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I have so much love,gratitude & admiration for Judy Blume and her books that helped me growing up in the 70's.
I'd love to say hello in person and
wonder if there's a visit to Canada in the future? I mean, we love her here too! xo

Dear Judy,
I just had the very great pleasure of watching your special on TV. I was crying in about 10 minutes as you took me from 56 years old right to 10 when my uncle gave me a collection of your books for Christmas one year.
I must pause a moment to remember my Uncle Bruce. He was a middle school teacher and later became the principal of a middle school. He encouraged my love of books with some collection of them each Christmas. He was such a fun man with a terrific sense of humor! He was so loved that when he passed, the middle school where he had been principal closed for a half day so the students and staff could attend his funeral.
At the time Uncle Bruce gave me your collection, I had just begun to menstruate. At 10! I had so many feelings that I just didn't understand and you helped me to realize that I was not alone. That every adolescent went through a similar thing and that my feelings were maybe not so weird after all.
I was also being terribly abused by a neighbor and reading was how I escaped everything bad in the world. I finally found the strength to stop his actions when I was 11. I will not go into any details, but it was a hard thing to go through and your books helped me escape all of that. I am so grateful for the characters you created! They are like old friends who helped me through hard times and I think of them fondly. Poor Peter who felt rather outshined by little brother Fudge. Sheila, who suffered such bad self-esteem that she felt she had to lie about herself to make friends. Tony and Margaret going through puberty and expressing those thoughts and feelings that were so embarrassing, but so normal! They are such wonderful parts of my childhood!!
I want to end on a funny note. I recall finally getting to Then Again, Maybe I Won't and I think I was 11 by that time. I was reading in the living room while my Dad watched TV and Mom was doing a crossword puzzle. Suddenly, I asked my mother "Mom, what's a wet dream?" She freaked out a little at first, then she asked why I wanted to know. I told her it was in this book I was reading, so she demanded to see what the title was. As she perused the book to gain context, she relaxed and smiled and then told me what it meant. I will NEVER forget that moment!! It was one of the most cool things to have my Mom understand why I was asking and it was one of the most normal conversations we ever had.
Thank you, Judy, for all you have done for the kids who grew up in a time before the internet when we didn't have access to such information! We didn't have many grown-ups who would talk to us the way you did through your books.
By the way, you looked WONDERFUL in the TV special!!

While going through the process at Duke to get a lung transplant I decided to watch Judy Blume Forever and one of my best memories surfaced up. It was 1985, I was 12 years old, my father was military and we had been stationed in Germany. We were flying back to the US and I had picked a book to read for the long 12 hour ride. Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing. I had fallen asleep before reading the last couple of chapters. The plane was landing for a lay over and the front tire blew. So we had to exit the plane right on the tarmac and walk to a closed area of the airport. As we were looking around I heard my mom make a very weird noise. Dragging me by the arm as I clutches my book my mom shoved me in front of 2 men. As I looked up it was Conway Twitty and Ronnie McDowell. I instantly recognized them because my mom had all of their records and I grew up listening to them. Conway looked at me and said “Hello Darlin’”. I seriously thought my mom was going to pass out. Instead…. That woman grabbed my book and asked him to sign it. Conway did but Ronnie was a jerk and didn’t even acknowledge me. I never got that book back and still to this day I have never finished it. The only book of yours that I haven’t finished. I think I will have to buy it now and finish it because your documentary has brought up the feelings I had while reading it and I would love to know the ending.
Sincerely,
Kelley K.

Dear Ms. Blume,
Last night I watched your marvelous documentary, "Judy Blume Forever" and was absolutely captivated by you; by your warmth and intelligence.
As moved as I was by your telling of your story, I found the most powerful moments were the timed you were sorting through letters from your readers, and your responses to them.
You mentioned that you were finished writing full-length books, but have you given thought to putting together a volume(s) of letters between you and your readers?
These exchanges were so moving in the documentary, I would love to read more (with your correspondents' participation, of course).
Thank you for all you have done, and continue to do.

saw the documentary, interesting. i am from cranford, used to go shopping in elizabeth. no one else to ask this question to (all my friends from those days are gone now [i am almost 74]). do you remember goertzs and levys and recco, department stores and kids clothing store? (spelling) loved goertz or maybe levys .. they had a mezzanine between floor one and two, totally decorated during the holidays. just had to write, good memories of elizabeth. plus a small cafe across the main road that my friend and i always ate in. thanks

ciel
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Good morning 2 u,
I am a big fan of yours ever since I picked up Are u there God, it’s me Margret ? I was about maybe 11 yrs old and I was being raised by my grandparents and I love them and they were good people but I think they forgot what it was like to be young and they raised and dressed me like an old woman. I felt awkward and misunderstood and I was at the library and I picked up this book and I was reading and I finally felt understood and I was also that fat kid in Blubber and I have been meaning to write you for a very long time and I wanted to say thank you for helping me to get thru the Golden door of womanhood!

Dear Judy...I loved your books as a kid. Loved them so much that when I finally had a daughter of my own I gave them to her. It's amazing to me how timeless your writing is. I know you have heard this from countless others but I think you are amazing and you have no idea how much you helped me as a young girl.

Hi Judy,
I too, like many, have grown up with your books. Banned or not, I’ve read them all, shared with my daughters and now, my granddaughters. You have amazing insight and I just wish to Thank you for sharing your experiences with the world, openly, boldly and without reservation.
I am curious , If you would ever be in the New Hampshire area, a book signing would be beyond welcomed. ( wink, wink, nudge, nudge) . I would love to meet the woman behind the words that has shaped so many.
Graciously,
Dyana

I am recently retired as an Registered nurse. My passion has been writing children's books. I wrote 4 that are in the library of Congress at this time. I need an illustrator. Beyond that , I have a story regarding my adoption. My Father and my Mom took great care of me. They will always be my heroes! Towards the end of my Moms days with cancer, I left my career in Hawaii to come back to them, so that I could be thier hero. Dad broke his neck while I came home to give him some respite care from Moms illness. She and he were admitted to the hospital far from home the next week. Dad survived, Mom died. Dad lived with us for 10 more years, a stubborn Swede. So many heart felt stories of his survival. Many people surrounded him from our local community to make sure he came home to me. I left the Corp world to take care of him. No regrets! I want to build my story for a made for TV movie and to benefit adopted children! Sincerely, Katie

Judy
You have been my hero since I was a teenager. I am watching your special on Amazon and it brings back so many memories. I have read every book you have ever written. I hope someday to meet my idol. Thank you for making my teenage years less complicated
Much love
Angela