Judith Blume (née Sussman; February 12, 1938) is an American writer of children's, young adult and adult fiction.
The most well-known adaptation is of her novel Tiger Eyes which was turned into a movie in 2012, with Willa Holland starring as Davey. ==Life== === Early life === Blume was born on February 12, 1938, and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the daughter of homemaker Esther Sussman (née Rosenfeld) and dentist Rudolph Sussman.
Additionally, in 1951 and 1952, there were three airplane crashes in her hometown of Elizabeth.
Additionally, in 1951 and 1952, there were three airplane crashes in her hometown of Elizabeth.
Despite the love of stories, as a child Blume did not dream of being a writer. She graduated from the all-girls' Battin High School in 1956, then enrolled in Boston University.
Blume began writing in 1959 and has published more than 25 novels since then.
In 1959, Blume's father died.
Later that same year, on August 15, 1959, she married lawyer John M.
Blume's books have significantly contributed to children's and young adult literature. Blume was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and graduated from New York University in 1961.
Blume graduated from New York University in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in Education. === Adult life === After college, Blume's daughter Randy Lee Blume was born and Blume became a homemaker.
In 1963, she gave birth to her son, Lawrence Andrew Blume.
Following two years of publisher rejections, Blume published her first book, The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo, in 1969.
When first publishing her books in the 1970s, Blume recalls facing little censorship.
Blume and Judy Blume were divorced in 1975, and John M.
The couple married in 1975, and they moved to New Mexico for Kitchens' work.
Some of Blume's other well-known novels during this decade were Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great (1972), and Blubber (1974). In 1975, Blume published the now frequently banned novel Forever, which was groundbreaking in young adult literature as the first novel to display teen sex as normal.
Blume won the annual award in 1996 and the ALA noted that her book Forever, published in 1975, was groundbreaking for its honest portrayal of high school seniors in love for the first time.
They divorced in 1978. A few years later, a mutual friend introduced her to George Cooper, a former law professor turned non-fiction writer.
Blume's children's novels also face this criticism, especially Blubber (1974), which many believed sent the message to readers that kids could do wrong and not face punishment. ==Media adaptations== The first media adaptation of Blume's novels was the production of a TV film based on Blume's novel Forever that premiered on CBS in 1978.
In the 1980s when her books started facing censorship and controversy, she began reaching out to other writers, as well as teachers and librarians, to join the fight against censorship.
With the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, the number of book censors rapidly grew.
Since 1980, Blume's novels have been a central topic of controversy in young adult literature.
The series starred Jake Richardson as Peter Warren Hatcher, the storyteller, and Luke Tarsitano as Farley Drexel "Fudge" Hatcher. In 2012, Blume's 1981 novel Tiger Eyes was made into a movie.
Judy Blume's Story, Dillon Pr., 1981.
Blume and Cooper were married in 1987.
A decade later, in 1988, Blume and her son wrote and executive produced a small film adaptation of Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great.
Four of Blume's books made the top 100 on the ALA's list of most banned books of the 1990s, with Forever (1975) coming in eighth on the list.
Summarizes and extends 1990 article, with more emphasis on Blume's impact and censorship issues.
In 1994, she received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.
In 1995 a Fudge TV series was produced based on Blume's novel Fudge-a-Mania.
The show ran from 1995 to 1997 with the first season aired on ABC and the second on CBS.
Edwards Award in 1996 for her contributions to young adult literature.
Blume won the annual award in 1996 and the ALA noted that her book Forever, published in 1975, was groundbreaking for its honest portrayal of high school seniors in love for the first time.
The show ran from 1995 to 1997 with the first season aired on ABC and the second on CBS.
In April 2000 the Library of Congress named her to its Living Legends in the Writers and Artists category for her significant contributions to America's cultural heritage.
Blume received an honorary doctor of arts degree from Mount Holyoke College and was the main speaker at their annual commencement ceremony in 2003.
She was recognized as a Library of Congress Living Legend and also awarded the 2004 National Book Foundation medal for distinguished contribution to American letters. Blume's novels are very popular and widely loved.
In 2004 she received the annual Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Medal of the National Book Foundation for her enrichment of American literary heritage.
In 2009, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) honored Blume for her lifelong commitment to free speech and her courage to battle censorship in literature.
The most well-known adaptation is of her novel Tiger Eyes which was turned into a movie in 2012, with Willa Holland starring as Davey. ==Life== === Early life === Blume was born on February 12, 1938, and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the daughter of homemaker Esther Sussman (née Rosenfeld) and dentist Rudolph Sussman.
Cooper has one daughter, Amanda, from a previous marriage to whom Blume is very close. In August 2012, Blume announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer after undergoing a routine ultrasound before leaving for a five-week trip to Italy.
The series starred Jake Richardson as Peter Warren Hatcher, the storyteller, and Luke Tarsitano as Farley Drexel "Fudge" Hatcher. In 2012, Blume's 1981 novel Tiger Eyes was made into a movie.
Blume says she "buried" these memories until she began writing her 2015 novel In the Unlikely Event, the plot of which revolves around the crashes.
Although Blume has not published a novel since 2015 (In the Unlikely Event), she continues to write.
In October 2017, Yale University acquired Blume's archive, which included some unpublished early work. In addition to writing books, Blume has been an activist against banned books in America.
Blume also received the 2017 E.
Tiger Eyes stars Willa Holland as Davey and Amy Jo Johnson as Gwen Wexler. Blume is the subject of the 2018 song "Judy Blume" by Amanda Palmer.
As of 2020, she had three children and one grandson. As one of the first authors to write young adult novels about controversial topics including masturbation, menstruation, teen sex, birth control, and death, Blume was a catalyst for the movement of controversial topics being expressed in children's and young adult literature.
Blume died on September 20, 2020.
As of 2020, Cooper and Blume were still married and resided in Key West. ==Career== A lifelong avid reader, Blume first began writing through New York University courses when her children were attending preschool.
As of 2020, her books have sold over 82 million copies and they have been translated into 32 languages.
As of 2020, Blume is still a board member for the National Coalition Against Censorship.
All text is taken from Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License .
Page generated on 2021-08-05