3 facts about Judy Blume

Starting out Judy Blume, age 85, grew up loving stories. At college, she got a teaching degree. Her first book, The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo, was published in 1969. She went on to write 28 more. State honors The author was raised in New Jersey, and many of her books are set in the state. She was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2010, and a service area along a New Jersey parkway was named after her last May. Shop owner Blume and her husband, George Cooper, co-founded a nonprofit bookstore in Key West, Florida. Books & Books at the Studios of Key West opened in 2016. It is housed in a building dedicated to art, creativity, and community.…

You're reading a preview of

The Week Junior US (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 158

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.