Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy BlumeJennifer OConnell, Meg Cabot, Beth Kendrick, Julie Kenner, Cara Lockwood, Stacey Ballis, Megan Crane, Laura Caldwell, Melissa Senate, Stephanie Lessing, Kayla Perrin, Kyra Davis, Diana Peterfreund, Jennifer Coburn, Alison Pace, Elise Juska, Sarah Mlynowski, Lynda Curnyn, Berta Platas, Shanna Swendson, Laura Ruby, Megan McCafferty "I wonder if Judy Blume really knows how many girls' lives she affected. I wonder if she knows that at least one of her books made a grown woman finally feel like she'd been a normal girl all along..." —from Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume Whether laughing to tears reading Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great or clamoring for more unmistakable "me too!" moments in Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, girls all over the world have been touched by Judy Blume's poignant coming-of-age stories. Now, in this anthology of essays, twenty-four notable female authors write straight from the heart about the unforgettable novels that left an indelible mark on their childhoods and still influence them today. After growing up from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing into Smart Women, these writers pay tribute, through their reflections and most cherished memories, to one of the most beloved authors of all time. |
Contents
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We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled | 16 |
The One That Got Away | 26 |
Boys Like Shiny Things | 36 |
A Long Time Ago We Used to Be Friends | 50 |
Cry Linda | 65 |
Word | 78 |
I | 95 |
Kristin Harmel | 136 |
FREAks GEEks AND ADOLEsCENT REVENGE FANTAsIEs | 147 |
GUILTys HOUsE | 159 |
Elise Juska | 168 |
Beth Kendrick | 199 |
ThE WIENIE GIRLs GUIDE TO MAkING FRIENDs | 207 |
BRAVE NEw | 218 |
THE IMPORTANCE OF ABCs | 241 |
Stacey Ballis | 101 |
Melissa Senate | 113 |
VITAMIN K JUDy BLUME AND ThE GREAT BIG BRUIsE | 124 |
Cara Lockwood | 254 |
ARE YOU THERE MARGARET? | 266 |
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