A book that has been challenged with censorship is Tiger Eyes written by Judy Blume. Davey Wexler, along with her mother, Gwen, and her little brother, Jason, has just attended the funeral of her father, Adam, who was shot to death in a holdup at their 7-Eleven convenience store in Atlantic City. Davey’s mother Gwen, then decides they needed to get away for a while, so they take up an offer from Adam’s older sister, Bitsy, and her husband Walter, to come stay …show more content…
Meanwhile, as Davey explores the town on her aunt’s bicycle, she goes to a canyon and after climbing down she bumps into an older boy named Wolf. Davey calls herself Tiger when they introduce each other. She also becomes a candy striper at the hospital with her new friend, Jane, and meets a cancer patient, who turns out to be Wolf’s father. The inspiration from Wolf and his father changes Davey for the better. Unfortunately, he dies later on from the cancer he was diagnosed with and that causes Wolf to leave. Another topic was Jane’s alcoholism and Davey’s desire to help her out of it. Also in three different parts Davey describes the evening her father was killed which causes her to freak out each of the three times. She carries a paper bag with her, which is then shown to be containing the shirt she was wearing when she found her father and cradled him in all the way till his death. After a therapy session with Miriam, where she finally breaks down and is able to mourn her father, she eventually buries it and a bread knife she was carrying for self defense at the canyon where she met Wolf. Eventually, Gwen decides to go back to Atlantic City to start over, so