Forever is a young adult, coming-of-age novel by Judy Blume that explores themes including the challenges and exhilarations of first loves and the difficulty of first breakups. Katherine and Michael are both seniors in high school when they meet at a party and quickly begin an intense romantic relationship. Katherine loses her virginity to Michael and goes to Planned Parenthood to get a prescription for birth control pills. Eventually, Katherine realizes that her relationship with Michael might not last "forever" after she meets and begins to have feelings for another young man. The novel includes frank, straightforward discussions about sex, consent, teenage pregnancy, and loyalty.
Perhaps the most popular contemporary author of works for upper elementary to junior high school readers, Judy Blume (born 1938) is the creator of frank, often humorous stories which focus on the emot...
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Whether they find them in the library and read them with their parents, or borrow them from friends and secretly read them alone, young people love Judy Blume books. Millions and millions of sales, te...
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Judy Blume is in a class by herself among writers of books for children and young adults. In less than two decades her books have sold more than thirty million copies. Part of the Blume phenomenon is ...
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Judy Blume
Judy Blume
Judy (Sussman) Blume
