Episode 85: Plenty of Spunk

Chapters 9-11 of “Summer Sisters” (1998) by the one and only Judy Blume! It’s 1979, the hottest summer ever on the Vineyard. Vix wins a bet, the Chicago boys get rude at the movies, Tawny pays an unexpected visit, Dorset pines for her Magic Pole, and Grandmother Regina Mayhew Somers plays the whole fam. Alison and Jody read an incredible letter from Blume Head Maria, Alison learns some new British slang, while Jody analyzes her deep hatred of the jigsaw puzzle. And finally, congrats to Blume Head of the Week, Panicked Jibberish!