My Mother Was My Greatest Fan.

Do Not Tell Me What To Do And Do Not Tell Me What I Can't Do.

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 Am Not Scared Of You, I Am Scare Of These Feelings.

I Still Get Angry When Older People Assume That Everyone In My Generation, Screws Around. They're Probably The Same Ones Who Think All Kids Use Dope. It's True That We Are More Open Than Our Parents But That Just Means We Accept Sex And Talk About It. It Doesn't Mean We Are All Jumping Into Bed Together.

In This Age Of Censorship, I Mourn The Loss Of Books That Will Never Be Written, I Mourn The Voices That Will Be Silenced-writers' Voices, Teachers' Voices, Students' Voices-and All Because Of Fear.