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• The William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series

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  Biography is the most intimate approach to history--and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people--some born to privilege and power, others from modest backgrounds--shaped art, literature, science,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Genius of Judy

  How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us

  Bergstein, Rachelle

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  Rachelle Bergstein traces the history of Judy Blume’s life as she discusses the impact of her stories and how they reflected cultural shifts for women in society.

• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

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  This 2023 film adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic book follows Margaret’s messy adventures with friends, family, faith, and puberty.

• Blubber

  Blume, Judy

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  When bullying spirals out of control in a fifth-grade classroom, Jill learns who her true friends are.

• Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume

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  Twenty-four women share their stories of how Judy Blume’s books impacted their childhoods and still have resonance in their adult lives.

• Forever..

  Blume, Judy

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  High school seniors Katherine and Michael experience first love and first times as they try to figure out if their relationship is forever.

• Summer Sisters

  a Novel

  Blume, Judy

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  Spanning decades, Summer Sisters follows the lives of Victoria and Caitlin and their complicated friendship.