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Traci
Traci asked Judy Blume:

Was it hard to write a book based on actual events from your past? What challenges did you face in doing so?

Judy Blume I loved doing the research. For four months that's all I did. I was like a detective trying to uncover the truth. This is a blend of truth (the crashes) and fiction (the families telling their own stories). I'm not a character. But I was a 14 year old as this story played out in our community. I think I had buried my memories for a very long time.
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Carol Maskus
Carol Maskus asked Judy Blume:

When I was an adolescent, I feel like you spoke to who I was with truth. Now that I'm an adult teacher, I feel out of touch with kids, more than I'd like to admit. How can teachers better understand older kids and teenagers? What is it that you know that puts you so in touch with that age group?

Regina
Regina asked Judy Blume:

I always take advice from those I consider tastemakers like yourself; which authors and/or books would you recommend reading today? Thank you!

Carolyn Burhart
Carolyn Burhart asked Judy Blume:

Dear Judy Blume..... Which comes first? The characters or the story? How do you develop your characters? Do you have a firm knowledge of them before you write a story? Or do you have a story and then go with the flow? Thank you, Carrie Burhart

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