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Judy Blume

The One In The Middle Is the Green Kangaroo. Chicago: Reilly & Britton, 1969.

Iggie’s House. Bradbury Press, 1970.

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. New York: Macmillan, 1970.

Then Again, Maybe I Won’t. New York: Macmillan, 1971.

Freckle Juice. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1971.

It’s Not the End of the World. New York: Macmillan, 1972.

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1972.

Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1972.

Deenie. Bradbury Press, 1973.

Blubber. New York: Macmillan, 1974.

Forever. Bradbury Press, 1975.

Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself. New York: Macmillan, 1977.

Wifey. New York: G.P. Putman’s Sons, 1978.

Superfudge. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1980.

Tiger Eyes. New York: Macmillan, 1981.

The Judy Blume Diary. New York: Yearling, 1981.

Smart Women. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1983.

The Pain and the Great One. Bradbury, 1984.

Letters to Judy: What Kids Wish They Could Tell You. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons,1986.

Just as Long as We’re Together

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Dreams. When I was growing up, I dreamed about becoming a cowgirl, a detective, a spy, a great actress or a ballerina. Not a dentist, like my father, or a homemaker, like my mother— certainly not a writer, although I always loved to read. I didn't know anything about writers. It never occurred to me they were regular people and that I could grow up to become one, even though I loved to make up stories inside my head.

Stories. I made up stories while I bounced a ball against the side of our house. I made up stories playing with paper dolls. And I made them up while I practiced the piano, by pretending to give piano lessons. I even kept a notebook with the names of my pretend students and how they were doing. I always had an active imagination. But I never wrote down any of my stories. And I never told anyone about them.

Grown Up. When I grew up, my need for story telling didn't go away. So when my own two children started pre-school I began to write and I've been writing ever since! My characters live inside my head for a long time before I actually s

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Judith Blume (néeSussman; born February 12, 1938) is an American writer of children's, young adult, and adult fiction. Blume began writing in 1959 and has published more than 25 novels. Among her best-known works are Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (1970), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), Deenie (1973), and Blubber (1974). Blume's books have significantly contributed to children's and young adult literature. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.

Blume was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and graduated from New York University in 1961. As an attempt to entertain herself in her role as a homemaker, Blume began writing stories. Her novels have sold over 82 million copies and have been translated into 32 languages.

Blume has won many awards for her writing, including the American Library Association (ALA)'s Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1996 for her contributions to young adult literature. She was recognized as a Library of Congress Living Legend and awarded the 2004 N