The Child From 9 To 12 Interests

I Was Sick All The Time, One Exotic Illness After Another, Which Lasted Throughout My Twenties. My Worst Decade. But From The Day The First Book Was Accepted, I Never Got Sick Again. Writing Changed My Life.

In A New York Post Interview, Judy Blume, Author Of Young-adult Fiction, Gave This Advice On Getting Your Kids To Read: "moms Come Up To Me At Book Signings And Describe How They're Telling Their Daughters, 'these Were My Favorite Books,'?" She Says. "i Say, 'quit It! That's The Biggest Turnoff!'"you Want To Get Them To Read Them, Leave Them Around The House And Every So Often, Say, 'you're Not Ready To Read This Yet.'

I Meet People On The Street Or At Book Signings And They Tend To Treat Me As If They Know Me, As If We're Connected. It's Great.

Some Characters Become Your Friends For Life. That's How It Was For Me With Betsy-tacy.

I Think About Lenaya And Hugh. Will They Know How Much I've Changed This Year? Will They Have Changed Too? I'll Wait Until Tomorrow To Find Out. And Then It's Possible I Won't Find Out After All. Because Some Changes Happen Deep Down Inside Of You. And The Truth Is, Only You Know About Them. Maybe That's The Way It's Supposed To Be.