“I think the kids have a right to read and to get honest answers to their questions,” says a young Blume in the trailer. Several of Blume’s books, including Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Here’s to You Rachel Robinson, and Forever have appeared on list of frequently challenged titles for children and young adults tracked by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. Produced by Amazon Studios, Judy Blume Forever tells the story of how Blume’s books, which for decades have been challenged and banned in libraries across the country for their radical honesty and frankness about puberty and sex, changed the way millions of young readers understand themselves, their sexuality, and what it means to grow up. Leah Wolchok & Davina Pardo, Judy Blume Forever co-directors Scales, author, advocate, and retired librarian Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, American Library Association PresidentĬhristopher Finan, National Coalition Against Censorship Executive Director

Leaders from the American Library Association, National Coalition Against Censorship, and PEN America will sit down with the documentary’s co-directors to discuss Judy Blume’s trailblazing work and the unprecedented surge of censorship sweeping across the country today. On Monday, April 24 – the start of National Library Week and inaugural Right to Read Day, join Unite Against Book Bans partners for a special virtual discussion of the forthcoming Prime Video documentary Judy Blume Forever.

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