Superfudge is a children's novel by Judy Blume, published in 1980. It is the sequel 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 beginninng of this book, the Hatcher family has a new baby daughter. The family makes a temporary move from New York City to Princeton, New Jersey. This new family member, named Tamara Roxanne, is known as "The Baby" for some time in the book.

Peter is 11 years old and is in 6th grade. His 5-year-old brother, Fudge (who is in kindergarten)[[1]], becomes extremely jealous of his younger sister, who earns the nickname "Tootsie" from their mother Anne's cute-speak and their grandmother Muriel's 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 tanrum, 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

Television

A Saturday morning television series based on Superfudge entitled 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 Disney+, produced by Disney Television Animation and the Russo brothers's AGBO, with Amos Vernon and Nunzio Randazzo writing.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Petski, Denise (February 7, 2022). "Disney Unveils Projects From Eva Longoria, Reese Witherspoon & The Russo Brothers For Disney+ & Disney Junior". Deadline. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Schneider, Michael (February 7, 2022). "Marvel's Brie Larson and Jeremy Renner to Produce and Star in Disney Plus Unscripted Shows". Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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