I know where "Blubber" came from. It came from stories that my daughter told me when she came home from fifth grade. There was a kid in the class who was being bullied. We didn't even call it bullying then, that's what's so weird. Victimization in the classroom. The word bully was so out, was so not in use for all those years and now it's back big time.
Judy BlumeI always had stories inside my head and one day I just decided to start writing them down. I didn't actually decide.
Judy BlumeIf no one speaks out for [young readers], if they donโt speak out for themselves, all theyโll get for required reading will be the most bland books available. Instead of finding the information they need at the library, instead of finding novels that illuminate life, they will find only those materials to which nobody could possibly object... In this age of censorship I mourn the loss of books that will never be written, I mourn the voices that will be silenced โ writersโ voices, teachersโ voices, studentsโ voices โ and all because of fear.
Judy Blume