Other Twitter users shared how reading Judy Blume books made them feel normal and how Judy Blume once said, if a kid isn’t ready for the book, she will put it down. These are just a few of tweets that had us scrolling. Because We Still Remember Reading Judy Blume in School Criticism of the novel often comes from religious groups and pro-abstinence groups who consider the use of ' the pill ' unsuitable. James Patterson, Judy Blume, Toni Morrison, Jodi Picoult on list of 80 books one Florida school district pulled Jennifer Sangalang and Carol Rose, Treasure Coast Newspapers Maat.

Judy Blume on the banned books list? Naturally, we spiraled and pulled out all of the best Judy Blume tweets from people like Brian Koppelman, the co-creator of Showtime’s “Billions,” to Twitter users all around the country who used 280 characters to share why Judy Blume changed their lives. has frequently been banned in schools and libraries on due to its detailed depictions of sexual intercourse, and because the protagonist, Katherine, uses birth control. And while it wasn’t obvious at first, Twitter soon realized the iconic author was trending because two of her classics, “Blubber” and “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret,” are just two of the 850 books in question. Yesterday, Judy Blume was right at the top of Twitter trends, next to Wordle and Olympics. Immediately, a group of concerned librarians banded together to push back, creating a #Freadomfighters Twitter storm, encouraging parents, teachers, authors, and librarians to stand up for the books they believe in. Matt Krause sent a letter to state education authorities asking if their school libraries stocked any of the “divisive” books on the list he’d put together. School libraries in Texas are currently reviewing a list of 850 books for possible removal.

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