![]() ![]() The first accident occurred on December 16, 1951, with the plane crashing into the Elizabeth River. The novel is based on three actual plane crashes that took place in Elizabeth, Blume's hometown, over the course of 58 days. Miri learns to negotiate a difficult adolescence with her loving family as they, and everyone in her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, deal with the unexpected and unexplained rash of airplane crashes literally in their backyards. ![]() ![]() Miri Ammerman is the daughter of a single mother whose father left before she was born. In the Unlikely Event takes place in the early 1950s when the United States is dealing with the Korean War along with changing social mores. This was Blume's first adult book in 17 years and one of only four adult books she has written in her career. It follows fifteen-year-old Miri Ammerman and her family and friends as they cope with three plane crashes from December 1951 to February 1952 in their home of Elizabeth, New Jersey. In the Unlikely Event is a 2015 novel by Judy Blume. ![]()
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