Judy Blume is one of the most well-known and influential authors of this generation and is most notably known for her children’s and young adult’s fictional books. Young readers all around the world look up to her, and she has become a role model for them as she guides them through the struggles of growing up. The characters in her books are extremely relatable and the situations she portrays are very familiar to readers of all age groups. However, because of the outspokenly frank and candid nature of her writing, Blume has also been subject to criticism. Despite this, Blume has gained success as an author, having sold over 82 million copies of her books and winning more than 90 awards for her contributions to modern literature. Not only has she touched the lives of young readers, but Blume is an active advocate for intellectual freedom and a leader of several organizations that fight against the banning of books. …show more content…
Her father was a dentist and her mother was a homemaker who passed on her love for reading to Judy. Growing up, Judy never thought that she would become a writer, but she imagined herself as a cowgirl, detective, spy, or ballerina (Blume). Blume was an avid reader and spent much of her childhood in libraries reading both children and young adult novels. Her favorite books were the Betsy-Tacy series, and she took inspiration from these realistic fiction novels in her future writings. As a child, Blume had a vivid imagination and was constantly making up stories in her head. She soon grew an affinity for reading and writing and English became her favorite subject at school. When she was in high school, she became the co-editor of the newspaper, which was her first experience publishing her