The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez

by Judy Goldschmidt

Book Overview

Twelve-year-old Raisin Rodriguez has been uprooted from her life in California and plopped down in Philadelphia with her mother, sister, step-father, step-sister Samantha, and Samantha's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595140182
• ISBN13: 9781595140180
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Razorbill
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Raisin, where were you when I was growing up?

I bought The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez for my close friend's 10-year old daughter, Molly. Molly is the kind of kid you think knows more about being ten than you do about being 40+, precocious, razor sharp and eating up more knowledge and truth about the world with each passing day. I honestly worried that I could not find a book good and wise enough for her. After she read the book, Molly called me that very day to tell me what she thought of it. She was so over-the-top crazy about the book, speaking a mile-a-minute, that I knew it couldn't have been her parents that put her up to it -- she really was in love with the book. What's more, she insisted that I read the read the book so we could talk about it. She even did something which I think few children have ever done - she gave me back my gift just so I could read the book - what truer endorsement could there be? And so I decided to spend an afternoon with Raisin..... Problem was, my overly-affectionate dog sometimes makes it very difficult for me to read anything at home, not to mention the lure of 227 channels and a perennially overflowing email Inbox. Still...I promised Molly and wanted to see for myself what this book has to offer. So off I went to my local Starbucks for a good sit-down with Raisin. I must admit that at first I took pains to carefully shield the cover, as my Chicago neighborhood is stuffed to the brim with `concerned parents' in sensible shoes on the lookout for any signs of peculiar behavior from fellows of my demographic. This is, after all, a book primarily intended for "tweener" girls.....And I am at the opposite end of the scale in all respects. I braved the local scrutiny for the first few minutes, lapped up my comically-overpriced Vanilla Somethingoranotheraccino and was quickly lost in Raisin's world, a fine place to be for kids of any age. Raisin's creator, Judy Goldschmidt, is a writer of prodigious comic gifts, deftly balancing the creation of a realistic character with enough laugh-out-loud moments to keep even the most jaded child or adult rapt from cover-to-cover. The comedy plays equally well for all ages, not easy to accomplish. I even found myself blushing at times, not typically a cause for concern except of course, as detailed above, one is a 40'ish man reading a tweener book in a crowded cafe filled with strollers, spitball shooting 5-year olds and hawk-eyed PTA'ers. Raisin is a character in the best sense of the word, the kind of kid any reader would want to follow through mishap and triumph, lessons learned and mistakes made. In fact, I saw much of Molly in her and this seems great praise to the both of them. Raisin's insights and witticisms can't help but create constant chortles and knowing nods in any reader. I hope everybody will read this book and I don't want to offer any "spoilers" but amidst all the great scenes in this book, one scene struck me as so true and wise I have to comment. Raisin attends a birthda

hilarious!

I loved this book! Raisin is so funny and real and could definitely be one of my friends. More Raisin books please!

pee in your pants funny

i'm in seventh grade and i don't usually read a lot of books because sometimes i get bored easily, but i read this one in two sittings. it's one of the funniest books i've ever read. plus there's a hysterical tampon scene.

Hilarious fun!

I love this book! I teach middle school english and ever since I read the advance copy and then gave it to students, it's been flying off of my classroom library shelf! It's an updated, hip version of "Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret," and the way it's written makes it really accessible to kids!

Blog-ilarious!

This book is delightfully funny! It may be written for the 10 and up age group, but I've reached the ripe old age of 40 and this book had me rolling around in hysterics. Raisin's blog-eyed view of the world provides a perfect venue for this story with its roundly developed characters and razor-sharp wit. I write for this age group myself, and read tons of young adult novels - this is one of the few I'm immediately passing on to my own daughter. Raisin Rocks!