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Tiger Eyes

Written by Judy Blume

Narrated by Emma Galvin

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Davey has never felt so alone in her life. Her father is dead-shot in a holdup-and now her mother is moving the family to New Mexico to try to recover.

Climbing in the Los Alamos canyon, Davey meets the mysterious Wolf, who can read Davey's "sad eyes." Wolf is the only person who seems to understand the rage and fear Davey feels.

Slowly, with Wolf's help, Davey realizes that she must get on with her life. But when will she be ready to leave the past behind and move toward the future? Will she ever stop hurting?

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Release dateAug 9, 2011
ISBN9780307747778
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Tiger Eyes
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Judy Blume

Judy Blume has been winning legions of fans around the world with her stories. More than eighty-two million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-two languages. She receives thousands of letters every month from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her. In addition to her hilarious Fudge books, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Superfudge, Fudge-a-Mania and Double Fudge, some of her incredibly popular books include The Pain and the Great One series and Freckle Juice. Judy lives in Key West, Florida, and New York City with her husband.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I thought this book was pretty good... It was fast paced and held my attention the whole way through.

    It was about a family who lost a loved one and struggled to get back on their feet. They move to recoup and though there were struggles along the way, they slowly get their lives back on track.

    It is a Young Adult book, but I recommend it to readers of all ages. It's an inspirational read that will leave you hugging your loved ones a little tighter. It makes you appreciate life and opens your eyes to how fast things can change.

    There was a hint of romance, but it was more of a friendship. I loved wolf. He was caring, mysterious, and definitely sweet.

    Go read this book... It is short and enjoyable!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    It's a good story. I borrowed the audio book so I can knit while listening to it. It's definitely an engaging story and Emma Galvin is my favorite narrator ever since I listened to her in the Divergent Series. She definitely makes the story more interesting.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I read this lovely Judy Blume novel as a child of only eleven years of age. I'd borrowed it from my elementary school's library, and read it over a few days off from school. One thing that I can remember about this great coming-of-age story is how much I'd loved it. And how much I loved Davey, the pretty protagonist with the beautiful eyes. Her father, owner of a 7-eleven, is shot to death by criminals who go into his establishment for the purpose of robbing it.

    I have always, and will always, love this book. It is a very heartfelt and well-written novel about the pain of a lost loved one, and the struggle to heal. Sometimes a change of scenery and locale can be a wonderful thing for the betterment of everyone involved.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Love it very deep and meaningful to the point of view
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Wonderful book Judy! Touches the heart

    Your books are the best!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume; (3*)Our fifteen year old protagonist has just lost her father in a robbery. He was shot and killed during the hold up. Davey feels so alone in her loss for her brother is young enough to forget most of the time and her mother has sunk into a deep depression and cannot cope.The story is about how Davey does cope and recover from the loss of her father. Her family travels out to New Mexico to spend some time with an aunt and uncle, that they barely, while the mother recovers enough to care for Davey and her little brother.While there, Davey goes out into the cliff area near her aunt's home and out there she meets Wolf, a young Indian man who helps her make sense of her grief. As she comes to understand that her father would not want her to spend the remainder of her life dwelling on his death but would want her to grow up to live a healthy, wholesome and happy life she slowly begins to recover from this horrific loss.I found the book to be a good and a quick read. And really, who doesn't enjoy a Judy Blume book?
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    My favorite Judy Blume ever. Don't know why this one resonated with me so much, after all I never lost my dad to a robbery, lived in New Mexico or climbed into canyons, but I read this as a teenager and then again as an adult and just loved it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I've just re-read this book after 30 years and I'm surprised at how well it's stood the test of time. Still an excellent read that covers grief, and guilt while also touching on racism, teen-drinking and pressure to conform. Judy Blume still rocks.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Davey is a teenage girl who has just lost her father during a shooting at the local convenience store. Davey, her brother, and her mother all move to New Mexico to see family to help cope with the loss. Here, Davey begins to see a therapist and gets a job at the hospital as a candy striper. She still spends much of her time alone riding on her bicycle until she meets a boy, Wolf, at the bottom of a canyon. The two get along very well and Davey meets Wolf's father who is battling cancer at the same hospital she works that. She is inspired by these two new friends as she mourns the loss of her father.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Narrated by Emma Galvin. After Davy’s father is murdered during a robbery of his 7-11 store, Davy, her mother, and brother Jason move to New Mexico to live with Aunt Bitsy and Uncle Walter. Narrator Galvin is a good pick for voicing a teen narrative, capturing the essence of a teen just trying to get through the day and understand what’s happening in her life.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
     Great coming-of-age story about a teen getting over the horrific murder of her Dad. Her family packs up from Atlantic City to move to Los Alamos, NM and her vivid descriptions of the culture there is wonderful. The narration of the audiobook is superb and I highly recommend listening to rather than reading this book.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Fifteen year-old Davey is overcome with grief and loneliness. Her father was murdered during a robbery, and as a result of the tragedy, her mother insists that they move in with relatives in New Mexico. Davey is now also mourning the loss of her school, friends, and her familiar way of life. While coping with grief and managing this new existence, Davey develops a friendship that ultimately helps her to realize that despite tragedies, life does go on. Written over thirty years ago, the novel’s basic themes are still relevant today. Recommended for your young adult collection.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    An issues book, about issues I couldn't empathize with. Too didactic for me, sorry. Probably young teen me would have liked it better - but not loved it.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I'm sad I never picked this up when I was a kid. I would have loved it desperately then. I liked it a lot reading it now, but it wasn't the same. Dated in parts, but in a good way.

    I found myself analyzing the adults' actions a lot, and finding them for the most part believable. And Wolf. Mmmm, love those dramatic and mysterious boys, still.

    Also I wondered if perhaps Dewey from A Green Glass Sea owes her name to Davey? An extremely subtle tip of the hat, or my overactive imagination?

  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I'm writing this after some wretched little scumbag murdered 20 schoolchildren in Connecticut, and that tragedy gives added dimension to this book: Davey, a 15-year-old white girl in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has to face something no child should have to deal with: the murder of her father. The situation could be another maudlin weeper, but in the hands of Judy Blume the story is concise and honest. Davey and her family go to Los Alamos, New Mexico, for recovery from the trauma. Davey never dwells in self-pity. It's refreshing to watch Davey try to cope with her feelings while adjusting to the somewhat weird (to her) cultural landscape of New Mexico, which Blume captures nicely. Davey attends the local high school and meets a nice conventional white boy named Reuben. Davey hikes in a wild canyon and meets an unconventional Hispanic boy named Wolf. Wolf is attracted to Davey's "tiger eyes," as he calls them. Will there be romance?Blume, by the way, is great at mixing culture and race into the story with a naturalness that seems entirely unforced. She resists her usual urge to teach Important Life Lessons and lets the story unfold briskly, smoothly. We like Davey because, as Wolf recognizes, she has a tiger spirit: a strength, a grace, a clear eye.Davey is a splendid character, a middle-class girl with whom I can easily identify (and I'm a 65-year-old male). This is Judy Blume in full bloom. Even the minor characters are deftly drawn and step off the page. The author keeps the focus on Davey, where another writer might be tempted to follow what could be fascinating subplots such as Davey's high school friend, Jane, who has a drinking problem. While I'd love to know more about Jane — there are hints of deep secrets driving her to drink — and I'd love to read more about Wolf, who becomes somewhat more conventional while still intriguingly different — Blume exercises ruthless economy and sticks with Davey. Ultimately, it's the right choice. Always leave the reader wanting more. And trust the reader to connect the dots, of which there are plenty. Reflecting on the story after I finished reading, I could see the hints of where Jane and Wolf were likely to go.Here is the senseless gun violence of the USA shattering another loving family. The ending isn't exactly happy (how could it be?), but Davey keeps growing, and the family starts healing. How she grows, and how they try to heal, is great reading.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Review by: Lisa A wonderful book about loss and friendship. It shows what a girl in high school is going through after her father is shot and her mother is having a nervous breakdown. It is a story that I will never forget. Review by: Shanna That's going to make things a lot easier from here on out.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I love how Judy Blume deals with the main characters issues in this book. It's a tough topic and she deals with tough topics so delicately but so realistically that it makes it easy to identify with her. I just love this book and I read it in an hour. Enough said, huh?
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book has been around for a long time and that doesn't surprise me at all in the least bit. I read this book when i was in grade school but I will still read this book now. Actually I think Im going to.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Personal Response: I found that I was very interesting in how things would end for Davey. I kept reading because I wanted to make sure that she ended up okay. I also empathized with her anger toward the adults in her life.Curricular Response: Ninth graders could read this book and keep a journal throughout their progress. The class could discuss the conflicts Davey is facing. Students can make predictions on what will happen to Wolf, what is in the brown paper bag, and whether or not the Wexler family will return to New Jersey.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I love Judy Blume, there's just something about her. She really writes a good story. I read this quite recently after I read 'P.S. I Love You' by Cecila Ahern because I was really disappointed by that book and I wanted to compare the two books as they both have the theme of death and grieving. I was NOT disappointed by this book. Whereas I didn't feel sorry for the main character in 'P.S. I Love You', I really felt empathetic towards Davey, the main character.This book was so much more realistic. It starts with 15 year old Davey grieving, but still acting confused about the death of her father. The dialogue is written in a different way to 'P.S. I Love You', is simply states 'I just felt like sleeping so I got into bed. I stayed there for 11 days'. Whereas the other book described each day by moaning 'I am so sad' etc. Davey's emotions aren't as clearly written in stone, however they are described by the symptoms. I.e. she faints and doesn't know why and it is revealed she is hyperventalating due to grief. This matter of factness and symtoms of grief rather than straightforward 'I am so sad' is what makes the book so much more mature and well written. I also found the story much more realistic by the fact that she went to school only about a week after, and then moved as they found it too hard. This is much more realistic as people want to get on with their lives but just find they can't, rather than taking an entire year off. The fact that there are sub-plots show how the grief affects Davey's life in other ways, like her disrespecting her Uncle.A great read!!!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Judy Blume was my favorite author when I was young. It was nice to read a book of hers that I had never read before. This was one of her more serious books. I feel that it accurately portraits a family coping with the loss of a loved one.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    15-year-old Davey's life is shattered when her father is murdered. As the first person on the scene Davey has vivid memories of the night but has no one to talk to about it. Davey's mother withdraws into herself, to the extent that she accepts the offer of her in-laws to stay with them. Thus begins a long road to acceptance for Davey and her family. Davey is helped along the way by Mr Ortiz, who is dying of cancer, and his son.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I loved this book. It was like my first adult book, and I could read it without worrying about upsetting my mother. Davey's father dies, and they all thrown into mourning. Actually he doesn't just die, he was killed. Davey sleeps with a bread knife under her pillow and gets panic attacks in school. Her mother can barely function and remains in a drug induced supour in the months following her husband's murder.There fear and hopelessness Davey felt after her father is killed stayed with me. I refernced her sleeping with the bread knife under her pillow, and almost forget where I got thast image.I haven't read this in years, I'm due for a re-read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I first read this as a young teen and it was one of my favourites when I was a young teen. Judy Blume has a sympathetic take on life for teenages and although she might now seem a bit dated I do think this book, with its themes of loss, could still strike a chord with young teens today.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I read this because it's on the ALA's list of 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books (1990-2000) and I'm slowly working my way though the list. This is one of the few Judy Blume books I managed to miss when I was younger and I have to say, I'm quite surprised that it's on this list at all. I found absolutely nothing objectionable about the book at all. I agree that the subject matter might be unpleasant to some, but for anyone who's experienced (or might experience) the sudden (and possibly violent) loss of a loved one (and everyone does at some point in their lives) this book is an exceptional read. Not only does it deal with one families struggle to deal with the sudden, violent death of their father/husband it also deals with other types of loss and grief issues. Included in this book are the difficulty of being childless for a couple that wants children (the aunt and uncle), Wolf's experiences with the inevitable loss of his father to cancer, Jane's drinking to cope with the intense and often unrealistic expectations of her family and her own fears about wanting to live her own life but being afraid to at the same time. Tiger Eyes manages to convey an intensity of emotion with regards to each family members fear, grief, anger, and depression...and manages to do it without being depressing or having the main character wallow in it. The struggles of Davey and her Mother are very real, they "feel" authentic, you get a depth of emotion in the reading and I think that is what makes this an excellent book. I think it's a shame anyone would try to censor this, to pretend that death doesn't occur or that there aren't difficult issues in families that lead to children and/or parents making bad/self-destructive choices. I think it's a very good thing that there are books like this that allow readers to enjoy a good story and realize that we are each human and must come to terms with our problems as best we can. I give Tiger Eyes five stars and two thumbs up...highly recommended!!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Davey Wexler’s father is shot and killed at his 7-Eleven Store. Her, her mother and her brother Jason move to New Mexico to stay with relatives and try to recover from shock. Never feeling more alone, Davey discovers a private place in the depths of the Los Alamos canyon. There she meets Wolf, who seems to understand the rage and fear she feels at her loss. He, too, had faced tragedy but is persuing life and encourages her to do the same. Slowly Davey realizes that she must hold on to the memory of her father’s love for her rather than dwell on his death. But is she ready to leave the past behind and step toward the future?
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This was easily the most read book on my shelves during my teen years. I have recently had the pleasure of watching the film based on this book, and can happily say that even after 20 years, I can still relate to Davey as I did back then...only for different reasons now.

    While I had yet to experience loss at that age, I can still recall relating to Davey's loneliness during my own awkward teenage years. Now as an adult who has since lost her father, I can now relate to Davey on an entirely different level. In the book and movie, Davey not only loses her dad, but also feels a temporary loss of her mother as she is emotionally absent during her own grieving period. I did not lose my own father until my 30's, but still experienced the same feeling of losing not one, but two parents at while we all worked through our own grief.

    If you haven't yet seen it, Amazon has the online film available. It is my understanding that Judy Blume's son, Lawrence Blume, was the director, thus allowing mother and son to retain rights of the production and final output. This obviously worked, as it stays as true to the book as possible.