Deenie is a 1973 young adult novel written by Judy Blume. Deenie chronicles the life of 13-year-old Wilmadeene "Deenie" Fenner, whose mother, Thelma, is determined to have her become a model.

2001年1月1日 · A thirteen-year-old girl seemingly destined for a modeling career finds she has a deformation of the spine called scoliosis. 159 pages, Hardcover. First published January 1, …

2014年4月29日 · Instead, Deenie is diagnosed with scoliosis. And that means body stockings to squeeze into, a roomful of strangers to face, and a terrifying brace that she’ll need to wear for years that goes from her neck to her hips.

2012年3月21日 · When Deenie finds out that she has scoliosis, she’s scared. When she sees the brace for the first time, she wants to scream. But the words won’t come out. And Deenie, beautiful Deenie, who everyone says should be a model, is stuck wearing a brace from her neck to her hips. For four years—or longer.

The story When Deenie sees the brace for the first time, she wants to scream, Forget it…I’m never going to wear that thing! But the words won’t come out. And beautiful Deenie, who everyone says should be a model, is stuck wearing a brace from her neck to her hips. What will her friends think?

2014年5月1日 · Blume's novel centers around 13-year-old Wilmadeene "Deenie" Fenner, a model-in-training who is diagnosed with scoliosis and must navigate her family, friends,...

Deenie is a thirteen-year-old girl with dreams of becoming a model. Her mother pressures her into this role, believing that beauty defines success. Deenie, however, feels lost between her mother’s aspirations and her own desires. Throughout seventh grade, Deenie navigates friendships, relationships, and her quest for acceptance.

1991年9月1日 · When Deenie finds out that she has scoliosis, she’s scared. When she sees the brace for the first time, she wants to scream. But the words won’t come out. And Deenie, beautiful Deenie, who everyone says should be a model, is stuck wearing a brace from her neck to her hips. For four years—or longer.

1973年9月17日 · At the beginning Deenie is an ordinary seventh grader preoccupied with making the cheer-leading squad, disgusted by hunchbacks and cripples and a classmate with eczema, and plagued by a stereotypically insensitive mother determined to make a professional model of her pretty daughter.

Deenie is diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. What does Dr. Griffith, the scoliosis specialist, mean when he tells the Fenners that there’s “‘a strong familial tendency’”?