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[ Adult Novels] Was The World Of Grownups. There Was Nothing About Teenagers.

[writing] Totally Changed My Life. It Gave Me My Life. Everything Opened Up.

In A New York Post Interview, Judy Blume, Author Of Young-adult Fiction, Gave This Advice On Getting Your Kids To Read: "moms Come Up To Me At Book Signings And Describe How They're Telling Their Daughters, 'these Were My Favorite Books,'?" She Says. "i Say, 'quit It! That's The Biggest Turnoff!'"you Want To Get Them To Read Them, Leave Them Around The House And Every So Often, Say, 'you're Not Ready To Read This Yet.'

I'm A Rewriter. That's The Part I Like Best . . . Once I Have A Pile Of Paper To Work With, It's Like Having The Pieces Of A Puzzle. I Just Have To Put The Pieces Together To Make A Picture.

I Loved To Read, And I Think Any Child Who Loves To Read Will Read Anything, Including The Back Of The Cereal Box, Which I Did Every Morning.