Book summary

Tony Miglione is 13 when his family gets rich from an invention his father has created and subsequently moves from their working class New Jersey neighborhood to a wealthy Long Island enclave. As Tony struggles to adjust to life in the new neighborhood, he notices how various members of his family are affected by the sudden change in their financial status--and he's not always impressed by what he sees. Tony is also drawn into the lives of his new neighbors: Joel, a boy his age who despite his family's wealth spends his days shoplifting and making trouble, and Lisa, Joel's 16-year-old sister on whom Tony develops a crush. Written by Judy Blume in order to present the experiences of a boy going through puberty, THEN AGAIN, MAYBE I WON'T is often seen as the "male version" of her classic ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET. Like that book, THEN AGAIN also addresses frankly the issue of adolescent sexual curiosity and the physical changes of puberty.

Media reviews

"Tony Miglione's adjustments to his own growing sexuality and to the difficulties of being a member of an upwardly mobile family...Judy Blume weaves each piece together with a master craftsman's touch."