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thank you, judy. Ive read so many of your books and adored them, but there's something about summer sisters. I was obsessed with it when I was young. I just bought another copy and was crying at the end. It was just as powerful 25 years later. I just wanted to say thanks for writing incredible books

Dear Judy Blume,
I was wondering if you have ever considered wiring “Margaret in Menopause”?
This would be a fine sequel to “Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret”. All of us now middle-aged women learned about our periods and puberty from you back in the 1970s and 1980s. We are now sweaty and bear our belly pouches with pride.
Your forever fan,
Suzanne Reese Silliman

Hello! I saw a post on social media that said “I wish Judy Blume would write a book about Margaret going through perimenopause. We could use that right about now.” As someone born in 1969 who grew up on your books and now coping with the challenges of perimenopause, I would read the hell out of this.

Hello Judy
I'm still reading your books over and over. I want to be a writer too and have ever since I was a teenager. I have written my autobiography.Now I'm working on a fiction story set in 1974. I was only eight that year but I do remember what it was like back then without technology. Jim and Carolyn Powell have three children. Nancy is the oldest. She got straight A's in high school and is starting college. Luke is the middle. He's about to start his senior year in high school. He wants to be a drummer in a rock band and he's talented.His father wants him to go to college but he doesn't want to. Luke and his father don't see eye to eye. He just wants his father to be proud of him but Jim doesn't show it. Carolyn tries to soften Jim up and tries to explain what Luke wants. Luke resents Nancy because he believes his parents favor her. Christina is the youngest. She's about to start junior high. She wants a color TV instead of the little black and white set they have. Jim tells her they're too expensive. Christina is concerned about her development. She wants breasts so she can fill out a bra. She attends the 6th grade dance but the boy she wanted to dance with dances with Melissa who is more developed than she is. Melissa tells Christina she's a slow developer. Down the street from the Powells lives Ronnie Malone a Mexican American nineteen year old with long black hippie hair. He hitchhiked there to get away from his parents. He's nineteen and on his own. Christina thinks he's cute. When she and Nancy go swimming he saves Christina when she nearly drowns. My favorite part so far is Nancy's graduation party. Ronnie shows up with beer and sneaks out to the garage. He offers Luke some beer and gets him drunk. They laugh, stagger around and stumble. Ronnie passes out. Nancy finds Luke and has to walk him into the house. Drunken Luke kisses Nancy's pretty best friend. Guests help him to his bedroom but then he says he feels sick so they have to take him to the bathroom. In his room they undress him and he passes out. Then they have to decide what to do about Ronnie passed out in the garage. Two guests carry him out to their car. Nancy gets rid of the evidence before her parents and a Christina get home. I'm basing Ronnie on my husband. He was Ronnie's age and much like him then. I took a phone call at work. A man said he was Chris Malone. His name had a nice ring to it so I used the last name Malone. I also liked Ronnie Van Zant from Lynard Skynyrd. In one scene Nancy has a date at a concert. During the concert a man runs naked across the field. Streaking was a popular prank that year. I mention songs from that time, commercials, movies, fashion and technology 8 track tapes, records, typewriters,cars, etc. Nancy is a good sister to Christina. She looks up to her older sister. Now summers over and they're back in school. Christina deals with a tough teacher. Still got a long way to go but I'm getting to know these characters.

Subject: Thank You for Forever — Then and Now
Dear Judy Blume,
My name is Stacey Yanosy, and I grew up in the 1980s reading your books — many of them more than once! Forever and Wifey stood out to me as a young person; they were eye-opening, honest, and taught me things I needed to know about life, love, and growing up.
Now, as an adult with grown children of my own, I recently reread both books. It’s amazing how differently we experience stories with age and perspective. They hit me in a whole new way — still powerful, still relevant.
This weekend, I had the joy of watching the new Forever series. It’s absolutely wonderful — so well done, with dialogue, emails, and dynamics that feel true to life. I especially appreciated how the relationships were portrayed, both the teen romance and the perspectives of the parents. My 19-year-old daughter, who recently went through a similar first love and breakup, watched some of it with me, and we were both moved.
Thank you for the stories you’ve given us — then and now. Your work continues to resonate deeply, and I’m so grateful.
warmly,
Stacey

So many of us grew up reading your books. They helped us get through those awkward teenage years. We are now awkward peri/menopausal women. Do you think you could write for us again in this new stage of life? Lol

Thank you so much for your wonderful books. I read them as a child and am now sharing them with my own children. We love Judy Blume!

Dear Judy,
Are you there, Judy? It’s me, Lynn Toomey, a lifelong fan who read Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret at 11… and is now getting over navigating hot flashes, mood swings, and memory lapses.

Your work helped me feel seen as a young girl, and I often wonder what it would be like if Margaret checked in with God again…this time about menopause, missing glasses, and missing her mojo.

In fact, I’ve been writing a collection of short stories that imagine just that…Margaret as a funny, flawed, fabulous woman facing midlife with a mini fan in one hand and chocolate in the other. Of course I haven’t published them so they’ve been for my own enjoyment.

Thank you for being such a brave, honest voice for so many generations. If you ever revisit Margaret’s story—or want a menopause version—I’d be honored to share ideas or simply say thank you for inspiring me to write from the heart.

I have a few self-published books on Amazon and looking forward to doing more writing in my second half.

With deepest admiration,
Lynn Toomey

978.833.6067

Hi Judy,

I'm now 40 years old and still hold your books as the best in my life. I can't wait to introduce them all to my daughter. What you've created is eternal and I will never be able to say thank you enough! I hope you're well xx

Dear Judy Blume,
We are really obsessed with your books. We love your books! We are in 2nd grade in El paso,Texas. We like how your books have funny jokes and pretty covers.
We like your freckle juice book especially how it ended in a mystery.
We really like the scene where Andrew and Sharon passed the recipe to each other. We even made a recipe of our own from the book and we made our family drink it.
Love,
Alex,Montse,Ernesto,Gustavo.