L'écriture de Judy Goldschmidt explore l'expérience universelle de quitter son foyer et de nouer de nouvelles relations, comme en témoigne sa série populaire. Son inspiration provient souvent de questions originales et de scénarios inattendus, donnant naissance à des personnages qui naviguent dans les complexités de l'adolescence. Goldschmidt insuffle à ses récits de l'humour et une perspective distincte sur le passage à l'âge adulte, réfléchissant parfois à ses propres années d'adolescence à travers les yeux de ses personnages. Son objectif est de capturer l'humour et les défis uniques de cette période formatrice.
In the sequel to The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez, Raisin is blogging away about her latest challenges, with one at the top of the list—Raisin is thirteen years old and has never been kissed! Raisin’s determined to change that, hopefully with the help of adorable, mysterious, cinnamon-scented CJ Mullen.
It’s winter break, and Raisin’s heading back home to Berkeley, California, where—for a twist—she’s blogging to her new Philly friends about the visit with her dad and old friends Pia and Claudia. Raisin can’t wait to pick up where she left off, but she’s in for a rude awakening. First there’s her dad’s new girlfriend, Angelique, who came out of nowhere. Worse—who’s the new girl Pia and Claudia are suddenly doing everything with? It’s like Raisin doesn’t even belong in her old life anymore . . . but maybe she’s finally ready to see that the new one isn’t so bad?
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 cross-dressing poodle Countess. The only way Raisin can survive the painful transition is by recording every detail in a secret blog she keeps for her best friends from home. Raisin shares her latest musings and spills about every humiliating incident that prevents her new friendships from taking off. She even describes the arrival of her dreaded period, just after her thirteenth birthday. But humiliation doesn't begin to cover what Raisin experiences when someone at her new school discovers her blog and prints it out for the world to see. This hilariously painful and heartbreakingly hysterical novel offers a glimpse into the mind and heart of a truly unique character with an unforgettable voice.