Judy Blume's Books
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Forever . . .Forever... is a timeless classic about first love and sexual awakening from beloved author Judy Blume.Read More -
Forever . . .There's a first for everything.When you build up something in your mind -- really imagine it, wish for it -- sometimes, when it actually happens, it...Read More
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The Pain and the Great One"The Pain" and "The Great One" are not their real names. But you may know their voices. When this girl, age eight, and this boy, age six, tell all...Read More
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Iggie's HouseIggie's house just wasn't the same. Iggie was gone, moved to Tokyo. And there was Winnie, cracking her gum on Grove Street, where she'd always lived,...Read More
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It's Not the End of the WorldKaren couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from...Read More
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Places I Never Meant To Be"What effect does [the climate of censorship] have on a writer?....It's chilling.It's easy to become discouraged, to second-guess everything you write....Read More
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Washington Post, November 11, 2009
...were you?," kid-lit expert Leonard S. Marcus conveys a sense of 13 writers (including other favorites like Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary and Sharon Creech) and their influences, their books and even their writing habits. (The funniest image may be Carl...
TwinCities.com, November 8, 2009
...and British authors "who have a knack for writing comically for young people." Among those interviewed are Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Christopher Curtis, Carl Hiaasen and Jon Sciescka. "There's always something else going on in their books besides...
Sarasota Observer, November 6, 2009
...I’m doing things for other people, and this is a neat project.” Olivia Clark is donating her Judy Blume and Junie B. Jones books. “It’s fun, and I get to help kids who are learning to read,” Olivia said. “I love Judy Blume books, because they...
Tennessean, October 28, 2009
...audiobooks include hundreds of popular authors such as James Patterson, Lee Child, John Grisham, David Baldacci, Jodi Picoult, Judy Blume and Nicholas Sparks. The bookmobile will park on Capitol Avenue between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m...
ReadingGroupGuides.com, October 23, 2009
...in a recent issue of The Wall Street Journal) Anna Quindlen, Laura Lippman, Nora Ephron, Mary Kay Andrews, Judy Blume, Joyce Maynard and Nancy Pearl. The Betsy-Tacy books were written in the 1940s and '50s and chronicle the life of one Betsy Warrington...
ReadingGroupGuides.com, October 23, 2009
...in a recent issue of The Wall Street Journal) Anna Quindlen, Laura Lippman, Nora Ephron, Mary Kay Andrews, Judy Blume, Joyce Maynard and Nancy Pearl. The Betsy-Tacy books were written in the 1940s and '50s and chronicle the life of one Betsy Warrington...
Huffington Post, October 23, 2009
...Joy of Sex. Illustrated, nonetheless! By the time a school librarian refused to allow me to check out Judy Blume's Forever in 7th grade (a book historically banned for its far tamer sexual content: two teenagers in love who practice safe sex), I was no...
Tennessean, October 17, 2009
...naps during daytime.Leading the bat pack is Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight series, which feels like Judy Blume crossed with Bram Stoker. The Twilight Saga: New Moon reaches the big screen Nov. 20, as most teen girls can tell you.There's also...
Time Out New York Kids, October 14, 2009
...Tickets: Advance tickets $18, children under 16 $12; day of $20, children under 16 $14 ...
Kennebec Journal, October 4, 2009
...Potter series; 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee; 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker and 'Forever' by Judy Blume. The display is part of Banned Books Week, launched by the American Library Association in 1982, to focus on increasing complaints about...
Ledger-Enquirer, October 2, 2009
...Mockingbird.? Mike Haskey mhaskey@ledger-enquirer.com Michelle Jones, assistant professor of library science at Columbus State University, reads from Judy Blume?s ?Are You There God? It?s Me, Margaret? Thursday afternoon on the veranda at...
Comic Book Bin, September 29, 2009
...each year, for children from preschool through high school. Dutton is home to such perennial classics as Winnie-the-Pooh, Judy Blume's Fudge novels, Newbery Award-winners such as The Westing Game and My Side of the Mountain, and Caldecott winners and...
Rock Hill Herald, September 29, 2009
...by John Berendt ? Potentially homosexual characters and themes. ?Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret,? by Judy Blume ? Discusses puberty, young girls, in a very open way. ?The Kite Runner,? by Khaled Hosseini ? Rape scene, ethnic...
Interest!ALERT, September 28, 2009
...each year, for children from preschool through high school. Dutton is home to such perennial classics as Winnie-the-Pooh, Judy Blume's Fudge novels, Newbery Award-winners such as The Westing Game and My Side of the Mountain, and Caldecott winners and...
Associated Content, September 26, 2009
...judging them, just helping to ease their passage in the age-old rite of way. Such a person is Judy Blume. An American novelist who has written numerous books for young adults and who, inexplicably has been banned from most U.S. schools because of the...
Campus Watch, September 23, 2009
...Yale Daily News http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/8363 Eight years after her last visit to Yale, Judy Blume returned to New Haven for a Calhoun College Master's Tea and thanked Yale students for helping her begin writing again in the aftermath of...
Maryland Bay Net, September 19, 2009
...Patterson, George Pelecanos, Nikki Grimes, Sharon Creech, Daniel Silva, David Baldacci, Walter Mosley, Lisa Scottoline, Sue Monk Kidd, Judy Blume and many more will be in attendance. Additional activities include musical performances, storytelling,...
SoMdNews.com, September 18, 2009
...Patterson, George Pelecanos, Nikki Grimes, Sharon Creech, Daniel Silva, David Baldacci, Walter Mosley, Lisa Scottoline, Sue Monk Kidd, Judy Blume and many more will be in attendance. Additional activities include musical performances, storytelling,...
Momlogic, September 18, 2009
...and set the results to display from low to high. Unbelievable -- tons of Roald Dahl and the Judy Blume 'Fudge' paperbacks for $1.77! 'The Secret Garden' and Hardy Boys mysteries in hardcover for under $3! These books retailed from $5.99 to $16.99. I knew...
Market Wire, September 15, 2009
...of 11-year-old Autumn. Ten thousand people attend the National Book Festival annually. This year's featured authors include Judy Blume, John Grisham and John Irving. Tubb is a native of Athens, TN and now resides in Arrington, TN. She often speaks to...
Market Wire, September 15, 2009
...of 11-year-old Autumn. Ten thousand people attend the National Book Festival annually. This year's featured authors include Judy Blume, John Grisham and John Irving. Tubb is a native of Athens, TN and now resides in Arrington, TN. She often speaks to...
Momlogic, September 9, 2009
...Library Association's annual most-challenged books list. They're in good company. In fact, celebrated children's author Judy Blume has five titles on the '100 Most Frequently Challenged Books' list. To be a 'challenged' book means it received the most...
Lawrence Journal-World, August 31, 2009
...gifted/talented girls, old-fashioned girls and romance. Other titles include ?Are You There, God? It?s Me, Margaret? by Judy Blume, ?The Westing Game? by Ellen Raskin, ?Island of the Blue Dolphins? by Scott O?Dell and ?Fifteen? by...
Teachers Net, August 25, 2009
...Stine Sarah Sencilla y Alta by Patricia MacLachlan (Newbery winner) Set of 5 copies: Jugo de Pecas by Judy Blume 3 Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park 2 Capitan Calzoncillos books by Dave Pilkey etc etc etc Email me for photos and details!...
Centre Daily Times, August 20, 2009
...references - especially sexual ones - when you originally read the books. I certainly missed a lot in Judy Blume's 'Then Again, Maybe I Won't.'A. Sure, you might miss a joke, but the point is that book is really about much more. It's about the...
EMedia Wire, August 7, 2009
...of the festival poster), Jon Scieszka and David Shannon, and Mo Willems; and teens and children's authors Judy Blume, Pat Carman, Sharon Creech, Paula Deen, Carmen Agra Deedy, Liz Kessler, Jeff Kinney, Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, James Patterson, Jerry...
Good Magazine, August 6, 2009
...essays on various kids? books, set up as ?book reports,? or ?extra credit.? Skurnick analyzes the appeal of Judy Blume?s Margaret, Harriet the Spy, Claudia from From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and other heroines. The...
Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2009
...showing our age, but it's impossible to think of our childhoods without giving a major nod to Judy Blume, Madeleine L'Engle, Robert Cormier and other young-adult novelists of the 1960s and 1970s whose writings brought the world into focus and helped to...
Los Angeles Times, July 31, 2009
...or titles. Like Bookworms, with Gummi Worms in the ice cream, a suggestion on the Facebook page. The Judy Blume coming-of-age homage Are You There God? It's Me, Marshmallow, from the comments on Jezebel . Two from the New Yorker's Book Bench :...
Examiner.com, July 26, 2009
...copy of The Mouse and the Motorcycle) (Beverly Cleary) Soupy Saturdays with the Pain & the Great One (Judy Blume) Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Plum Fantastic (Whoopi Goldberg) Fifth and Sixth Grade Books The Aurora Country All-Stars (Deborah Wiles) Beacon...
Time, July 23, 2009
...of them written by Skurnick, eight contributed by other writers. There are loving--and less reverent--remembrances of books by Judy Blume, Lois Duncan, Madeleine L'Engle, Laura Ingalls Wilder and Katherine Paterson, among many others, all illustrated...
San Francisco Chronicle, July 18, 2009
...percentage of life lessons did the average young teen in the 1970s learn from them, compared with the Judy Blume books? Fifty-fifty? Seventy-thirty? In a sense, we all grew up with two sets of parents: our biological ones, and the authors of the books...
Complete Review, July 17, 2009
...Robert Cormier's I am the Cheese -- but on the whole this is all very girlish territory: Judy Blume (Are you there God ? It's me Margaret-Blume, and Forever-Blume, and (dear god) Wifey-Blume) and Beverly Cleary's Fifteen and the like. Even the more...
Star-Telegram, July 14, 2009
...Kids will enjoy the timeless feel of this book, as well as the humorous rhyming words. Fudge-A-Mania by Judy Blume Dutton Children?s Books, 1990 For ages 8-12 Fudge-A-Mania by Judy Blume is a page-turning summer adventure that takes place off the coast...
The Almanac.net, July 8, 2009
...a few classics to get a head start on AP Literature.' Kirsten Miller of Bridgeville is a big Judy Blume fan. Her current pick is 'Judy Blume's Classroom'. Currently, Border's Bookstore at Washington Crown Center lists its most popular seller as the...
Belleville Intelligencer, July 1, 2009
...few suggestions for your summer reading pleasure: For ladies who love to lounge, we suggest Summer Sisters by Judy Blume. It is the perfect beach read, full of sand, sunshine and romance. If mystery is what you seek, follow Hercule Poirot to the Devon...
Strausnews, June 26, 2009
...illustrators who contributed are: Tedd Arnold, Green Wilma; Lynne Barasch, Hiromis Hands; Harry Bliss, Diary of a Worm; Judy Blume, Superfudge, Norman Bridwell, Clifford, The Big Red Dog; Jan Brett, Hedgie Blasts Off; Marc Brown, Arthur; Jon Buller, The...
Examiner.com, June 17, 2009
...to enjoy the writing, sometimes rereading an old favorite can be just as enjoyable the second time around. Judy Blume?s Summer Sisters is one of those books. A story about love, adventure and, at the forefront, friendship, Blume?s portrayal of the...
Examiner.com, June 9, 2009
...was confined to the local Christian book store and occasional library book sales. If it was written by Judy Blume, you can forget about asking me if I read it. And if you read Judy Blume, there?s a good chance you never heard of Louis Gladys Leppard....
St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor, June 5, 2009
...John Nickle; 'Surviving the Applewhites' by Stephanie Tolan; 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Roald Dahl; 'Superfudge' by Judy Blume and 'The Bad Beginning' by Lemony Snicket. St. Louis Park Public Schools will use the donated books in classroom...
Statesman Journal, May 27, 2009
...I enjoyed going to the library with my mom on Saturday morning to get the latest edition from Judy Blume and then stopping at Jackson's to get a new book to add to my personal library. I guess I have been in mourning since the closure of Jackson...
Wichita Eagle, May 18, 2009
...On May 5, subscribers to Planned Parenthood's mailing list received an e-mail from author Judy Blume. Cleverly headed 'Are You There (Your Name Here)? It's Me, Judy' (a reference to Blume's classic young-adult novel 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret...
Ashland Daily Tidings, May 15, 2009
...On May 5, subscribers to Planned Parenthood's mailing list received an e-mail from author Judy Blume. Cleverly headed 'Are You There (Your Name Here)? It's me, Judy' (a reference to Blume's classic young-adult novel 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret...
KFOR.com, May 14, 2009
...Daum » Discuss ArticleOn May 5, subscribers to Planned Parenthood's mailing list received an e-mail from author Judy Blume. Cleverly headed 'Are You There [Your Name Here]? It's me, Judy' (a reference to Blume's classic young-adult novel, 'Are You There...
Los Angeles Times, May 14, 2009
...Daum » Discuss ArticleOn May 5, subscribers to Planned Parenthood's mailing list received an e-mail from author Judy Blume. Cleverly headed 'Are You There [Your Name Here]? It's me, Judy' (a reference to Blume's classic young-adult novel, 'Are You There...
Chicago Tribune, May 8, 2009
...', ''); Text size: Judy Blume embroiled in Planned Parenthood controversy Agency's fundraising push includes letter from famed author By Colleen Mastony | Tribune staff reporter May 9, 2009 Judy Blume -- author of...
Peoples Weekly World, May 7, 2009
...Judy Blume from the ALA website. Planned Parenthood is mounting a campaign to support young people's author Judy Blume. Blume has faced a barrage of hate mail and phone calls...
Babble, May 6, 2009
...a teenage girl (and I'd dare say at least half of Babble readers once were), chances are Judy Blume got you through a tough spot. Heck, if you were an elementary school boy, you might have spent an afternoon or two with her books that have nothing to...
LifeNews.com, May 6, 2009
...Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Famous children's author Judy Blume is no stranger to controversy, but she's added to herself to a list of people who will be remember for something more devastating. Blume has lent her name...
TheCelebrityCafe.com, April 29, 2009
... by Judy Blume When you're young, everything seems like it will last forever. 'Forever' by Judy Blume was a controversial book of the '70s. Blume writes a story about a teen...
TheCelebrityCafe.com, April 29, 2009
...Buy the Book: When you're young, everything seems like it will last forever. ?Forever?? by Judy Blume was a controversial book of the '70s. Blume writes a story about a teen romance that leads to sexual curiosity and exploration. I think this book...
Atlanta Journal And Constitution, April 20, 2009
...In an age of sex-texting and seemingly random sex among some teens, are Judy Blume?s books still relevant? Do they still reflect the teenage experience and what adolescents can expect in their middle and high school years? Are there still lessons to...
Penn State Daily Collegian, April 17, 2009
...Harris 8. Scary Stories series by Alvin Schwartz 9. Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey 10. Forever by Judy Blume I don't know about you, but I have read six of them and remain unscathed by their supposed illicit content. Let this be a week where we...
Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2009
...by censors. Perennials include 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain and works by young adult writer Judy Blume. More recently, the 'Harry Potter' books have come under fire because they deal with witchcraft. In 1992, Madonna's ode to kinky...
Ancaster News via, April 3, 2009
...to a better place through literature. An avid writer since age seven, Ms. Fletcher loved reading novels by Judy Blume. She also wrote in her spare time, using words as therapy to create an alternate reality different from her own. âI really liked...
Hattiesburg American, March 29, 2009
...who have captured the imaginations of children for years, one of which is 2009 Southern Miss Medallion winner Judy Blume. Each year, the School of Library and Information Science welcomes more than 500 teachers and librarians for sessions and workshops...
Examiner.com, March 27, 2009
...'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing' by Judy Blume Last Friday, we followed in the tiny, intrepid footsteps of a Manhattan-dwelling mouse, Stuart Little. This week, we stay on the island, but we'll view it through the...
Daily Iowan, March 26, 2009
...the Madeline books,? said playwright Greg Gunning, who has adapted not only Bemelmans but other famous authors, including Judy Blume and Lois Lowry, for ArtsPower. ?They seem to be classics, and they?re on many school [reading] lists.? Madeline...
Keynoter.com, March 22, 2009
...even when it?s not a question, as Midwesterners tend to do.She?s the perfect counterpoint to Judy Blume, keeping the chat bumping along while Blume supplies the charm, and lets the audience into her life.She talks about announcing to...
Liverpool Daily Post, March 11, 2009
...books I?ve read. Although, at the age of 13, I may have claimed to have got through Judy Blume?s Forever before my turn with the single well-thumbed copy that was illicitly passed from girl to girl. I am not ashamed, therefore, to announce that I...
Motley Fool Discussion Boards, March 11, 2009
...Ben through the years -- we just finished 'Holes,' which is a terrific modern story; we've read Judy Blume; we just started Lloyd Alexander's Prydain series, which is only 50 years old and terrific. Some people might call it 'dumbing down' to write for...
Christian Science Monitor, March 3, 2009
...has emerged without any fuss, permission, or oversight. So far, nobody has tried to ban any of the Judy Blume novels or dispute my lack of a Dewey Decimal System. Though our company has had to tighten its belt, and the economy has been a topic of concern...
Arizona Republic, March 3, 2009
...If she can do it, then, of course, I can get on it. Your title is inspired by Judy Blume. Did you read her a lot growing up? Oh yeah. I read almost every single one. They're good coming-of-age books for when you're feeling left out. It...
Huffington Post, March 1, 2009
...Laura Ingalls Wilder, Edward Eager, Elizabeth Enright, and Noel Streatfield. Oh, and E. L. Konigsberg, L. Frank Baum, Judy Blume, Robert O'Brien, Betty MacDonald, and Susan Cooper. And of course J. K. Rowling. Just thinking about these names gives me a...
Arizona Daily Star, February 19, 2009
...? 'Ivy & Bean' series by Annie Barrows. ? 'Shredderman' series by Wendelin Van Draanen. ? 'Superfudge' by Judy Blume. ? 'Bone' series by Jeff Smith...
CNW Telbec, February 10, 2009
...bad grammar. - 2009 Canada Reads nominee Brian Francis and writer-provocateur Derek McCormack read from dog-eared copies of Judy Blume's touching and uncompromisingly honest coming-of-age novels. Five of Blume's books are among the 100...
Globe Investor, February 10, 2009
...bad grammar. - 2009 Canada Reads nominee Brian Francis and writer-provocateur Derek McCormack read from dog-eared copies of Judy Blume's touching and uncompromisingly honest coming-of-age novels. Five of Blume's books are among the 100 most challenged of...
Article Dashboard.com, February 3, 2009
...the Babysitters Club series by Ann M Martin, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and sequels by Judy Blume. Writing for PreteensPreteens want their stories to zip along at a fast pace, with plenty of action, adventure and humor. They prefer protagonists...
Wayne State University South End, January 29, 2009
...Evolution of a Sigh: A Night of Prose and Poetry.? A fifth grader writing a book report on Judy Blume?s ?Forever? would seem perfectly normal, right? What if it was a 10-year-old boy, who not only wrote about the love and sex life of the main...
National Post, January 22, 2009
...I was told an irate father was going to take us to court for selling his daughter a Judy Blume novel. He had discovered it hidden under her pillow, and was shocked to find it had references to sex and other shenanigans. Much to my surprise and...
Taunton Gazette, January 13, 2009
...creating a mural to be on display at the Dighton Public Library, based on the book 'Superfudge' by Judy Blume. Copies of the book are available at the library. For more information contact Lorie Van Hook at 508-669-6421. The library is located at 395...
KCBS, December 18, 2008
...to hate me, because I spend zero time with him, reading these books,' she said. 'It's like Judy Blume and Anne Rice had a child and made this book. I'm so attracted.' 'I actually made a vow to myself not to buy the second, third and fourth...
WELI, December 17, 2008
...to hate me, because I spend zero time with him, reading these books,' she said. 'It's like Judy Blume and Anne Rice had a child and made this book. I'm so attracted.' And the lucky gal gets to work with Edward, aka Robert Pattinson in the upcoming...
Hattiesburg American, December 14, 2008
...who have captured the imaginations of children for years, one of which is 2009 Southern Miss Medallion winner Judy Blume. Each year, the School of Library and Information Science welcomes more than 500 teachers and librarians for three days of sessions...
Guardian Unlimited, December 12, 2008
...can hold your secrets and you can tell it every secret you have and it can't blab'). Judy Blume looks adorably excited ('you can never have too many!'), and Deidre Imus says, very seriously, that books make great gifts 'because they play movies in your...
MyContentBuilder, December 11, 2008
...than ever this holiday season, with the struggling economy. Many high profile authors like Dan Brown, Christopher Paolini, Judy Blume, Deepak Chopra and Maya Angelou are doing short video clips that share their perspective on why books make great gifts,...
News Gazette, November 30, 2008
...the effect that has on her family and her comfortable lifestyle. I would compare Vail's style to Judy Blume in fact, she might even be her successor,' Stevenson said. For nonfiction readers: 'Ann Hodgman's 'The House of a Million Pets' really stands out....
Bookninja, October 22, 2009
...Paterson Party for Norman Mailer a success , most likely because of death of Norman Mailer Anti-censorship folks love Judy Blume … come on, who doesn’t love Judy Blume? Dane’s take a stand against Dan Brown , Dan Brown looks into buying Denmark ...
Change Happens: The SAFER Blog, October 19, 2009
...for young adults, and most of which I read hungrily as a middle-schooler. Sort of like a bit-more-grown-up Judy Blume, Mazer had a talent for writing adolescent female characters with real depth, who tackled real hardships and had vivid and realistic...
Tryslora in the Hall of Mirrors, October 18, 2009
...Forever by Judy Blume paperback from Pocket Books, August 1976 Is there a person out there who was a youth in the late 70s, early 80s, who didn't read this book? I...
Chronicling our life with the Little Bishops, October 17, 2009
...is it that a book that is written for children can be so very bad? I remember reading Judy Blume books as a kid. I read Freckle Juice. I read the Fudge series. I don't remember much about any of them, but I am pretty sure they were...
Culture Club, October 14, 2009
..."Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" A stage version of “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing,” Judy Blume’s hilarious account of sibling rivalry, opens the 2009-10 season for the St. Louis Family Theatre Series. The show, from Two Beans Productions of...
Cheryl Rainfield:, October 12, 2009
...multiple times, including Madeline l’Engle; Shannon Hale’s The Goose Girl (I love that book); Ray Bradbury; Judy Blume; and more! Do you like reading about rejection of authors (or artists) who later got published? Do you have a rejection story of...
VOA News: Top Stories, October 11, 2009
...On THIS IS AMERICA: Writers who attended the festival this year included Judy Blume, Rick Riordan and Jodi Picoult...
Stacy's Books, October 10, 2009
...276 pages. Here’s the B&N synopsis - With more than four million copies sold, Wifey is Judy Blume’s hilarious, moving tale of a woman who trades in her conventional wifely duties for her wildest fantasies-and learns a lot about life along the way....
TheSmokingCocktail.com, October 5, 2009
...Cormier The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , by Mark Twain Of Mice and Men , by John Steinbeck Forever , by Judy Blume Bridge to Terabithia , by Katherine Paterson Heather Has Two Mommies , by Leslea Newman The Catcher in the Rye , by J.D. Salinger The...
Michele - only one 'L', October 5, 2009
...loved the entire series of Twilight. Some of her favorites when she was younger were Because of Winn-Dixie, Judy Blume, Holes, Calder Game. What are your suggestions for her?...
Writerswrite.com's Writer's Blog, October 2, 2009
...Journal reports that the National Book Festival had a record turnout this year of around 130,000 attendees. Judy Blume, Jeff Kinney, and Sharon Creech were just some of the 70 authors who showed up at the ninth annual National Book Festival in...
TakePart Social Action Network™, October 1, 2009
...was once a banned book. Also on the banned book list? Just about every fantastic piece of literature Judy Blume has produced.The brilliant Ms. Blume is on the American Library Association’s list of the most frequently challenged authors of the 21st...
TakePart Social Action Network™, October 1, 2009
...was once a banned book. Also on the banned book list? Just about every fantastic piece of literature Judy Blume has produced. The brilliant Ms. Blume is on the ALA’s list of The Most frequently challenged authors of the 21st century. Five of Blume’s...
Mad Bibliophile, September 30, 2009
...Cormier The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck Forever, by Judy Blume Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson Heather Has Two Mommies, by Leslea Newman The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger The...
Allie's Musings, September 30, 2009
...and Huck Finn . And many current favorites have also come under fire, including the Harry Potter series and Judy Blume's coming-of-age teen novel, Forever. I also showed the students my all-time favorite YouTube video: John Green talking about why his...
The Dashner Dude, September 28, 2009
...their way throughout the years. There'd be no ARE YOU THERE GOD, IT'S ME MARGARET by Judy Blume, or THE GIVER, by Lois Lowry, or THE CHOCOLATE WAR by Robert Cormier or A DAY NO PIGS WOULD DIE by Robert Peck. Countless others. Some people even wanted...
Karin's Book Nook, September 27, 2009
...started to explore what was available and chose books for myself. I read FOREVER and other books by Judy Blume. I read THE CLAIMING OF SLEEPING BEAUTY, BEAUTY’S PUNISHMENT, and BEAUTY’S RELEASE by Anne Rice when she published as A. N. Roquelaure....
K Street Kate, September 27, 2009
...lifelong love of the written word. This year's sampling of authors included some personal favorites: David Baldacci, Judy Blume (signing books at right), Lois Lowry, Paula Deen, James Patterson and Jodi Picoult among so many others. For the fifth...
Well-Mannered Frivolity, September 26, 2009
...Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 7. Forever by Judy Blume 8. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 9. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman 10. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 11. The Giver...
literatehousewife.com, September 25, 2009
...for strep throat, this is exactly what I need. I’m making plans to listen to John Irving, Judy Blume, Jeannette Wells, and David Wroblewski speak. I’m going to try to get John Irving and possibly David Wroblewski’s autographs, but after my...
MotherReader, September 24, 2009
...to make some very tough decisions. The Jeff Kinney signing or the Kadir Nelson reading? The signing for Judy Blume or Holly Black? The author session of Mo Willems or Rick Riordan? Ah! Gotcha there! Mo Willems, definitely. Though I may send TeenReader...
Arts Desk, September 24, 2009
...screen. Beloved, that is, by seemingly all XX-chromosomed Gen Xers but me. Although I consumed my share of Judy Blume during some lazy, library-filled summers, the SVH books escaped me entirely as I leaped from tween-lit directly to Stephen King . As a...
KnowRead/KnoWrite, September 23, 2009
...Cormier *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , by Mark Twain *Of Mice and Men , by John Steinbeck Forever , by Judy Blume *Bridge to Terabithia , by Katherine Paterson Heather Has Two Mommies , by Leslea Newman *The Catcher in the Rye , by J.D. Salinger...
Cindy's Love Of Books, September 19, 2009
...in a fake leather. Which I think look really good. The second item I bought was Forever by Judy Blume and I bought this because of a twitter conversation I was having with Rebecca about the book and about Judy Blume. I think in January 2010 she might be...
The Book Lady's Blog, September 12, 2009
...reading this book? Seriously, people. It’s not like I didn’t know about the wonders of Judy Blume. I first read Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret when I was in fourth grade (I’m pretty sure my parents had no idea what it was...
Hotels Travel Review -, August 31, 2009
...Famous authors expected to participate include John Irving, Jodi Picoult, James Patterson, Judy Blume and John Grisham...
SVR, August 28, 2009
...little, I would read for hours while sitting under out kitchen table. I remember loving Anastasia, anything by Judy Blume and every series of Sweet Valley imagined. I blame high school for halting my reading. I always knew I should be reading what was...
Jenn's Bookshelves, August 25, 2009
...appear, including some of my favorites: Shannon Hale Mo Willems David Baldacci Lee Child James Patterson George Pelecanos Judy Blume Patrick Carman Rick Riordan John Grisham John Irving Katherine Neville Jodi Picoult Nicholas Sparks Jeannette Walls ...
Listen to the Lion, August 23, 2009
...in the Rye - J.D. Salinger 2 stars Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - Judy Blume To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee Watchmen - Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons 1 star The Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Pynchon...
Listen to the Lion, August 21, 2009
...in the Rye - J.D. Salinger 2 stars Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - Judy Blume To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee Watchmen - Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons 1 star The Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Pynchon...
Literary Kicks, August 13, 2009
...Konigsburg • Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh • Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume • Blubber by Judy Blume • The Long Secret by Louise Fitzhugh • Then Again, Maybe I Won’t by Judy Blume • The Pigman by Paul Zindel •...
Cindy's Love Of Books, August 2, 2009
...bookshelf for a short period of time I am hoping anyways. Places I Never Meant to be by Judy Blume. This was from Avis. You can see her blog for this review. Obama's Blackberry by Kasper Hauser The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron These were from...
she reads and reads, August 2, 2009
...True Memoir by Laurie Sandell Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers edited by Judy Blume Of these three, my favourite was definitely The Impostor’s Daughter by Laurie Sandell (which I read twice!); you can still enter my...
BuzzSugar, July 31, 2009
...We've reached the end of Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume . This section contained some of my favorite essays of the entire book, and I'm excited to chat about them with you after the jump. But more about that...
Avon Romance Blog, June 16, 2009
...scouring young adult shelves, cleaning out all the titles from authors you adored, and searching for new ones. Judy Blume, Scott O'Dell, Louise Fitzhugh, Agatha Christie, Lois Lowry...I usually needed a bag or two for my borrowed bounty, which I'd take...
Stephanie Klein's Greek Tragedy, June 9, 2009
...« moose in paperback | Main | moose: the movie » moose: a grown up version of judy blume's blubber Spread the Twitter love (and a liberal helping of baby powder to ward off the inner thigh chubb rub). It's official. Moose: A Memoir is now...
Scribd Feed, June 8, 2009
...X 10. Weetzie Bat / Francesca Lia Block X 11. Tangerine / Edward Bloor X 12. Forever / Judy Blume 13. What I Saw and How I Lied / Judy Blundell 14. Tyrell / Coe Booth 15. The Sisterh...
Average Everyday Super Woman, June 5, 2009
...bookstore yesterday, a familiar old title caught my eye. Are You There God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume. Oh. My. God. Talk about transporting me right back smack dab to 1988. I stopped dead in my tracks and perused the much-loved and familiar titles...
Well-Mannered Frivolity, May 21, 2009
...Jennifer O'Connell edits Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume , a book of captivating essays on the impact of iconic coming-of-age girl-lit author Judy Blume, written by contemporary female authors. Judy Blume is one...
Stacy's Bookblog, May 19, 2009
...left, nothing to live for. You won’t be satisfied until then, will you?” Smart Women by Judy Blume, Chapter 20 Before anyone asks, this is an old book, 1983, So, what are you reading today? Posted in Bookish Stuff Tagged: Books, Judy Blume,...
Stacy's Bookblog, May 19, 2009
...left, nothing to live for. You won’t be satisfied until then, will you?” Smart Women by Judy Blume, Chapter 20 Before anyone asks, this is an old book, 1983, So, what are you reading today? Posted in Bookish Stuff Tagged: Books, Judy Blume,...
Wordtryst, May 14, 2009
...Lane who blogs over at Lane's Write is the winner of last week's title, Wifey by Judy Blume. Congrats, Lane! Hope you don't have another encounter with crazies when you go to collect your package at the post office. Remember, avoiding eye contact is the...
Super Punch, May 13, 2009
...Baller Things You Only Get to Say If You Work On Wall Street Genesis Updated covers for classic Judy Blume novels. Two covers for Atmospheric Disturbances. *See more great book covers here . * Buy "Chip Kidd: Book One: Work: 1986-2006" at Amazon...
RightyBlogs.com » National, May 12, 2009
...names they come up with!) I worried constantly about the messages the kids were getting in their books. (Judy Blume always worried me because of Superfudge- the children trusted her because they loved that book, and they [...]...
Insert Witty Title Here, May 7, 2009
...I grew up reading Judy Blume. Loved her books. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret was the ultimate girl book to read. Loved her stuff. And so what that I wound up accidentally...
Wordtryst, May 7, 2009
...Hearts in Italy by Andrea Lee. Congrats, FP! My bookshelf clearing project continues this week with Wifey by Judy Blume . Hardcover, dust jacket, excellent condition. Putnam Penguin. "Sandy Pressman is a very nice suburban wife whose boredom is getting...
A Year of Reading, May 7, 2009
...Friend or Fiend? with the Pain & the Great One by Judy Blume illustrated by James Stevenson Random House, May 12, 2009 review copy received at IRA-Phoenix best for grades 2-4 How did I miss this new(er) series by Judy Blume?...
Genre Fiction, May 6, 2009
...pick fave books, and create a profile. This site has recently been making blogging headlines for welcoming author Judy Blume to chat and answer questions on a message board there. The layout and design of Teens @ Random is much more appealing than most...
LifeNews.com Pro-Life Headlines, May 6, 2009
...Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Famous children's author Judy Blume is no stranger to controversy, but she's added to herself to a list of people who will be remembered for something more devastating. Blume is lending her name...
Strollerderby, May 6, 2009
...a teenage girl (and I'd dare say at least half of Babble readers once were), chances are Judy Blume got you through a tough spot. Heck, if you were an elementary school boy, you might have spent an afternoon or two with her books that have...
A Catholic View, May 6, 2009
...to Planned Parenthood, whose 'business' is aborting (killing) babies? How warped is that? Famous children's author Judy Blume is no stranger to controversy, but she's added to herself to a list of people who will be remember for something more...
Chicklish, May 1, 2009
...Today we're bringing you three pieces of good news in one post! 1. Judy Blume is chatting to readers and fans on Random Buzzers . You can ask questions and read her fascinating answers here . (With big thanks to Sister Ink for this news. Chat...
Megan Crane's MySpace Blog, April 14, 2009
...my essay if you wish-- there are so many fabulous ones to choose from, all about the ways Judy Blume books changed our lives when we were girls: EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING A GIRL I LEARNED FROM JUDY BLUME Edited by Jennifer O’Connell...
Megan Crane's MySpace Blog, April 14, 2009
...my essay if you wish-- there are so many fabulous ones to choose from, all about the ways Judy Blume books changed our lives when we were girls: EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING A GIRL I LEARNED FROM JUDY BLUME Edited by Jennifer O’Connell...
The Wishful Writer, April 14, 2009
...Sylvia Plath, Ernest Hemingway, Lewis Carroll and T.S. Elliot, but the truth is... My literary hero is Judy Blume. Seriously. Don't get me wrong, I've read the Greats and will concede they could write their faces off. But Judy, Judy is the first writer I...
Alien Onion, April 14, 2009
...Over at StudentPrintz.com, Tiffany Loyd reports on Judy Blume's latest award speech where she talks about falling in love with books (sigh), the book that inspired her to be brave (hooray!), the author-editor relationship (one of our...
Amanda's Writing Diary, April 13, 2009
...the paperback release of her book Everything I Needed to Know about Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume and talk about great timing since I'm just about to read this myself! I used to love Judy Blume when I was younger and last year I started...
Mixed Lollies, March 24, 2009
...giants, witches, gifted children, elevators made out of glass and enormous fruit gets a vote from me. 2. Judy Blume: I was introduced to Judy Blume when I was in year 4 and my teacher got into the habit of reading books to us. She started reading...
Omnivoracious, March 23, 2009
...was just to make sure illustration was what I wanted to do.'") (via achokablog ) Updated covers for Judy Blume books. Loving these reissues of Judy Blume classics , although I can't tell whether they're already available or not: Gaiman on Colbert. Heidi...
Scribbit | A Blog About Motherhood in Alaska, March 12, 2009
...age where he doesn't need books that are from a 'boy' perspective. We've been through the Judy Blume's, Beverly Cleary, Little House, Mr. Popper, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, and many more. I can see in the future he would enjoy books such as these, but I'm...
Slashfood, March 11, 2009
...the kind of kid who was always reading at the dinner table, obliviously dipping the corner of my Judy Blume novel in the macaroni until my mother told me to "put the book away!" Eating and reading still go together for me - I eat alone in restaurants a...
OBW, March 7, 2009
...Moore Campbell Laura Ingalls Wilder (don’t laugh; I loved Little House on the Prairie) C. S. Lewis Judy Blume Alex Haley Terry McMillan Roderick O. Solomon Maya Angelou Michael Eric Dyson Pearl Cleage E. Lynn Harris Toni Morrison Nikki Giovanni...
Book Room Reviews, February 23, 2009
...don’t know how many of you have read “Are you there God it’s me Margaret” by Judy Blume, but it was a defining book for me, as books often are. Kate Zeimans funny and touching story about how Judy Blume’s book affected her. Their is...
Google Book Search Blog, February 13, 2009
...my parents' home are filled with children's literature, and one of my favorite authors growing up was Judy Blume , who turned 71 yesterday. On a recent trip back home, I spent quite some time in my old room, reflecting on books that affected me most as a...
Fiction Scribe, February 13, 2009
...with, who would it be? Well I’ve been told in several interviews that I am the new Judy Blume, I think we have the same sense if humor so writing with her would be fun. Perhaps a duet of writing, with me writing from the male side, and...
Cynsations, February 12, 2009
...[by Louisa May Alcott (1868, 1869) , all the Cherry Ames nurse books [by Helen Wells], Little House series, Judy Blume (I had to hide those books from my mom, though), Roald Dahl . What first inspired you to write for young adults? My first manuscript...
Heading East, February 11, 2009
...Rodeo , and The Voyage of the Beagle , will one day be jumbled amongst someone else's cook books, Judy Blume, and, God forbid, self help literature. So I write notes in the margins. I hide pictures between pages. If I'm feeling magnanimous, I'll tuck a...
Dating Tips and Advice, February 3, 2009
...often skirts far away from controversy. I LOVE that she tackled this one. In the last few years, Judy Blume and Norma Klein have given way to censorship and PC thinking. You have the “sweet” books and the “trashy” books and very little in...
Musings of a Bookish Kitty, February 2, 2009
...loved it. Some wild soul in my grade school was able to get a copy of "Forever" by Judy Blume. For a ten year old farm girl, this was forbidden fruit. It circulated through the entire class. My mom would have just died had she known I read it...
Fluttering Butterflies, February 2, 2009
...Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah 10. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume I've enjoyed reading this month. I enjoy reading every month, but this month felt different somehow, special. Maybe it's other things making me feel...
Bookninja, January 30, 2009
...this subject extra topical. A straw poll of two 11-year-olds throws up these names: Jacqueline Wilson, Louis Sachar, Judy Blume, Melvin Burgess, Michael Morpurgo, Philip Pullman, Anthony Horowitz, Stephanie Meyer - and a hot debate about JK Rowling. Then...
mediabistro.com: GalleyCat, January 29, 2009
...s " Tender is the Night...Of the Living Dead " Victor Hugo's " Les Zombies Miserables " Judy Blume's " Are You There, God, It's Me, Zombie Margaret " Virginia Woolf's " To the Lighthouse...for BRAIIIIIINS " New Career Opportunities Daily: The best...
Fluttering Butterflies, January 29, 2009
...1. Tales of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin 2. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 3. Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay Just three books from the library this week. I still have The Namesake, Fingersmith and What I Loved out and unread and...
Cynsations, January 27, 2009
...as a young reader? I read everything I could get my hands on. I was particularly obsessed with Judy Blume , Gordon Korman , Christopher Pike and Lois Duncan . Why do you write for young adults today? I want to be part of the experience when a teenager...
Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources, January 17, 2009
...of the world, however, you can substitute in The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman, Superfudge by Judy Blume and Everybody Poops by someone who poops.) 15 Comments At January 17, 2009 , Anonymous wrote: I think that comic was a conspiracy to get...
Veggie Terrain, January 8, 2009
...a tree, sit on one of the branches, and read a book. I loved "Nate the Great" stories, Judy Blume books ("I must, I must, I must increase my bust!") and even Steven King novels. However, after graduating from law school/taking the Bar several months ago,...
Scott Topics, January 8, 2009
...kidding. Well, my tastes in novelists are pretty varied, to say the least. James Baldwin, Joan Didion, and Judy Blume are my Holy Trinity--in other words, they are the writers who made me wanna be a writer in the first place. So maybe that answers your...
Cheryl Rainfield:, January 4, 2009
...are auctioning off , the proceeds to go to the NY Public Library. Children’s/YA authors and illustrators include Judy Blume; Meg Cabot; Julie Andrews; Marc Brown; Chris Van Allsburg, with 29 tiaras in all. The auctions end Jan 31, 2009 at 11:00 pm EST...
We read banned books, and other stuff too..., January 2, 2009
...Judy Blume While cooking a tasty batch of Red Greek Lentils from the Rebar cookbook , I heard Jian Ghomeshi interview Judy Blume on CBC’s Q (16:08-:30:08). I...
Scott Topics, January 1, 2009
...and all the other kids who made Summer 2008 so much crazy Frisbee and beer-filled fun. • Re-reading Judy Blume’s Then Again, Maybe I Won’t . • The look on (Ugly) Betty’s face at the end of the “Bad Amanda” episode when Amanda—who...
talula, December 30, 2008
...view of a 16 year old boy. I went to the library and got out a bunch of Judy Blume books. I haven't read them in so long. Should be interesting! PoF: Oscar the not-so-grouchy Co: sleeps Posted by jenni at December 30, 2008 04:10 PM...
[ academics_anon ], December 29, 2008
...movie deal. I don't think there's as large a stockpile of Jack London, Mark Twain, or Judy Blume books, but those will need to be burned as well if they don't meet the criteria. My favorite add in for Christians in this holiday season is the...
ETonline - Breaking News, December 17, 2008
...hate me, because I spend zero time with him, reading these books," she said. "It's like Judy Blume and Anne Rice had a child and made this book. I'm so attracted." "I actually made a vow to myself not to buy the second, third and...
techno-culture, December 17, 2008
...Googling about (wasting time when I am overdue to file a column), I stumbled upon Time’s list of 100 Best Novels of All Time ( correction — that’s since 1923! I should have noted that). It is an interesting collection — and as always with such...
A Work in Progress, December 13, 2008
... I seem to have fallen off the wagon when it comes to 'not buying anymore books for the rest of the year'. It's too soon to tell whether I'll be able to get back on or not. In my defense most of the books I've bought are for my niece for...
Just One More Book!!, December 10, 2008
...podcast ) and his daughter, Keisha, help make it a great day by sharing one of their favourite books, Judy Blume ’s Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great . We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave us a voice message on...
Omnivoracious, December 9, 2008
...In this week's roundup, we get dating advice from a 9-year-old, hear the latest on Judy Blume, and find out about some good comics for kids: Mystery vs. a 9-year-old. Maria at Jezebel asks the very good question, "If a man like Mystery can make a...
Jumping off cliffs, December 6, 2008
...Clark 110. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 111. Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 112. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling 113. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 114. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle 115....
Rands In Repose, December 5, 2008
...Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume is certainly not the first book I read, but when the question of the first book comes up, it's the first answer because in my fuzzy thirty-something brain...
Blue Snake Books, December 3, 2008
...Chopra , Julie Andrews , Cesar Milan , Carol Higgins Clark , Alec Baldwin , Deidre Imus , Jim Cramer , Nora Ephron , Dan Brown , Judy Blume , Jonathan Lethem , Scott Westerfeld , Rachael Ray , John Lithgow This entry was posted on December 3, 2008 at...
Justine Larbalestier, December 2, 2008
...in the strongest part of our industry, and at least we’re not on Broadway, or making cars. Judy Blume, Garth Nix, Tamora Pierce, J. K. Rowling and, um, probably heaps of others I’m not thinking of right now...
I Do Not Want to Wait, I Want The Book Now, December 1, 2008
...What was the first romance book you read? I have no idea, unless you count Forever by Judy Blume. It’s been too long! If one of your books was made into a movie, which book would you like it to be and which actors would...
Pointlessbanter.net, November 23, 2008
...there is the release of the movie rendition of the novel “Twilight”, a book that makes all those Judy Blume novels read like The Playboy Advisor . The good thing about this flaming asshair of a flick is that it legitimately gives Happy Potter fans...
