Second-grader Freddy is perpetually stuck between his big brother Mike, who never has to wear hand-me-downs, and his baby sister Ellen, who messes up his stuff. After being cast as the Green Kangaroo in his school play, however, "He didn't even care much about being the one in the middle. He felt just great being Freddy Dissel." Judy Blume's first published book was reissued in a larger format with updated illustrations in 1991.