health of, 2–4, 12, 59–60, 62
homes of, 2, 108, 117, 142, 157, 194, 215
“housewife’s syndrome” and, 2–4, 48
Jackson’s discovery of, 10–17
Klein’s friendship with, 156, 161
legacy of, 210–15
marriage to Blume, 1–2. see also Blume, John (first husband)
marriage to Cooper, 194–95, 214
marriage to Kitchens, 115–21, 133–37
modern-day fame and impact of, xvi–xxi
as National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) board member, 191–93
on Reagan and censorship, 166. see also censorship
Blume, Judy, interviews and biographical works. see also Letters to Judy (Blume)
Arlington Public Library event (2015), 8, 121, 130
Bee’s interviews, 47, 148
Boston Globe (1981), 143
CBS Sunday Morning (TV show), 7
Chicago Tribune, 113
on Forever, 106
Fresh Air (radio show), 156
Guardian, 166
Judy Blume’s Story (Scholastic mini-biography), 9, 49
New Yorker (magazine/festival), 13, 125
People magazine (1978), 115, 117
Presenting Judy Blume (Weidt), 4, 17, 61–62, 80, 85, 109, 215
Publishers Weekly, 12
Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself (Blume) as biographical, 20, 119–21, 122, 185
Blume, Judy, screen adaptations
Are You There God?, xvi, 39
Forever, 138–41
Summer Sisters (Peacock series), xvi
Blume, Judy, writing style
Blume on her writing, 20–21, 32–33, 38, 39, 65–66, 148. see also interviews
Blume’s use of adult characters, 74
dialogue used by, 12, 79–80
Blume, Judy, written works. see also Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret; Deenie (Blume); Forever (Blume); It’s Not the End of the World (Blume); Letters to Judy (Blume)
Blubber, 144, 176–77, 186–88
“The Flying Munchgins,” 8
Freckle Juice, 57, 144
“Growing Up and Liking It” (pamphlet, Personal Products Company), 37, 57
Iggie’s House, 9, 12–13, 16, 18–19, 144
In the Unlikely Event, 49–50, 166
“Is Puberty a Dirty Word?” (New York Law School Review), 168, 192–93
Just as Long as We’re Together, xv–xvi, xviii, 135–36
The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo, 8–9
“The Ooh Ooh Ahh Ahh Bird,” 8
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, 142–44
Places I Never Meant to Be, 203
Smart Women, 195–200
Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself, 20, 119–21, 122, 185
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