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YA author Judy Blume
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"In the world of Judy Blume, being a woman is pretty cool, actually. Getting your period is something to look forward to. Sex is not without risk, but it’s also a lot of fun - and falling in love, even more so. It’s fine and normal to desire men, and also, men are people with feelings. Regret is survivable, and even valuable, in helping you to make better choices next time. This is the actual genius of Judy. In a culture defined by the pursuit of perpetual adolescence, the girls in Blume’s stories are nothing less than revolutionary: they are excited to grow up."
“Fear is often disguised as moral outrage.”
“Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it.”
“Whatever gets [kids] excited about reading is good! If you want them to read my books don't tell them so.
Maybe just leave around a paperback with a new cover and say, 'I'm not sure you're ready for that'.”
— YA author Judy Blume
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official Judy Blume website
Judy Blume entry at Wikipedia •
browse the Judy Blume Store {returns 150+ titles} at Amazon
Judy Blume credits [] at Internet Movie Database
Primary Works
browse the Judy Blume Store {returns 150+ titles} at Amazon
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"The One In The Middle Is The Green Kangaroo" children’s book [1969]
"Iggie's House" children’s book [1970]
she published a version of "Iggie’s House" in Trailblazer magazine; she rewrote it for publication in book form in 1970.
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"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" [1970] by Judy Blume
If you read this novel as an adolescent - and considering it’s often taught in schools, there’s a good chance that you did - it’s time to reread it. Awkward and inelegant as they may be, sixth-grader Margaret’s questions and quests (to grow bigger breasts, for example, while also seeking out her preferred religion) lead her to greater understanding and self-appreciation. The novel will make you cringe as you recall your own experiences and desires to throw off the chains of childhood while budding into young adulthood. It’s a coming-of-age story that sparked dozens after it, but isn’t the original always the best?
author entry at Wikipedia •
novel entry at Wikipedia
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385739869/
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"Then Again, Maybe I Won’t" YA novel [1971]
"Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing" children’s book [1972]
"Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great" children’s book [1972]
"It's Not The End of The World" YA novel [1972]
"Deenie" YA novel [1973]
"The Pain and The Great One" children’s book [1974]
"Blubber" children’s book [1974]
"Forever..." YA novel [1975]
"Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself" children’s book [1977]
"Freckle Juice" children’s book [1978]
"Wifey" novel for adults [1978]
"Superfudge" children’s book [1980]
"Tiger Eyes" YA novel [1981]
"Smart Women" novel for adults [1983]
"Letter To Judy: What Your Kids Wish They Could Tell You" non-fiction [1986]
based on real letters from young readers
"Just As Long As We're Together" YA novel [1987]
"Fudge-a-Mania" children’s book [1990]
"Here's To You, Rachel Robinson" YA novel [1993]
"Summer Sisters" novel for adults [1998]
"Places I Never Meant To Be" YA novel [1999]
"Double Fudge" children’s book [2002]
"Soupy Saturdays With The Pain and The Great One" children’s book [2007]
"Cool Zone With The Pain and The Great One" children’s book [2008]
"Going, Going, Gone! With The Pain and The Great One (2008]
"Friend or Fiend? With The Pain and The Great One" children’s book [2008]
"In The Unlikely Event" novel for adults [2015]
Other Works
"The Judy Blume Diary" non-fiction [1981]
"Domestic Arrangements" [1982] by Norma Klein, Introduction by Judy Blume
http://www.amazon.com/Domestic-Arrangements-Norma-Klein-ebook/dp/B00MSYT8X6/
"The Judy Blume Memory Book" non-fiction [1988]
"It’s Fine To Be Nine" anthology [2000]
"It’s Heaven To Be Seven" anthology [2000]
Movies, Stageplays, Other Media
Judy Blume credits [since 1978] at Internet Movie Database
"Forever" TV movie [1978] with Stephanie Zimbalist and Dean Butler
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077574/
"ABC Weekend Specials" network series [1977]
S12.episode2 "Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great" [aired Mar 23, 1991]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277940/
"Fudge" 14-episode TV series [1995] based on the novel "Fudge-A-Mania"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111971/
"Superfudge" video [2003]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt28385572/
"Double Fudge" video [2007]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt28385577/
"Fudge-a-Mania" video [2007]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt28385583/
"Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing" video [2007]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt28385586/
"Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great" video [2007]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt28385958/
"Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great" 5-minute short [2009]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt30260932/
"Tiger Eyes"[2011]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt28385601/
"Tiger Eyes" [2012] novel and screenplay
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1748260/
"D'oh Canada" episode [aired 28 April 2019] of "The Simpsons" S30.E21
Lisa is mistakenly given political asylum in Canada during a family trip to Niagara Falls.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10126678/
"Forever..." video [2021]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt28380145/
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" [2023] with Kathy Bates, Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt9185206/
"Forever" TV series [story27/Netflix - in post-production 2024]
Two Afro-American high schoolers in Los Angeles navigate first love and intimacy amidst social and parental pressures.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt15515490/
 | "Alien Tales" educational video game [1995] from Broderbund Software
"The Galactic Game Show Where Kids Discover The Joy of Reading Great Literature" made for Windows & Mac OS X platforms; game show about 30 literary works including "Matilda" by Roald Dahl; "Alice In Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll; "Anastasia Krupnik" by Lois Lowry; "And Now Miguel" by Joseph Krumgold; "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" by Judy Blume; "Around The World In Eighty Days" by Jules Verne; "Bridge To Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson; "Call of The Wild" by Jack London; "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White; "The Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen; "Secret of The Andes" by Ann Nolan Clark; "Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain; "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson; "The Wind In The Willows" by Kenneth Grahame; and "Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum • credits at IMDb Broderbund Software CD-ROM [1/2007] for $134.95 {sic} - SOLD OUT ! watch 'Alien Tales' short demo [2/2017 upload; 4:26] online at YouTube watch 'Alien Tales' longplay [11/2022 upload; 1:29:28] online at YouTube |
Works About Judy Blume
 | "Judy Blume: Temple University Profiles in Literature #16" [1973] moderator Prof. Jacqueline Shachter EdD, with Mrs. Kit Breckenridge (Free Library of Philadelphia), Prof. Rosemary Weber (Drexel University), and kids from a local library's vacation reading class watch full interview [3/2023 upload; 29:13] online at YouTube |
"Everything I Needed To Know About Being A Girl I Learned From Judy Blume" [June 2007]
by Meg Cabot, Jennifer OConnell , et al. | Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales LLC
http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Needed-About-Being-Learned-ebook/dp/B000RQ4FSK/
"Judy Blume: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies) [Dec 2007] by Kathleen A. Tracy
http://www.amazon.com/Judy-Blume-Biography-Greenwood-Biographies-ebook/dp/B002IIDP2W/
 | "Blumesday: A Tribute To Judy Blume" event [est. 2007, last event 2/2018?]
literary event founded by Heather Larimer and Joanna Miller in Portland, Oregon; event moved to Los Angeles the following year, then returned to Portland “Blumesday 2008: A Tribute To Judy Blume” [2008] in Portland watch full event [10/2008 upload; 1:36:34] online at YouTube |
"It's Not You, It's Me, Judy Blume" [May 2013]
by David Bittler | Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC |
http://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-You-Judy-Blume-ebook/dp/B00D1YQ3NK/
"Judy Blume Interview: On Her Writing Career & Fighting Against Censorship" [April 2023]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xEP6RFXwqQ 1.14.55
http://www.lifestories.org/
4/2023
"Judy Blume Forever" documentary film [Amazon Original streaming release April 2023]
 | 97-minute docufilm that examines Judy Blume's impact on generations of readers, on pop culture, and the occasional censorship battles over her frankness about puberty and sex • Exec produced by Brian Grazer & Ron Howard; co-produced by 11 others; co-produced & directed by Davina Pardo & Leah Wolchok; featuring Judy Blume, actress Molly Ringwald, Tayari Jones, writer-actress Lena Dunham, Joanne Stern, Mary Weaver, Anna Konkle, Justin Chanda, TV host Samantha Bee, Mary H.K. Choi, Jacqueline Woodson, Alex Gino, Pat Scales, Lorrie Kim, daughter Randy Blume, son Lawrence Blume, husband George Cooper, stepdaughter Amanda Cooper, Rachel Lotus, Jason Reynolds, Gabrielle Moss, Cecily von Ziegesar, Beverly Horowitz, Caitlin Kinnunen, Karen Chilstrom, Michael Nelson, Emily Berg, Caleb Mercado, Makenna Latourell, Gianna Barcia, Noah Adlah, Christine Crosbie, Peyton Melideo, Alyssa Cain, Megan Clark, Cameron Ginebra, Tomiwa Laosebikan
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch 4/2023 official trailer [1:51] online at YouTube Amazon Instant Video [4/2023] offered free with Prime membership |
"JUDY BLUME: A Life In Chapters, Biography, Early Life, Family, Legacy, and Achievement" [Jan 2024]
by ScholarlyInk Press Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
http://www.amazon.com/JUDY-BLUME-Chapters-Biography-Achievement-ebook/dp/B0CSF6JY6K/
"JUDY BLUME: The Intriguing Biography of a Literary Luminary" [Jan 2024] by Taylor Winfrey
http://www.amazon.com/JUDY-BLUME-Intriguing-Biography-Literary-ebook/dp/B0CSFCQC21/
 | "The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood For All of Us" [2024] by Rachelle Bergstein The story of a housewife who became a groundbreaking artist, and how generations of empowered fans are her legacy Kindle Edition from Atria/One Signal Publrs [7/2024] for $14.99 Atria/One Signal Publrs 9x6 hardcover [7/2024] for $26.96 watch 8/2024 news interview by WGN-9 TV in Chicago [5:09] online at YouTube |
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Family & Friends
Judith Sussman was born in February 1938 in Elizabeth, New Jersey; she married John Blume in 1959 and bore two children; her first book was published in 1969, the YA novel
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" was an immediate & gigantic success; she has written 15 children's books, 9 books for young adults, and 7 other books.
father dentist Rudolph Sussman []
mother homemaker Esther Rosenfeld Sussman []
brother David Sussman [b. 1933]
first husband John M. Blume [] - married 1959, divorced 1975
daughter Randy Lee Blume, LICSW [b. 1961] lives in Cambridge, MA
son Lawrence Andrew 'Larry' Blume [1963]
second husband Thomas A. Kitchens [] - married 1975, divorced 1978
third husband George Cooper - married 6/1987
stepdaughter Amanda Cooper
children's author/role model Beverly Cleary [1916-2021]
L i n k s
official Judy Blume website
Judy Blume entry at Wikipedia •
browse the Judy Blume Store {returns 150+ titles} at Amazon
Judy Blume credits [since 1978] at Internet Movie Database
here on the YA author Judy Blume Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
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