Moms Talk: How Judy Blume Helped Me Grow Up
The iconic author’s breast cancer announcement spurs nostalgia for Margaret, Deenie and Sheila the Great.
When I read the news this week that Judy Blume has breast cancer, I reacted as if she were a favorite aunt. Oh no—not Judy! After all, Aunty Jude stood by me (and countless other women in my generation) throughout my awkward and angsty adolescence. She answered embarrassing questions and assured me that the things I was feeling were normal. No, her books are not literary masterpieces. The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo is no To Kill a Mockingbird. No one should dare compare the prose of Forever with that of A Separate Peace. And Deenie isn’t even in the same league as Little Women. But whereas I devoured all six of those novels around the same time—and count the three critical darlings among my all-time favorites—let’s just say …
SK
4:32 pm on Friday, September 7, 2012
Wow, now I want to go back and read all of her books! more ›