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Hi from Australia. I loved your books, and vividly remember reading Margaret and desperately waiting for my period (I was 14 when I eventually got it!). I am currently teaching 4th grade, and going back to reading all the books for that age group. I think I need to remind myself that they are still children. Can't wait to.see the movie Margaret.
Kind regards,
Leigh
Kind regards,
Leigh
Dear Judy,
Thank you so much. I have loved your books since I was a kid (I’ll be 59 next week) and have read them all multiple times. Just finished your documentary and it was so interesting and lovely. I write myself, participating in NaNoWriMo every year since 2006. I’ve not been published (yet) but someday that will happen.
I’m so sorry for the loss of your father. I know how hard that must’ve been for you. I lost mine to cancer when he was 49 and I was very close to him. I’m thankful I had time to say goodbye to my daddy and I know how hard it must’ve been for you to be there when yours passed.
I’m so happy that you found George! Your love story is just amazing.
As I said in the beginning, thank you. Thank you for your words and your heart.
Much love,
Robin Abess
Thank you so much. I have loved your books since I was a kid (I’ll be 59 next week) and have read them all multiple times. Just finished your documentary and it was so interesting and lovely. I write myself, participating in NaNoWriMo every year since 2006. I’ve not been published (yet) but someday that will happen.
I’m so sorry for the loss of your father. I know how hard that must’ve been for you. I lost mine to cancer when he was 49 and I was very close to him. I’m thankful I had time to say goodbye to my daddy and I know how hard it must’ve been for you to be there when yours passed.
I’m so happy that you found George! Your love story is just amazing.
As I said in the beginning, thank you. Thank you for your words and your heart.
Much love,
Robin Abess
Dear Judy,
I am a filmmaker and writer from Florida. Watching the recent film adaptation of "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." has completely revitalized my love for reading. I recently lost a close friend of mine. We're both in our twenties. He was a bold writer and a fantastic illustrator. Upon recently reading "Tiger Eyes," I found so much closure and relief from my mourning. Your writing and honesty are such a light in this world. For you and my late friend, I will devote more of my time to advocating literacy and supporting the protection of banned books. Thank you.
I am a filmmaker and writer from Florida. Watching the recent film adaptation of "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." has completely revitalized my love for reading. I recently lost a close friend of mine. We're both in our twenties. He was a bold writer and a fantastic illustrator. Upon recently reading "Tiger Eyes," I found so much closure and relief from my mourning. Your writing and honesty are such a light in this world. For you and my late friend, I will devote more of my time to advocating literacy and supporting the protection of banned books. Thank you.
Judy,
I grew up reading your books in the 70s and 80s. You were a such a huge part of my childhood. I went to a Catholic school and it was taboo to talk about such things back then. I look back now and feel so fortunate that your books were there for me during this time in my life when we are wondering about our bodies and so much is going on within. Thank you for educating me in such a positive age appropriate way that made it ok to embrace the young lady I was becoming. It was to be celebrated. Rereading your books and it is such a wonderful walk down memory lane. Love you Judg Blume. Thank you ! 💕
I grew up reading your books in the 70s and 80s. You were a such a huge part of my childhood. I went to a Catholic school and it was taboo to talk about such things back then. I look back now and feel so fortunate that your books were there for me during this time in my life when we are wondering about our bodies and so much is going on within. Thank you for educating me in such a positive age appropriate way that made it ok to embrace the young lady I was becoming. It was to be celebrated. Rereading your books and it is such a wonderful walk down memory lane. Love you Judg Blume. Thank you ! 💕
Dearest, dearest Judy. I sincerely hope you and/or your team reads this piece I just wrote on Substack:
"Judy Blume for President"
https://erinreese.substack.com/p/judy-blume-for-president
There are no words.
Just tears.
Erin Reese
"Judy Blume for President"
https://erinreese.substack.com/p/judy-blume-for-president
There are no words.
Just tears.
Erin Reese
Hi Judy,
First, a disclaimer: I have never read any of your books but, I saw your documentary, "Judy Blume, Forever" last night and have become a big fan. I'm hitting the library today, or Amazon.
I too am always letting people know my age, 79 in August. I'm thinking that I'm amazed that I am that age. And, when I tell them, of course, I always get, "You don't look it; you look great." Okay, that's a real mood lifter. Maybe that's how it works for you.
I do tire more easitly but pace myself. With 45 acres here in rural Virginia, there's plenty to do.
This is also a very conservative area, and I'm an outspoken liberal, Planned Parenthood and Biden supporter. So good to see your leanings.
My one daughter did read your books, as we've discussed recently. I guess I was working and didn't know. I don't know about the other one.
Keep on biking, tending your bookstore, enjoying your life
with George (sounds wonderful). My best, Penny
First, a disclaimer: I have never read any of your books but, I saw your documentary, "Judy Blume, Forever" last night and have become a big fan. I'm hitting the library today, or Amazon.
I too am always letting people know my age, 79 in August. I'm thinking that I'm amazed that I am that age. And, when I tell them, of course, I always get, "You don't look it; you look great." Okay, that's a real mood lifter. Maybe that's how it works for you.
I do tire more easitly but pace myself. With 45 acres here in rural Virginia, there's plenty to do.
This is also a very conservative area, and I'm an outspoken liberal, Planned Parenthood and Biden supporter. So good to see your leanings.
My one daughter did read your books, as we've discussed recently. I guess I was working and didn't know. I don't know about the other one.
Keep on biking, tending your bookstore, enjoying your life
with George (sounds wonderful). My best, Penny
Another thing
You gave me ideas for my autobiography
Thanks thanks
You gave me ideas for my autobiography
Thanks thanks
I’m 76 years old
I feel young as well
I feel young as well
I loved it’s me Margaret
Watched your documentary
You are awesome
💕🌹. Thank you !!!!!!
Watched your documentary
You are awesome
💕🌹. Thank you !!!!!!
Hello Judy
I will be 57 this year and look forward to seeing Are You there God when it's released on DVD. I grew up with your books. My 5th grade teacher read Fudge and Sheila the great to us in class. I received a collection of your books for Christmas when I was 11. My mother didn't mind my reading them. She was honest and answered all my questions. However for some reason she was always trying to get me to read books like My Friend Flicka, The Black Stallion and Tarzan because they were supposed to be good for me. Though they bored me I read them and then she gave me the book Forever. As a teen and young adult I wanted to be a writer. I wrote fiction short stories, sent them to publishers and got rejection slips. I took writing courses. My stories were picked apart with a red pen and practically rewritten by the critic. My mother didn't encourage me much. She thought my writing was juvenile. I gave up and took up painting. My mother passed away 8 years ago. I love to read non fiction and one day I thought about writing my autobiography. I tried as a young adult but didn't get very far. Now that I'm older I have more to look back on. I'm not famous. I'm just an ordinary person. I haven't been to Europe or anything like that but my life has been a little different than most women my age. I dated a lot and didn't marry until I was 40. Lots of broken hearts and starting over. Once I started writing about my life after high-school my story really took off. Like you I want to be candid. I wrote about dating in college in the 80s and losing my virginity. This wasn't the 50s going to the Malt shop and going steady.That part is controversial but I want it to be. My story is unique. My husband said, "Think about your reputation." I want young women to read it and tell me "I've been there. I've felt that." I've been working on it for about five years rewriting and rewriting. I wrote it on a laptop but the manuscript was too long. I bought a good old manual typewriter and can fit more words on one page. I'm also seeing mistakes I overlooked. A young woman read it and called it phenomenal. I have considered sending it off but don't trust these online sights. Some of them don't even take hard copies which makes me uneasy because anyone could take credit for my work. You have definitely been an inspiration to me. Thanks 😊
I will be 57 this year and look forward to seeing Are You there God when it's released on DVD. I grew up with your books. My 5th grade teacher read Fudge and Sheila the great to us in class. I received a collection of your books for Christmas when I was 11. My mother didn't mind my reading them. She was honest and answered all my questions. However for some reason she was always trying to get me to read books like My Friend Flicka, The Black Stallion and Tarzan because they were supposed to be good for me. Though they bored me I read them and then she gave me the book Forever. As a teen and young adult I wanted to be a writer. I wrote fiction short stories, sent them to publishers and got rejection slips. I took writing courses. My stories were picked apart with a red pen and practically rewritten by the critic. My mother didn't encourage me much. She thought my writing was juvenile. I gave up and took up painting. My mother passed away 8 years ago. I love to read non fiction and one day I thought about writing my autobiography. I tried as a young adult but didn't get very far. Now that I'm older I have more to look back on. I'm not famous. I'm just an ordinary person. I haven't been to Europe or anything like that but my life has been a little different than most women my age. I dated a lot and didn't marry until I was 40. Lots of broken hearts and starting over. Once I started writing about my life after high-school my story really took off. Like you I want to be candid. I wrote about dating in college in the 80s and losing my virginity. This wasn't the 50s going to the Malt shop and going steady.That part is controversial but I want it to be. My story is unique. My husband said, "Think about your reputation." I want young women to read it and tell me "I've been there. I've felt that." I've been working on it for about five years rewriting and rewriting. I wrote it on a laptop but the manuscript was too long. I bought a good old manual typewriter and can fit more words on one page. I'm also seeing mistakes I overlooked. A young woman read it and called it phenomenal. I have considered sending it off but don't trust these online sights. Some of them don't even take hard copies which makes me uneasy because anyone could take credit for my work. You have definitely been an inspiration to me. Thanks 😊
Dear Judy,
Had I known I could write to you when I was a young girl, I would have. I’m grateful to have the opportunity now as a fifty year old to express my experience of your most important book to me- Deenie. Over the years when I would describe my middle school years to others I would say “I was Deenie”. Believe it or not, most people didn’t get the reference. As a much older adult now, I realize the reference was either mistaken as “I masturbated in middle school”(what horrors! I don’t even remember that part of the story!) or never had the opportunity to read this very unique book, because of censorship.
When I was ten, I too was diagnosed with scoliosis and had to wear a Milwaukee Back Brace all throughout my entire years of middle school. I was the only girl I ever knew who had scoliosis like I did, having such an immobilizing brace that I couldn’t even bend to get a sip of water from the drinking fountain, or fully participate in gym class. For all the other reasons people remember this book, I don’t. I remember this book being about a girl who wore a back brace who had a mom who had high expectations for her. Thank you for writing about me, so I didn’t feel alone. ♥️
Had I known I could write to you when I was a young girl, I would have. I’m grateful to have the opportunity now as a fifty year old to express my experience of your most important book to me- Deenie. Over the years when I would describe my middle school years to others I would say “I was Deenie”. Believe it or not, most people didn’t get the reference. As a much older adult now, I realize the reference was either mistaken as “I masturbated in middle school”(what horrors! I don’t even remember that part of the story!) or never had the opportunity to read this very unique book, because of censorship.
When I was ten, I too was diagnosed with scoliosis and had to wear a Milwaukee Back Brace all throughout my entire years of middle school. I was the only girl I ever knew who had scoliosis like I did, having such an immobilizing brace that I couldn’t even bend to get a sip of water from the drinking fountain, or fully participate in gym class. For all the other reasons people remember this book, I don’t. I remember this book being about a girl who wore a back brace who had a mom who had high expectations for her. Thank you for writing about me, so I didn’t feel alone. ♥️
Hello Judy. I am 60 years old and read "Hey God it me Margret when i was in junior high. Loved it. Can you write a book of Margret at her current age for us older ladies.
Hi Judy,
You got me through my childhood — flashlight and the Fudge series under summer camp sheets to anticipating my period like Margaret. When my parents divorced, your book convinced me that it wasn’t the end of the world. Yesterday, I saw Margaret in theatres and it reminded me how far I’ve come and just how timeless your novels are. As the credits rolled, my friend and I stared at the screen and sobbed 😅
Thank you a billion times for your imagination and your perseverance through censorship. Your stories were my best friend.
- A
You got me through my childhood — flashlight and the Fudge series under summer camp sheets to anticipating my period like Margaret. When my parents divorced, your book convinced me that it wasn’t the end of the world. Yesterday, I saw Margaret in theatres and it reminded me how far I’ve come and just how timeless your novels are. As the credits rolled, my friend and I stared at the screen and sobbed 😅
Thank you a billion times for your imagination and your perseverance through censorship. Your stories were my best friend.
- A
I grew up around the corner from you. My brother, Buddy Blau was an acquaintance of yours. One of my daughters wrote to you many years ago. In your honor and in honor of Mother’s Day, my daughters and granddaughters, all ten of us are going to dinner and then to see “Are you there God”. We always felt we had a connection because of where you grew up. Proud to say we kind of knew you.
Dear Judy.
Like so many, I grew up encouraged by your work to become my own person, and to feel acceptance in my very normal feelings. Your books gave, and continue to give, that freedom. I watched the documentary on Amazon last night (Judy Blue Forever) and wanted to say one thing: you were never not working when you were home with your kids and struggling to become yourself, and a writer at that.I believe, and all of us should believe, that all the work women do, paid or unpaid, has social and economic value, and is real work. I imagine, as you describe, your mind working on stories during your day, as you cared for your children. You are, and in your becoming, were, a whole person -- as are all mothers. Respect, and dignity are inherent in all our work, the work of hand and heart, and mind. The skills of observation and insight are clearly yours in abundance, and I hope that you will continue to flourish, even among the doubters and censors of today. Reading and thinking, questioning, interpreting, all of these things, these deep skills are missing in our culture. Keep fighting to be heard, and thank you so much for all you've done to help children know their worth in this world.
Like so many, I grew up encouraged by your work to become my own person, and to feel acceptance in my very normal feelings. Your books gave, and continue to give, that freedom. I watched the documentary on Amazon last night (Judy Blue Forever) and wanted to say one thing: you were never not working when you were home with your kids and struggling to become yourself, and a writer at that.I believe, and all of us should believe, that all the work women do, paid or unpaid, has social and economic value, and is real work. I imagine, as you describe, your mind working on stories during your day, as you cared for your children. You are, and in your becoming, were, a whole person -- as are all mothers. Respect, and dignity are inherent in all our work, the work of hand and heart, and mind. The skills of observation and insight are clearly yours in abundance, and I hope that you will continue to flourish, even among the doubters and censors of today. Reading and thinking, questioning, interpreting, all of these things, these deep skills are missing in our culture. Keep fighting to be heard, and thank you so much for all you've done to help children know their worth in this world.
Judy,
I am 13 years old and would like to thank you. Thank you for being here for girls around the world, having courage to write about sensitive topics, and for being an inspiration for me in my writing. I hope that one day I will be able to write at least half as well as you do.
Many thanks,
Eve
I am 13 years old and would like to thank you. Thank you for being here for girls around the world, having courage to write about sensitive topics, and for being an inspiration for me in my writing. I hope that one day I will be able to write at least half as well as you do.
Many thanks,
Eve
Hi Judy,
I am a lifelong fan of your books. I received the box set containing five middle grade books for Christmas when I was an 11 year old sixth grader in 1981 and still have them. They are all in great shape except for Margaret which I read one million times and is very worn out. I am now reading all of them with my daughter who is twelve. We are going to see the movie next weekend and I cannot wait. My girl is as excited as I am. What a special thing, to share your beloved books with my daughter! She loves them as much as I do.
I have a question for you. I am hoping to collect all of your books for my library. I am missing some of them and cannot seem to find Wifey anywhere for purchase. Any suggestions as to where I can buy it?
Thank you for everything!
Kelly
I am a lifelong fan of your books. I received the box set containing five middle grade books for Christmas when I was an 11 year old sixth grader in 1981 and still have them. They are all in great shape except for Margaret which I read one million times and is very worn out. I am now reading all of them with my daughter who is twelve. We are going to see the movie next weekend and I cannot wait. My girl is as excited as I am. What a special thing, to share your beloved books with my daughter! She loves them as much as I do.
I have a question for you. I am hoping to collect all of your books for my library. I am missing some of them and cannot seem to find Wifey anywhere for purchase. Any suggestions as to where I can buy it?
Thank you for everything!
Kelly
Judy,
I love the plotlines of your stories and the life lessons they teach.
I love the plotlines of your stories and the life lessons they teach.
Dear Judy,
My friends and I grew up reading your books in the ‘70s and ‘80s. The cinematic release of “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” had us all reminiscing about what a pivotal role that book played in our adolescent transition. It made it okay to discuss topics that were considered taboo and normalize them as part of growing up.
Now, as “women of a certain age”, we find ourselves in a similar predicament… all wrestling with the wildly random effects of menopause (not to mention navigating parenthood and aging parents). We lament that so little is known about The Big M because it’s rarely discussed… or taught in med school if our interactions with doctors who’ve treated us as if we’re broken, rather than experiencing a normal part of aging, are to be believed.
We half-kiddingly talked about how great it would be if the wonderful woman whose writing helped us thru the early awkwardness of puberty had a book that similarly addressed and brought awareness to yet another maligned and misunderstood phase of womanhood. Is there any chance that there could be a middle-aged “sequel” to AYTGIMM??
With gratitude and sincerest thanks,
Melissa 🙂
My friends and I grew up reading your books in the ‘70s and ‘80s. The cinematic release of “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” had us all reminiscing about what a pivotal role that book played in our adolescent transition. It made it okay to discuss topics that were considered taboo and normalize them as part of growing up.
Now, as “women of a certain age”, we find ourselves in a similar predicament… all wrestling with the wildly random effects of menopause (not to mention navigating parenthood and aging parents). We lament that so little is known about The Big M because it’s rarely discussed… or taught in med school if our interactions with doctors who’ve treated us as if we’re broken, rather than experiencing a normal part of aging, are to be believed.
We half-kiddingly talked about how great it would be if the wonderful woman whose writing helped us thru the early awkwardness of puberty had a book that similarly addressed and brought awareness to yet another maligned and misunderstood phase of womanhood. Is there any chance that there could be a middle-aged “sequel” to AYTGIMM??
With gratitude and sincerest thanks,
Melissa 🙂
Hello, I found your book "Hello God, it's me Margaret in a little free book box while walking though the city..I had currently read about your books in the newspaper. I am 66 years old but wanted to remember what is was like to be 12 again... I laughed, I cried!! It was so spot on...everything!! It brought back so many wonderful memories...Thanks so much. Tina
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