tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post7521628366001732526..comments2024-02-13T12:31:21.829-08:00Comments on Shelf Life: BlumesdayGentle Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-88627164454007320652008-09-11T12:58:00.000-07:002008-09-11T12:58:00.000-07:00heather--I agree completely, it's an absolute sham...heather--I agree completely, it's an absolute shame to ban books!<BR/><BR/>aloi--you're right, there was a furtive feeling when reading her books, and we definitely thought "Forever" was like porn! <BR/><BR/>table talk--yikes! I know the bits you're talking about, and I don't know how you navigated that minefield. Totally inappropriate for that age!<BR/><BR/>m.--I'm so glad you found me! And I hope you enjoy Judy Blume's blog--I thought it was rather informative!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-18141830350526411682008-09-10T21:31:00.000-07:002008-09-10T21:31:00.000-07:00Hi. Found your blog via Bookblogger Appreciation ...Hi. Found your blog via Bookblogger Appreciation Week, and chose your site from the dozens available because I liked your name. I loved Judy Blume also growing up! Must now go visit her blog.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-21817641837265652962008-09-10T00:35:00.000-07:002008-09-10T00:35:00.000-07:00I loved Judy Blume and always read the Fudge books...I loved Judy Blume and always read the Fudge books to my year 4 children. They so identified with Pete. I also had a both amusing and sad incident where a year 6 girl (who thought she was a year 10 at least!) tried to shock me by bringing 'Forever' into class and asking me if I'd like to read it, especially the bits about Ralph. Actually, it needed very careful handling and I would have liked to have strangled her mother who was the one who had taught it it was smart to behave like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-37679704110281544942008-09-09T19:47:00.000-07:002008-09-09T19:47:00.000-07:00sounds really exciting! have fun, gentlereader and...sounds really exciting! have fun, gentlereader and hope you blog about the experience here!<BR/><BR/>i too love judy blume. i grew up on her too and feel she really met a need for tweens. there was a certain guilt when reading her books - and "are you there god" was actually passed around pretty furtively (and read secretly). as if it were porn hahaha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-70514338301632973642008-09-09T07:43:00.000-07:002008-09-09T07:43:00.000-07:00The tribute sounds wonderful! Unfortunately I didn...The tribute sounds wonderful! Unfortunately I didn't know about Judy Blume books growing up, but it's a shame people try to ban them.heather (errantdreams)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08867100188239630970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-62349730656592898172008-09-08T20:45:00.000-07:002008-09-08T20:45:00.000-07:00robin--those teachers, they just can't help being ...robin--those teachers, they just can't help being inspirational!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-80422503358470190512008-09-08T20:35:00.000-07:002008-09-08T20:35:00.000-07:00I love Judy Blume! What a nice story about your 6...I love Judy Blume! What a nice story about your 6th grade teacher and the power of books...especially Judy Blume's books!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857602206725562335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-77996805351083236992008-09-08T18:14:00.000-07:002008-09-08T18:14:00.000-07:00jeane--I think Fudge is pretty cute, too!iliana--I...jeane--I think Fudge is pretty cute, too!<BR/><BR/>iliana--I'm hoping to be able to go, and if so, I'll let you know how Blumesday goes. I wish I still had my old copy of Are You There God? too :)<BR/><BR/>tara--now I'm going to go search her out on iTunes!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-91117611851289948032008-09-08T14:46:00.000-07:002008-09-08T14:46:00.000-07:00I was also a Judy-aholic growing up. I read her b...I was also a Judy-aholic growing up. I read her books over and over. My husband recently downloaded a podcast for me on itunes of her being interviewed and it was fantastic.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-40123070573077146042008-09-08T12:30:00.000-07:002008-09-08T12:30:00.000-07:00Oh man, those lucky people who get to go to Blumes...Oh man, those lucky people who get to go to Blumesday! <BR/><BR/>I was a big fan of Judy Blume and think I must have read all of her YA books. I wish I still had my tattered copy of Are You There God?...Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-52390757112413730092008-09-08T11:49:00.000-07:002008-09-08T11:49:00.000-07:00I read quite a few Judy Blume books, but by no mea...I read quite a few Judy Blume books, but by no means all of them. Didn't read the Fudge ones until I was older, either. They're pretty cute.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-58805093117211466322008-09-08T11:05:00.000-07:002008-09-08T11:05:00.000-07:00Litlove--it might be overstating it a little to sa...Litlove--it might be overstating it a little to say that Blume helped me make it through early adolescence, but I will say she made an impact on me and most of my friends during that difficult time! I think she is well worth celebrating! I think she might be considered one of the founding mothers of YA lit, here as well :)Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-12388790470706076262008-09-08T00:28:00.000-07:002008-09-08T00:28:00.000-07:00I remember reading a Judy Blume book from the libr...I remember reading a Judy Blume book from the library and it being one of the very few books I got there (the selection was rubbish) that I really enjoyed. She was writing YA stuff when the whole concept still didn't really exist in the UK. I was delighted to find her at a time when there was very little that was suitable for my reading desires!litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.com