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Hi my name is Judy Blume ,and I was born in Elizabeth ,New Jersey on February 12,1938. My dad was a dentist and my mom stayed at home. I have an older brother named David. When I was a little girl I was scared of dogs ,thunderstorms ,and the dark. My favorite book when I was little was Madeline. Sadly when I was ten years old my grandmother ,grandfather ,uncle ,and an aunt were already dead. When I was 12 years old I found a piano sitting right inside my house ,and I was a pretty quick learner. I was also a little bit scared of what I looked like during a piano concert.

I get my ideas from well ... lets just say everywhere. From memories ,to my childrens and there classmates lives. At first I was afraid to answer questions about where I get my ideas ,because I thought if I knew where I got them I whould never get another. When I was young I thought of ideas inside my head ,but I never wrote them down. I wonder what those stories were all about! To keep all of those kid like ideas in my head I excercise. Some of the things I do are walking ,biking ,going to the gym, and sometimes I even kayak. I think that I get good ideas when I go kayaking ,because it makes me feel so relaxed ,and my mind just keeps on thinking.

I'm inspired to write ,because it makes me feel foever 12 (like I'm always 12 ). Most of my books are series and novels. One of my series books is the Fudge series. When I was a child I never thought I would be a writer. I actually got a diploma to be a 2nd grade teacher. By the 1960's I had alreay published 25 books. But not everyone likes my books. Some parents think my books are innaproprate for little kids. Censorship is when a parent takes away a book from the library ,because they don't want there children to read it. I really don't like it when they do this ,because they are banning it from everyone who goes to that library.

When I was young I wanted to be a spy ,ballerina ,pianist ,or an actress. I didn't get close to any of those dreams ,but I feel happy about what I'm now. My first job was as a songwriter ,but I soon felt discourged because of my lack of origanlity so that didn't work out very well. It was actually an accident how I am an writer now. One day I was doing my chores and started saying ryming stories ,and remembered how much I still liked story telling.

My married life is kinda complecated ,so you might want to grab a pen and paper for this one. First I married John Blume and we had 2 children Randy and Lawrence. Randy is a pilot ,and Lawrence is a film maker. Then I divorced him in 1975 ,and married Thomas A. Kicthens in 1976. I divorced him in 1978 ,and then I married George Cooper in 1987. Now I have one step daughter named Amanda. So right now my name should be Judy Cooper. I really hope you all liked learning about my life ,and look forward to reading some of my books. I hope you all keep on reading!