Wednesday Wayback

Hey People! I have always been an avid reader. I started really young and up until recently it was a major focus of my life. The Library and I were best friends. I hold the distinction of reading every young adult book in the library and there used to be a small certificate on the wall of the MLK Library telling that story.

I would check out upwards of 6-10 books at a time and read them all and still have time for school, housework and plenty of play. I had this raggedy old bike with a huge basket on the back and we would pile all our books in that basket to ride down to the library twice a week sometimes to just hang out.

I remember in the summer- we would ride down to the library to go to movie afternoon. The librarian would lock us in that dark room while we watched "Return to Space Mountain" or "Tom Sawyer" and we acted a plum fool in that room, lol. Our favorite game. We would all get on the floor in a row and roll all the way across the room - all on top of each other etc. because we couldn't see. Early humping - in hindsight, lol

One of my favorite authors was Judy Blume - say it with me ladies "We Must We Must Increase Our Bust" 'Are You There God, it's me Margaret' was passed around till it was dogearred. That used to be THE BOOK. All of Judy Blume's books were so cutting edge and by the time you got around to reading "Forever" it turned into soft porn, lol lol REVOLUTIONARY.

So today I want to take us back to childhood books and literary works by Judy Blume.

Let me know who you read coming up

JUDY BLUME

Blume's novels for middle schoolers were among the first to tackle such controversial matters as racism (Iggie's House), menstruation (Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret), divorce (It's Not the End of the World), masturbation (Deenie) and teenage sexuality (Forever). Fans of Blume's novels have praised her use of real-life settings, ambivalent endings and gentle humor. Her allegedly ambiguous treatment of moral issues made her at one time a regular target of school library censors and the religious right. Her books are still often challenged in school libraries; in fact, Forever was the second most often challenged book of 2005, according to the American Library Association. She is recognized as one of the most banned children's authors in the United States.