Judy Blume Quotes

When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship.

Judy Blume

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• When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship.

  

  Judy Blume
  • Writing
  • Book
  • Problem