Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

By: Judy Blume

Narrated by: Judy Blume

Sheila Tubman sometimes wonders who she really is: the outgoing, witty, and capable Sheila the Great, or the secret Sheila, who's afraid of the dark, spiders, swimming, and dogs.

When her family spends the summer in Tarrytown, Sheila has to face some of her worst fears. Not only does a dog come with the rented house, but her parents expect Sheila to take swimming lessons! Sheila does her best to pretend she's an expert at everything, but she knows she isn't fooling her new best friend, Mouse Ellis, who happens to be a crackerjack swimmer and a dog lover.

What will it take for Sheila to admit to the Tarrytown kids -- and to herself -- that she's only human?

Critic reviews

"Sheila's ongoing crisis of image is as easy to identify with as it is to laugh at."--Kirkus Reviews

I like that you can hear her thoughts

I like that the character was a girl. And there was a dog in it.

She’s a little bossy

I would say I really like this story but she’s a little bossy not to say I don’t like it I love mouse and her swimming teacher I’m glad she has a story because if she didn’t it be weird because like everybody has a story I’d say you should get this book but just do you know Mouse is a girl not a real Mouse!

Fantastic!

I loved the narrator and the story! I thought Sheila was amazing to! Overall the book was great for me and anyone else!

The way the reader describes how she felt

How the person reading the book describes how the character feels about having to take swimming lessons and stay in a totally different place for the summer

It’s ok 😐

It’s not the best one in the series but I guess it is ok
I didn’t like the headless horseman’s stuff but as soon as I skipped past that stuff I loved It