Stephanie believes everything will all work out and be okay, but Rachel is pessimistic about the situation. Rachel is beside herself when she finds out she is in a different homeroom as Stephanie and becomes more peeved when she finds out that Alison and Stephanie have the same homeroom together. What’s NOT to like about her? But to make matters more interesting, they are all about to begin the 7 th grade and attend junior high for the first time. Rachel is hesitant at first and protective of her and Stephanie’s best friend status with one another, but quickly sees what Stephanie sees in Alison. Stephanie immediately is drawn to Alison and wants all three of them to be friends and is optimistic that Rachel will accept Alison too. But here comes along Alison who has just moved into the neighborhood as well. Stephanie’s family has just moved across the town into the same neighborhood as Rachel, and the two of them couldn’t be happier. Stephanie Hirsch and Rachel Robinson have been best friends for as long as they can remember. In this novel, Judy Blume gets straight to the heart of what tweens think about and feel.
So what was it about this book that made me read it over and over and over again? Well, having just reread Just As Long As We’re Together I am reminded of why I loved it so much (and still do) and hopefully many readers in today’s generation (especially with the updated cover) will grow to love it as well.
I would finish it, and then turn it right back over to the beginning and start all over. Growing up, I was infatuated with this book. When Judy Blume’s name comes up in conversation I ask people if they’ve read Just As Long as We’re Together and often many never heard of or read this one. When you hear, “Judy Blume,” I think many of us think Superfudge, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, or Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
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