Then Again, Maybe I Won't

Written by Judy Blume

Tony's thoughts are a tangled web of secrets, desires, and dilemmas at thirteen.

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192 pages· 33,983 words· Est. 4 hour read· 560L

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Thirteen-year-old Tony Miglione is caught in a whirlwind of adolescent turmoil. As he grapples with his friend Joel's shoplifting, his secretive feelings for Joel's sister Lisa, and the unsettling changes money brings to his family, Tony's mind is a maze of confusion. In math class, while Miss Tobin discusses equations, Tony's real problems loom large. Will he confront his fears and secrets, or will they consume him? Dive into Tony's world where every thought is a potential revelation, and every decision could change everything.

From the publisher

Get a guy’s perspective on adolescent hang-ups in this classic Judy Blume novel, now with a fresh new look.

“That’s an interesting way to solve the problem, Tony.”

Miss Tobin is talking about a math problem on the blackboard, but Tony is thinking about real problems.

If his parents or his friend Joel or Joel’s sixteen-year-old sister Lisa knew what Tony was thinking about a lot of the time, they’d probably freak out. About snitching on Joel, who Tony knows is a shoplifter. About watching Lisa undress each night and liking what he sees. About money and the changes money makes in people (especially his mother).

Hung up at thirteen. That’s Tony Miglione—especially this morning in math class in front of Miss Tobin, for everyone to see…

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