PERENNIALLY IN BLUME AN ICONIC AUTHOR WOOS A NEW GENERATION OF KIDS.(Life and Arts) From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) | Date: September 14, 2007| Author: Goodnow, Cecelia | COPYRIGHT 2007 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: CECELIA GOODNOW P-I reporter

Judy Blume is back.

One of the most popular children's book writers of all time, Blume was a powerhouse of the 1970s and '80s. She secured her place in the pantheon of greats with such books as "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret," "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing," "Superfudge" and "Forever," a young-adult novel that broke new ground in sexual frankness (and secured Blume's place as a perennial target of censors). ...

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