DANCING QUEEN: 1977-1980

What truly got me on this book and why I ended up choosing it was because of the Author, Judy Blume. I read her as a kid and really enjoyed her books, but never knew she wrote anything other than children's book, we'll not really children's but young adult books. So with that said.....

The first part truly sets the mood for the book, or at least that's my thoughts but it sets up Vix's life and how pretty much she feels oblivious to everyone and just kind of moving along in life until she meets her friend Caitlin and her adventures begin. Vix having 3 siblings and one that is handicapped makes her to have to grow up fast because her parents both work full time, and she has to make sure everything is in order when her parents aren't there. Which I can truly relate to because my parents had a child late in life and both worked full time which meant when they weren't there I was the parent, so at 12 years old it all began for me. Which in a way allows me to be able to relate to Vix. And then her parents let her go to the ocean for the entire summer with someone she hardly knew....and in these summers it allowed her to become her and not worry about her siblings or dinner, but just about being a kid and having fun. It allowed her to as all girls do, learn from their friends because their parents are way to old to know anything....

Amazingly, her parents continue to allow her to spend the summer at "psycho house", which was something that she looked forward too every year. As they became older everything started to change and not just their bodies but Lamb got married and cleaned up the house, Vix started to meet the families and learn something knew from each new person she met. Which got me thinking, you never realize it but truly from every person you meet and get to know it changes your life or yourself in some way. Something about you changes or they teach you something, even the littlest thing and to me it's amazing that even someone so small as a newborn baby or a 2 year old can change your life in some way.

Then Abby, Caitlin's new step-mom got Vix a scholarship to a private school that Caitlin attended and again more changes as Caitlin made it quite clear that her life at school was totally different from their friendship during the summer. Which I think surprised Vix at first until school started and she understood, they were "Summer Sisters", and not that they didn't talk and be friends but it was different and to me things were going to continue to change as the book goes on.....just like in life people change and loose touch, my prediction is that is going to happen but when they need each other they'll be there for each other.....

On to Part 2......

Happy Reading!!!