# Double Fudge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Double_Fudge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Double_Fudge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Fudge > Source revision: 1354706196 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2002 children's novel by Judy Blume This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Double Fudge" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Double Fudge First edition Author Judy Blume Language English Series Fudge series Genre Children's novel Published 2002 Publisher Putnam Publication place United States Media type Print (Paperback) Pages 213 ISBN 0-525-46926-5 OCLC 49664589 LC Class PZ7.B6265 Do 2002 Preceded by Fudge-A-Mania ***Double Fudge*** is a 2002 [children's novel](/source/Children's_novel) by [Judy Blume](/source/Judy_Blume) and the fifth and final entry in the Fudge series. The Hatcher family goes to [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) where they spend time with their extended family, and Fudge finds out that his cousin is also named Farley Drexel Hatcher. His interest in money is a common theme throughout the story. ## Plot As the story begins, Fudge, who is still five years old, develops an obsessive and greedy love for money, irritating his twelve-year-old brother, Peter, to no end.[1] After some discussion, the family decides to take him to the [Bureau of Engraving and Printing](/source/Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing) in Washington, D.C. for a long weekend to show how money is made, hoping that his obsession will stop there. That plan backfires when instead, the family unexpectedly meets up with their long-lost cousins, who also have the last name of Hatcher (but who, for the purposes of the story, are known as the Howie Hatchers): Howie, a [park ranger](/source/Park_ranger) who resides in [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii) and is traveling the country, his pregnant wife, Eudora, their perfect, slightly overindulged twelve-year-old identical twin daughters Flora and Fauna (who are sometimes nicknamed the "Natural Beauties" and "Heavenly Hatchers") and three-year-old Farley Drexel Hatcher, which is also Fudge's real name. Peter dubs him "Mini", and the nickname sticks. The Hatchers find themselves stuck with their cousins, who invite themselves to move in with them for weeks in their [Upper West Side](/source/Upper_West_Side) apartment. Peter is also having a rough time throughout the story because his best friend, Jimmy Fargo, has left the Upper West Side and moved "far off" to [SoHo](/source/SoHo%2C_Manhattan) on the other side of [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan), although they still get to go to the same school, where they are both in the seventh grade, while Fudge is in the "Mixed" group, along with his new friend, Melissa Beth Miller. Near the end of the story, in a semi-homage to the ending of the first novel, Mini swallows Fudge's baby tooth that just fell out, making money-obsessed Fudge furious because he was planning to get a dollar for it from the tooth fairy. After the Howie Hatchers finally leave, Fudge throws a temper tantrum over what Mini did, saying he hated him. This leads to Peter telling Fudge that he felt the same way when Fudge swallowed his pet turtle, Dribble, in *[Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing](/source/Tales_of_a_Fourth_Grade_Nothing)*. Genuinely surprised at this news, Fudge thinks about this and finally realizes that he hasn't been a very good brother after all. ## Reception *[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)* gave the book a positive review, stating that fans of the previous books in the series will welcome it, and describing it as a cheerful read.[2] Conversely, [Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews) gave it a negative review, describing it as being too busy and "surprisingly unfunny".[3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-TheBoar_1-0)** Kumar, Sohini (November 10, 2015). ["Children's books that have stood the test of time"](https://theboar.org/2015/11/childrens-books-that-have-stood-the-test-of-time/). The Boar. Retrieved March 4, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Review - Double Fudge"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780525469261). *[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)*. Retrieved May 11, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Review - Double Fudge"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/judy-blume/double-fudge/). *[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)*. Retrieved May 11, 2023. ## External links - [Children's literature portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children%27s_literature) - [Judy Blume's website](http://www.judyblume.com) - [Official website](http://www.doublefudge.com) v t e Works by Judy Blume Fudge series Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Superfudge Fudge-a-Mania Double Fudge Characters Peter Hatcher Fudge Hatcher Novels The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo Iggie's House Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Then Again, Maybe I Won't Freckle Juice It's Not the End of the World Deenie Blubber Forever... Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself Wifey Tiger Eyes Smart Women Just as Long as We're Together Here's to You, Rachel Robinson Summer Sisters In the Unlikely Event Non-fiction and others The Judy Blume Diary Letters to Judy: What Your Kids Wish They Could Tell You The Pain and the Great One Places I Never Meant to Be Adaptations Forever (film) Fudge (TV series) Tiger Eyes (film) Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (film) Forever (TV series) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Double Fudge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Fudge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Fudge?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.