Judy Blume
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Judy Blume (born February 12, 1938) is an American author. She has written many extremely popular novels for children and young adults.
Blume's novels for middle schoolers were among the first to tackle such controversial matters as racism (Iggie's House), menstruation (Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret), divorce (It's Not the End of the World), masturbation (Deenie) and teenage sexuality (Forever). Fans of Blume's novels have praised her use of real-life settings, ambivalent endings and gentle humor. Her allegedly ambiguous treatment of moral issues made her at one time a regular target of school library censors and the religious right.
After publishing novels for young children and teens, Blume tackled another genre, that of adult fiction. Her novels Wifey and its sequel met with luke-warm reception. Many fans of her children's books were angry at her for releasing books with adult themes such as adultery.
In 2004, Blume was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. In 1996 the American Library Association selected Blume for its Margaret A. Edwards Award for her contributions to young adult literature. [1] (http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/margaretedwards.htm)
List of published works
Works are listed by publication date.
- The One In The Middle Is The Green Kangaroo (Bradbury Press, 1969, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0878881824 ISBN 0027110559 ISBN 0440467314
- Iggie's House (Bradbury Press, 1970, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0134508580 ISBN 0440440629
- Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret (Bradbury Press, 1970, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0130458562 ISBN 0027109917 ISBN 0440404193
- Then Again, Maybe I Won't (Bradbury Press, 1971, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0878880356 ISBN 0816144176
- Freckle Juice (Four Winds Press, 1971, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0027116905 ISBN 0440428130
- It's Not The End Of The World (Bradbury Press, 1972, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0878880429
- Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing (Dutton, 1972, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0525407200 ISBN 1557360154 ISBN 0142302317
- Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great (Dutton, 1972, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0525364552 ISBN 0142302287 ISBN 0142400998
- Deenie (Bradbury, 1973, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0878880615 ISBN 0525469265
- The Pain And The Great One (Bradbury, 1974, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0027111008
- Blubber (Bradbury, 1974, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0878880720 ISBN 1557360251 ISBN 0440407079 ISBN 0786273070
- Forever (Bradbury, 1975, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0878880798
- Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself (Bradbury, 1977, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0878881131 ISBN 0816144486 ISBN 0440482534
- Wifey (Putnam, 1978, Paperback Pocket Books) ISBN 0399122419 ISBN 0399152377
- Superfudge (Dutton, 1980, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0525405224 ISBN 1557360146 ISBN 0142302295
- Tiger Eyes (Bradbury, 1981, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0878881859 ISBN 1557360677
- The Judy Blume Diary (Dell, 1981) ISBN 0440442664
- Smart Women (Putnam, 1983, Paperback Pocket Books) ISBN 0399128409 ISBN 0399152369
- Letters To Judy: What Kids Wish They Could Tell You (Putnam, 1986, Paperback Pocket Books) ISBN 0399131299
- Just As Long As We're Together (Orchard Books, 1987, Paperback Dell) ISBN 1557360464 ISBN 0531057291 ISBN 0531083292
- Fudge-A-Mania (Dutton, 1990, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0525446729 ISBN 0142302309
- Here's To You, Rachel Robinson (Orchard Books, 1993, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0531068013 ISBN 0531086518
- Summer Sisters (Delacorte Books, 1998, Paperback Dell) ISBN 0385324057
- Places I Never Meant To Be [edited by Judy Blume] (Simon and Shuster, 1999) ISBN 0689820348
- Double Fudge (Dutton, 2002, Paperback Penguin 2003) ISBN 0525469265