Episode 133: Then Again, Maybe I Won't

Then Again, Maybe I Won’t

Long ago, Judy Blume was established as one of the reigning queens of the SSR podcast.

On Episode 133, Alli and her guest take a look at a book that feels like a bit of a departure for our queen — Then Again, Maybe I Won’t, which was published in 1971. Unlike many of Blume’s coming of age stories, this one centers around a boy main character, thirteen-year-old Tony Miglione. Tune in to hear a discussion about the significance of this unique perspective on puberty, as well as conversations about mental health, wealth, sex ed, shoplifting, family, creepy spying behavior, Gossip Girl, and Grease.

Jen Calonita is a middle grade and YA author. Her latest book is Go the Distance — a Disney Twisted Tale — and will be available on April 6! Follow her on Instagram (@jencalonita) and Twitter (@JenCalonita).

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CHECK OUT JEN’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’antonia

One Day in December by Josie SIlver

MORE READING:

“Then Again, Maybe I Won’t” (Kirkus, 1971)

“Review of Then Again, Maybe I Won’t” (Northern Wyoming Mental Health Center, 2002)

“‘I watched her until the lights went out…’ or Then Again, Maybe I Won’t” (Are You There Youth? It’s Me, Nikki, 2009)

“Book Review: Then Again, Maybe I Won’t by Judy Blume'“ (The Young Folks, 2013)

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