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I remember thinking Im going to be honest.
Im going to tell the truth.
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For the past fifty years, the iconic coming of age novel,Are You There God?
She pulled out her “college typewriter,” to write the tale of 12-year-old Margaret.
“I knew next to nothing about writing.
But I knew a lot about being in sixth grade.
Or thought I did.
My memory for the details of life at 12 was so fresh.
And I knew what I didn’t want to write.
I didn’t want to follow the rules and regulations for writing a children’s book.
I remember thinking I’m going to be honest.
I’m going to tell the truth.
Well, my truth anyway,” she shared.
The beloved author joinedHoda Kotband Jenna Bush Hager earlier today to celebrate the monumental anniversary of this publication.
You are not alone.
Adding, “it’s something that you never imagine.
When you write the fantasy is oh maybe some day I’ll be published.
And then you think maybe someday someone will actually read one of my books.
Maybe I’ll hear from somebody who reads one of my books.
But what’s happened here is like nothing that I could have fantasized…
I never would have thought of it,” Blume said.
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What is your favorite Judy Blume book?
There are just so many to choose from it would be so hard to pick just one!
