La scrittura di Judy Goldschmidt approfondisce l'esperienza universale dell'abbandono della casa e della creazione di nuove connessioni, come si vede nella sua popolare serie. La sua ispirazione spesso deriva da domande bizzarre e scenari inaspettati, che portano a personaggi che navigano le complessità dell'adolescenza. Goldschmidt infonde alle sue narrazioni umorismo e una prospettiva distintiva sulla crescita, riflettendo a volte sui propri anni dell'adolescenza attraverso gli occhi dei suoi personaggi. Il suo obiettivo è catturare l'umorismo e le sfide uniche di questo periodo formativo.
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.