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An intimate and expansive look at Judy Blumes life, work, and cultural impact, focusing on her most iconicand controversialyoung adult novels, from Are You There God? Its Me, Margaret to Blubber . Everyone knows Judy Blume. Her books have garnered her fans of all ages for decades and sold tens of millions of copies. But why were people so drawn to them? And why are we still talking about them now in the 21st century? In The Genius of Judy , her remarkable story is revealed as never before, beginning with her as a mother of two searching for purpose outside of her home in 1960s suburban New Jersey. The books she wrote starred regular children with genuine thoughts and problems. But behind those deceptively simple tales, Blume explored the pillars of the growing womens rights movement, in which girls and women were entitled to careers, bodily autonomy, fulfilling relationships, and even sexual pleasure. Blume wasnt trying to be a revolutionaryshe just wanted to tell honest storiesbut in doing so, she created a cohesive, culture-altering vision of modern adolescence. Blumes bravery provoked backlash, making her the countrys most-banned author in the mid-1980s. Thankfully, her works wi

Who reads The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us?

Author

Rachelle Bergstein

Publisher

Atria/One Signal Publishers

Published

2024

Language

EN

ISBN

9781668010907

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Biography, Literary Biography