Judy Blume

[Annaclaire]

The epitome of Coming of Age/Preteen girls books.

What do you think?

Girls, you may not like to admit it, but I bet you've read at least one of her books....

[Jordan]

I read...let's see...in no order...
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Superfudge
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Blubber
Freckle Juice
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Fudge-a-Mania
Double Fudge
in elementary school.

However, I have not read, and do not plan to read Forever.

[Jencey/]

I have read Summer Sisters by Judy Blume. I thought it was okay. I am looking forward to reading some of her others that are more for adults.

[Julie]

In my opinion, don't bother with Forever. As a child, I loved Judy Blume. One day as a preteen, I saw Forever and decided to read it for old time's sake. I had no idea what it was about, and it was definitely not age appropiate for me. Maybe there are other kids that age that could handle the story, but I hated it. It was not simply the content. It was the way the content was handled. It is supposed to a more mature book, but a character's suicide attempt is barely talked about and then just brushed away. I guess she had to save room for awkward sex.

[Elizabeth☮]

i think judy blume does a great job of depicting female adolescence. i mean i love blubber (i listed it as one of my top ten of all time). i also love tiger eyes (omitted from jordan's list).

i think her books epitomize the young girls' hardships of growing up. and i feel that they withstand the test of time. but perhaps because i'm so enamored with her young adult books, i wasn't so impressed by summer sisters.

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i have only read Tiger Eyes from her and it was AMAZING!!!

[**Carla**]

I am trying to think back but I am not sure I have actually read a Judy Blume book???????

[Elizabeth☮]

Carla wrote: "I am trying to think back but I am not sure I have actually read a Judy Blume book???????"

carla,

get yourself to the young adult section of your library and start to check out her books now!!

[**Carla**]

Elizabeth wrote: "Carla wrote: "I am trying to think back but I am not sure I have actually read a Judy Blume book???????"

carla,

get yourself to the young adult section of your library and start to check out ..."
lol!!! I will do. I am at the Library this weekend.

[Jencey/]

Judy Blume also has adult fiction as well.

[Dara]

**Carla** wrote: "I am trying to think back but I am not sure I have actually read a Judy Blume book???????"

OMG Carla...Judy Blume, though no literary genius, is a rite of passage for all teen girls! How did you grow up without her? I am thinking that might just be a form of child abuse! lol

[**Carla**]

lol....well through school after the 6th grade I didn't read much unless I had too and up till the fifth grade I mostly remember reading only fear street book by r.l. stine. my grandma would buy me a new one every week.

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I recognize some of the titles but if I read them it was way too long ago to remember the content. Blubber I can guess but we watched the movie not too long ago, so that does not count at all.

[Mary E.]

I've read almost all of her YA books that were published back when I was a YA (long time ago LOL!). Due to a puritanical (by today's standards) upbringing, I didn't get an adequate "birds/bees" education at home. I learned everything a preteen/teenage girl should know from reading Blume. ;)

I was unaware that she has also written adult fiction. I'm going to have to check into that.