Her+Early+Life

Judy Blume was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She was born on February 12,1938, her dad was a dentist ,and her mom was a stay at home mom. She has an older brother named David. When Judy Blume was young, she was scared of Dogs, thunderstorms,and the dark. Judy was just 7 years old when World War II ended. In 1948 (when she was ten) she had already lost one uncle ,one aunt ,one grandfather ,and one grandmother ,so she felt pretty lonely. When Judy lived in New Jersey, she found a piano sitting right inside her house (she was 12). She was very quick when it came to learning how to play the piano. When she was 12, Judy explained how she was concerned about what she looked like during her piano concerts. When Judy was practicing (the piano) she would pretend that she was giving piano lessons to her dolls. Her best friend was Mary Sullivan ,and in tenth grade they tried-out for the school play. Guess what Mary and Judy both got parts (got to be in the play).