I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish, we should be thankful for them.
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Judy Blume
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About Judy Blume
Judith Marcia Blume is an American writer of children's, young adult, and adult fiction. She began writing in 1959 and has published more than 26 novels. Among her best-known works are Superfudge (1980), Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (1970), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), Deenie (1973), Blubber (1974) and Double Fudge (2002). 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 b…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Judy BlumeWhat I remember when I started to write was how I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to get to my characters.
I loved to read, and I think any child who loves to read will read anything, including the back of the cereal box, which I did every morning.
Ideas seem to come from everywhere - my life, everything I see, hear, and read, and most of all, from my imagination. I have a lot of imagination.
The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.
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.