The History Behind Judy Blume’s Most Controversial Novel, Forever
George Mihalcea
I n 1975, Judy Blume released Forever , a YA novel about a young woman falling in love for the first time and losing her virginity. Almost immediately, it was deemed controversial by those who believed it was too sexually explicit for young readers, with some states going so far as to ban the book from schools. Fifty years later, the best-selling Forever is considered Blume’s most controversial novel, but it’s not her only work that has been challenged by censors. The octogenarian writer’s
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