slenderfox

Oh my goodness, it's Judy Blume! I have been wanting to meet you since I was nine. This is pretty close! Thank you so much for doing this.

Your books were immensely important to me. Your books taught me from a young age then throughout my teen years that everything I'm afraid of when it came to growing up was completely normal. At the same time, your stories weren't preachy. Your characters didn't demand that I be the same as they are. They dealt with life in their own unique ways, and offered me a chance to relate - which I did. Your books matter to young audiences, and those types of books are sorely needed.

And that's where my question comes in: what inspired you to write for teens and children?

P.S. I am a graduate of Hampshire College!

I know the feeling! Thank you for responding - you have probably made nine-year-old me faint, and current me super insanely happy.