Everything I Needed to Know about Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume

by Beth Kendrick, Stephanie Lessing, Stacey Ballis, et al.

Book Overview

"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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439102651
• ISBN13: 9781439102657
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Judy Blume strikes again

Judy Blume has been an author whom I have read since I was a teenager (I am now 55). I purchased this book for my neighbor and best friend's daughter and highly recommend it to all mothers of teenage girls.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Judy Blume is one of the most beloved and well-known authors of our time. She has written countless stories for pre-teens, teens, and adults alike, and millions of readers have been charmed by her lovable characters and easy-to-relate-to storylines. In EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING A GIRL I LEARNED FROM JUDY BLUME, twenty-four of the most popular female authors today, including Megan McCafferty, Jennifer O'Connell, Megan Crane, Cara Lockwood, and Meg Cabot, contribute essays relating their own experiences with Judy Blume. Covering everything from their own "Judy Blume moments" to hiding under the covers with Forever . . ., these stories are intensely personal recollections that offer an insight into the influence that Judy Blume's works have had on everyone who reads them. As a Judy Blume fan myself, I really loved reading this book, and it brought to mind my own memories of reading her novels. Whether you just want to know more about some of your favorite authors today, or, like me, you grew up with Blume and her characters, this book is well worth reading and you definitely don't want to miss it. Reviewed by: Andie Z.

Loved it!

Props to Jennifer O'Connell for a great book idea - this was so much fun to read! The essays in this book totally take you back to your own adolescence - a must-read for any Judy fan. The essays were all really entertaining - funny, touching and a great tribute to Judy Blume. I particularly enjoyed the ones by Megan McCafferty, Stephanie Lessing, Meg Cabot and Elise Juska. Highly recommend this book!

Thanks for taking me back!

I absolutely love this book, it brought back so many memories of adolescent angst, joy, despair, friendship...just all the things that are a part of growing up...and all the things that Judy Blume wrote for us to make it easier. I am now also curious about what these women are writing for the girls that are growing up in THIS crazy generation. I hope that they help them as much as Judy helped us! I HIGHLY recommend it, grab a copy for yourself and your friend, or reconnect with one that you haven't been in touch with. Because after reading this, you will feel compelled to share!

A nostalgic treat!

Okay, I love this book, and not just because I'm in it! My fellow contributors took me on a wonderful ride back through my young adulthood, and made me laugh, cry, cringe and commiserate. If the best thing one can say about having a chapter in an anthology is that the rest of the essays make you wish you had written them, then I can make that admission. I am honored to be a part of it.