''Superfudge'' is a

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by Judy Blume, published in

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

. It is the

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to '' Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' and '' Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great'' and is the third in the Fudge series.

Plot

At the beginning of this book, the Hatcher family has a new baby daughter. The family makes a temporary move from

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. This new family member, named Tamara Roxanne, is known as "The Baby" for some time in the book.

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

is 11 years old and is in 6th grade. His 5-year-old brother, Fudge (who is in kindergarte

becomes extremely jealous of his younger sister, who earns the nickname "Tootsie" from their mother Anne's cute-speak and their grandmother Muriel's Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!), favorite old song. Peter deals with the fallout from Fudge's various problems; one of these involves Fudge's anger with his kindergarten teacher who refuses to address him using his nickname. In the course of his temper tantrum, Fudge kicks the teacher in front of the class. In another incident, Fudge attempts to get rid of his baby sister. As he has previously, he continues to try to insinuate himself into Peter's activities, especially with Peter's new friend, Alex Santo. In the end, the Hatchers decide to move back to New York City, a decision brought on by Tootsie's first word, "yuck", which she learns while undergoing a diaper change by Peter. Peter and Fudge insist that they do not need a sister, much less a baby; however, their father makes it clear they have no choice, noting, "You may as well be used to the idea". Part of the book deals with Fudge's understanding that he has now become the middle child, rather than the baby of the family.

Awards

* Won – Books I Love Best Yearly: Early Readers Award (1990)-1991

Television

A Saturday morning television series based on ''Superfudge'' titled '' Fudge'' ran for portions of two seasons on ABC in 1995. "Fudge Meets Ratface" was one of the episodes based on Chapter 6 of ''Superfudge'', which was called "Farley Drexel Meets Ratface". Another episode, called "Uncle Feather", was based on Chapter 7: A Very Cultured Bird.

Feature film

In 2022, an animated feature film based on the book was put into production for

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, produced by Disney Television Animation and the

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's AGBO, with Amos Vernon and Nunzio Randazzo writing.

References

External links

Judy Blume's website
{{BILBY Early Readers Award 1980 American novels American children's novels BILBY Award–winning works E. P. Dutton books Fudge series Novels by Judy Blume Novels set in New Jersey Novels set in New York City Sequel novels 1980 children's books Children's books set in New Jersey