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), lesbianism (Summer Sisters), 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]

List of published works

Works are listed by publication date.

• The One In The Middle Is The Green Kangaroo (Bradbury Press, 1969, Paperback Dell)
• Iggie's House (Bradbury Press, 1970, Paperback Dell)
• Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret (Bradbury Press, 1970, Paperback Dell)
• Then Again, Maybe I Won't (Bradbury Press, 1971, Paperback Dell)
• Freckle Juice (Four Winds Press, 1971, Paperback Dell)
• It's Not The End Of The World (Bradbury Press, 1972, Paperback Dell)
• Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing (Dutton, 1972, Paperback Dell)
• Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great (Dutton, 1972, Paperback Dell)
• Deenie (Bradbury, 1973, Paperback Dell)
• Blubber (Bradbury, 1974, Paperback Dell)
• Forever (Bradbury, 1975, Paperback Dell)
• Hey What's Wrong with This One? (1976)
• Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself (Bradbury, 1977, Paperback Dell)
• Wifey (Putnam, 1978, Paperback Pocket Books)
• Superfudge (Dutton, 1980, Paperback Dell)
• Tiger Eyes (Bradbury, 1981, Paperback Dell)
• The Judy Blume Diary (Dell, 1981)
• Smart Women (Putnam, 1983, Paperback Pocket Books)
• The Pain And The Great One (Bradbury, 1984, Paperback Dell)
• (Putnam, 1986, Paperback Pocket Books)
• Just As Long As We're Together (Orchard Books, 1987, Paperback Dell)
• Fudge-A-Mania (Dutton, 1990, Paperback Dell)
• Here's To You, Rachel Robinson (Orchard Books, 1993, Paperback Dell)
• Summer Sisters (Delacorte Books, 1998, Paperback Dell)
• Places I Never Meant To Be [edited by Judy Blume] (Simon and Shuster, 1999)
• Double Fudge (Dutton, 2002, Paperback Penguin 2003)

References

• Judy Blume. (1999) Authors and Artists for Young Adults (Gale Research), 26: 7-17. Summarizes and extends 1990 article, with more emphasis on Blume's impact and censorship issues. By R. Garcia-Johnson.
• Judy Blume. (1990) Authors and Artists for Young Adults (Gale Research), 3: 25-36. Incorporates extensive passages from published interviews with Blume.

External link

• Judy Blume's personal website