Judy Blume

Menarche within secular America is commonly understood as a time of transition and transformation. Colloquial understandings perpetuate that menarche, due to its biological indication of fertility, is the age of transition from girlhood to womanhood. Menarche, then becomes a time of social tension, possibly even crisis, which in many other cultures, communities and contexts necessitates ritual. But the time of menarche in America appears to be ritual-less. Yet, our actions, texts, and…

adult. There are several notable texts that attempt to capture the essence of the teenager and explore perceptions held by adults, including Forever by Judy Blume, “The Breakfast Club,” directed by John Hughes, and Mothership by Martin Leicht and Isla Neal. Each text shared a notable similarity: the inclusion of an attractive heartthrob. In Judy Blume’s 1975 novel, Forever, Michael Wagner filled the aforementioned role. Michael Wagner is a senior in high school, and characterized as a typical…

not because I don’t care about the books anymore, but because I have so many books that I want to read that I forget about the unfinished series. I am so glad that I didn’t do that with Harry Potter. So, when everyone else in my class was reading Judy Blume I was an ostrich who had my head stuck in the Narnia books. I absolutely loved that series. I loved how C.S. Lewis tied the books together. It was definitely a favorite series of mine, even to this day. Also in 3rd grade I read Bridge to…

Although book banning happens all over the world, the most common challenges occur in school libraries. Most of these battles are fought at the school board level, but on occasions, some do make it to the supreme court. In one of the most famous court cases, in 1982, the Supreme Court ruled in the Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District v. Pico. The case however has been regarded as one of the most important decisions concerning the First Amendment rights and school…

Benjamin Franklin once said, “If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.” Benjamin Franklin portrays what the world will be like if books get censored. Censorship is the act or process of removing or suppressing materials that are considered to be morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable. The Fair Lawn Board of Education is evaluating the current selection of the things read in the eighth-grade…

fables to my family at the dinner table, followed my mother around the grocery store listing off the endless number of ingredients in processed foods, and had a book club with a plethora of stuffed animals who were just as enthusiastic as I was about Judy Blume and Junie B. Jones. Many of the books I read as a child influenced me to be the person I am today, but when I hear about books impacting one…

ranging from tattered old insect field guides to Better Homes and Gardens to books on gun collecting. I visited the library frequently and returned home with shopping bags full of astronomy books, ancient copies of classics and horse stories, and Judy Blume…

As said by Judy Blume in her book Tiger Eyes, “Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it." Fear is a huge component that inhibits people from leaving their comfort zones and accepting the call of adventure. While there are some people who are daring enough to accept this call with open arms, most people choose to send adventure…

Quote 8: Most youngsters don’t like reading books; they think that it’s a waste of time. Instead, they’d rather sit home and watch television, as more and more schools begin to move away from books, the more they’re avoided. The groups of people who still enjoy reading aren’t provided with any new interesting content; this is the effect of censorship. Parents of school children censor many books for their own beliefs, for example, the book may contain racism. The parent has the authority to…

In fact, Judy Blume states, “Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them.”(Goodreads 1) The Bible also instructs us to face conflict, “If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault....”(Life Application Study Bible, Matt.18…