American Libraries journal, 185

American Library Association, xvi, 156–57, 185, 190–91

Andrews, V.C., 175

Animal House (National Lampoon), 141

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Blume)

“bust” chant, 23

censorship and, 186

childhood as “messy” and, 38–39

commercial success, 58, 144

criticism of, 147, 148

film adaptation of, xvi, 39

on menstruation, 25–26, 28–29, 32–34, 36–37

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (cont.)

“new” American girl as theme of, 80

plot of, 18–20, 22–26

Associated Press (AP), 191

Author’s League, 188

A.V. Club, xvi

Axeman, Lois, 9

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B. Dalton (bookstores), 144

Babbitt, Natalie, 189

The Babysitters Club (Martin), 203

Baldwin, James, 150

BBC, 204

Bee, Samantha, 47, 148

Beezus and Ramona (Cleary), 11

The Bell Jar (Plath), 132

Bemelmans, Ludwig, 5

Benson, Heather, 105

Benson, Pat, 105

The Best Short Stories by Negro Writers (Hughes, ed.), 149

“Big Four” view, 75–76

birth control pill (Pill), 75–76, 95

Black Boy (Wright), 149

Bloomingdale’s, 5–6

Blume, John (first husband)

divorce of Judy from, 43, 108–14

marriage of Judy to, 1–2, 9

on Wifey publication, 131–32

Blume, Judy

bookstore of, 215

childhood and family upbringing of, 5, 19–21. see also individual names of Sussman family members

children of. see Blume, Lawrence “Larry” (son); Blume, Randy (daughter)

divorces of, 43, 108–14, 133–37

early financial and creative success of, 37, 53–58, 143–44

early pendant business of, 5–6

early writing by, 6–9

education of, 1, 6–9, 10, 59

first published book by, 8–9