Use of Your Streaming Subscription: Forever And okay, so I also had this niggling thought that in order to live to be a babe at 83, Judy Blume probably ascribes to the Dolly Parton teetotaler beauty regimen.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t like to cry into my cocktails, so I abstained.
I once met her at a book signing and hardly spoke to her at all in order to hold it together. Watching grown women cry when they meet Judy Blume is extremely relatable. Recommended Level of Inebriation: The Again, Maybe I Won’t This doc will nostalgically remind you of all the important milestones readers associate with Judy Blume, right before she radicalizes you on the patriarchy and book banning. This is perfect for sharing with your Summer Sisters and best friends that have fond memories of graduating from the Fudge books to uncovering life’s mysteries with Margaret and celebrating all of the awkwardness of first times with Katherine and Michael (how did teens learn anything before Forever?), and even the one about unhappy marriages that we really weren’t allowed to read. Interviews with Samantha Bee, Gossip Girl author, Cecily von Ziegesar, Pen15 creator, Anna Konkle, Jason Reynolds, as well as some of the women who have been exchanging incredibly heartfelt and personal letters with Judy since their childhoods, do an excellent job of capturing the range of her impact.Ĭouch-Sharing Capability: Just As Long As We’re Together (L-R) Judy Blume, Molly Ringwald, and Lena Dunham She also speaks honestly about grief, sexuality, and anxiety, especially as it relates to children. Woodstock, the Stonewall riots, Chappaquiddick, the Manson Family murders, Neil Armstrong walks on the moon, and Judy Blume changed kids’ lit forever when she wrote about a girl exploring puberty and her relationship with God in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.ĭelving into Judy’s upbringing in suburban New Jersey, her marriages, motherhood, how she’s still best friends with her childhood besties, and how writing finally gave her independence. Her fearless mission to openly discuss taboo subjects paved the way to real debate and conversation around book banning, censorship, and teen sexual discovery. Known for her radical honesty, Judy Blume’s books revolutionized the way millions of readers understood themselves, their adolescence, and their sexuality. Judy Blume Forever documents the life and legacy of trailblazing author Judy Blume.
Fix: documentaries, Judy Blume, middles grades, early YA, banned books
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