City. Few young people have sufficient experience to draw upon when a parent, sister, brother, or other close relative dies to be able to cope with the loss, much less find some kind of rational explanation for the fears associated with the continued absence of a loved one in their lives. Tiger Eyes, a novel written in 1981, is no exception.Īlthough many events in an adolescent's life loom large and often appear insurmountable, death is one that can be expected to have a lasting impact. ![]() ![]() In spite of this, or even perhaps because of this, adolescents find what Blume writes related to a variety of issues in their lives to be meaningful and readable. In fact, her works show up consistently on various lists of most-censored books. No one would ever accuse Judy Blume of shying away from controversial topics. ![]()
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