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->''"Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear."''

Judith Sussman "Judy" Blume (born February 12, 1938) is an American writer, best known as an author of children's and young adult novels. She has also written several novels for adults.

Her works were and continue to be [[BannedInChina frequently banned]] because she was one of the first authors of Young Adult novels to write about certain subjects previously considered "mature" or controversial, such as menstruation, masturbation, racism or depression. The basis of her YA writing has always been that she didn't want to treat her audience like they were unintelligent: "I wanted to be honest. And I felt that no adult had been honest with me. We didn't have the information we should have had." She is a highly esteemed author in those circles that aren't [[MoralGuardians trying to ban her]]

Among her many books are ''Literature/{{Blubber}}'', ''Literature/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret'' (the second to receive a [[Film/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret feature film]]), ''Forever'', and the ''Literature/{{Fudge}}'' series beginning with ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing''.

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!!Books by Judy Blume with their own trope pages include:
[[index]]
* ''Literature/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret'' (and the [[Film/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret film]])
* ''Literature/{{Blubber}}''
* ''Literature/{{Deenie}}''
* The ''Literature/{{Fudge}}'' series[[note]]''Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing'', ''[=SuperFudge=]'', ''Fudge-A-Mania,'' ''Double Fudge''[[/note]]
* ''Literature/IggiesHouse''
* ''Literature/JustAsLongAsWereTogether''
* ''Literature/HeresToYouRachelRobinson''
* ''Literature/InTheUnlikelyEvent''
* ''Literature/ItsNotTheEndOfTheWorld''
* ''Literature/OtherwiseKnownAsSheilaTheGreat''
* ''Literature/StarringSallyJFreedmanAsHerself''
* ''Literature/SummerSisters''
* ''Literature/ThenAgainMaybeIWont''
* ''Literature/TigerEyes'' (also a 2012 film)
[[/index]]

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!!Books by Judy Blume provide examples of:

* AbsurdlyShortProductionTime: ''Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret'' was written in six weeks.
%%* AgeAppropriateAngst
%%* ComingOfAgeStory
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: The Pain in ''The Pain and the Great One'' (although the book makes the point that the Great One is just as annoying in her own way).
* AudienceParticipation: In 2018 Blume announced that she was finally going to start a serious effort to get film adaptations of her books made, and asked her fans to recommend which ones she should do first. It wasn't much help as the most popular answer was "All of them." The nod eventually went to ''Film/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret'', which filmed during the spring and early summer of 2021.
* CreatorCameo:
** Blume's only appearance in a television series was in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS30E21DohCanada "D'oh Canada"]].
** Blume is seen walking a small dog through the neighborhood during the EstablishingShot of Farbrook in the film of ''Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.'' She appears in ''Tiger Eyes'' as well.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Blume's one of the most challenged and banned writers of the 20th century, due to her frank discussion of sexual topics like puberty, menstruation, and masturbation in books written for young teenagers as well as racism, depression, and grief.
%% * ICallHimMisterHappy: ''Forever'' -- "Katherine... I'd like you to meet Ralph."
%%* InformedJudaism
* NoEnding: Blume's books often lack much catharsis or payoff beyond the main character's personal growth, with them still dealing with many of the same issues they had at the start--because that's just how life is a lot of the time.
* NonIndicativeName: Katherine in ''Forever...'' thinks her and Michael's relationship will be [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin forever]], but it turns out to end much sooner than she thought.
* TheNounAndTheNoun: ''The Pain and the Great One''.
* ParentalFavoritism: Played with in ''The Pain And The Great One'', a book told in two parts. In the first, an older sister describes how her little brother "The Pain" gets away with murder and is clearly the parents' favorite; in the second the brother describes the sister "The Great One" in pretty much the same way, also concluding that she must be the favorite.
* ParentsAsPeople: In most of Blume's work, parents are depicted as human beings with their own faults and foibles who don't always make the right choices. On occasions this goes hand in hand with AdultsAreUseless.
%%* RousseauWasRight
* SchoolPlay: ''The One In The Middle Is The Green Kangaroo'' is about a kid who has the main part in a school play.
* ShrugOfGod: Anything left unclear in her books is supposed to be that way, and her constant response to the frequent questions about them is that she doesn't know.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Blume's works talk about the harsh, unhappy aspects of growing up with the joys and wonder that life has to offer, making it in the middle.
* TheirFirstTime: The novel ''Forever'' has this as a major plot point, with Katherine and Michael basically working their way through "the bases" all the way up to having sex.
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