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The Pain and the Great One

Part of Pain and the Great One Series

Author Judy Blume
Illustrated by Debbie Ohi
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RH Childrens Books | Delacorte Press
On sale Aug 27, 2014 | 32 Pages | 9780553513325
Grades 1-4
Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell M
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“Sometimes I think Mom and Dad love her more than me.”—The Pain
 
“Sometimes I think Mom and Dad love him more than me.”—The Great One
 
The Great One thinks her brother, the Pain, is a messy slowpoke who gets dessert even if he doesn’t finish dinner. She thinks her parents love him more than they love her. The Pain thinks his older sister, the Great One, is a bossy know-it-all. Just because she’s older, she gets to feed the cat and play real songs on the piano. He thinks his parents love her more than they love him.
 
How will they ever find out who is loved more?
Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Blubber; Just as Long as We're Together; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fudge. She has also written four novels for adults, In the Unlikely Event, Summer Sisters, Smart Women, and Wifey, all of them New York Times bestsellers. More than 80 million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-one languages. She receives thousands of letters a year from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her. View titles by Judy Blume
Debbie Ohi View titles by Debbie Ohi

An International Reading Association--Children's Book Council Children's Choice

"Blume strikes again, cutting to the heart of brother/sister relationships."--School Library  Journal

"Their component incidents, seen from both perspectives, will give some humorous insights to young listeners, who will also get the message that each child is equally loved by the parents."--Booklist

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“Sometimes I think Mom and Dad love her more than me.”—The Pain
 
“Sometimes I think Mom and Dad love him more than me.”—The Great One
 
The Great One thinks her brother, the Pain, is a messy slowpoke who gets dessert even if he doesn’t finish dinner. She thinks her parents love him more than they love her. The Pain thinks his older sister, the Great One, is a bossy know-it-all. Just because she’s older, she gets to feed the cat and play real songs on the piano. He thinks his parents love her more than they love him.
 
How will they ever find out who is loved more?

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Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Blubber; Just as Long as We're Together; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fudge. She has also written four novels for adults, In the Unlikely Event, Summer Sisters, Smart Women, and Wifey, all of them New York Times bestsellers. More than 80 million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-one languages. She receives thousands of letters a year from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her. View titles by Judy Blume
Debbie Ohi View titles by Debbie Ohi

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An International Reading Association--Children's Book Council Children's Choice

"Blume strikes again, cutting to the heart of brother/sister relationships."--School Library  Journal

"Their component incidents, seen from both perspectives, will give some humorous insights to young listeners, who will also get the message that each child is equally loved by the parents."--Booklist

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