Judy Blume holds the prize for a contemporary author who has been banned and censored the most. Blubber, Forever, and Then Again, Maybe I Won't are three of her books that have been banned. These and others have caused several controversies at schools, libraries, and between kids and their parents. Blume has always written children's books but covers topics that have been deemed controversial such as puberty, menstruation, and sex. Again it's these topics that women have been trying to write about for years, because it is very much part of our lives, and have been strongly criticized for. It happens all over to world, to authors in different countries, but may be more common in the United States. What is it that makes the world so ashamed or afraid of sexuality?
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/features/98/05/21/JUDY_BLUME.html
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I don't think there's anything wrong whatsoever with Judy Blume's books. Girls have every right in the world to be curious about their bodies and what will soon happen to them. These books let girls know there are other girls out there just like them with the same insecurities and questions, which can be altogether reassuring. For a school to ban these books is just ridiculous. I think it's great girls at the school where the books were banned wore Judy Blume pins.
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