[BenLurkin]

"Editorial Reviews Amazon.com "Going all the way" is still a taboo subject in young adult literature. Judy Blume was the first author to write candidly about a sexually active teen, and she's been defending teenagers' rights to read about such subjects ever since. Here, Blume tells a convincing tale of first love--a love that seems strong and true enough to last forever. Katherine loves Michael so much, in fact, that she's willing to lose her virginity to him, and, as the months go by, it gets harder and harder for her to imagine living without him. However, something happens when they are separated for the summer: Katherine begins to have feelings for another guy. What does this mean about her love for Michael? What does this mean about love in general? What does "forever" mean, anyway? As always, Blume writes as if she's never forgotten a moment of what it's like to be a teenager."

[Ronaldus Magnus]

I read Forever as a teenager and remember feeling almost offended by the obviousness of her leftist agenda. Judy Blume is purveyor of smut for children, and poorly written smut at that. From the official Amazon Editorial Review:

"Going all the way" is still a taboo subject in young adult literature. Judy Blume was the first author to write candidly about a sexually active teen...

As it should be. You'd think these libertines who defend this garbage could see past their love of porn long enough to remember who's paying the bills in these public schools. Chuck Colson did a piece on this a while back discussed here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1310404/posts

[Hatteras]

Katherine sounds pretty hot. Pictures?

[Theophilus]

Blume writes as if she's never forgotten a moment of what it's like to be a teenager

I don't Blume writing is sentimental at all, I think it's deliberately constructive. Her influence runs far and wide throughout the whole architecture of the vast, hollow "teenager experience" atrium of the temple of humanism. Sex is not my problem with Blume, it's her prevailing philosophy of self-centeredness. Grow-up already!!! I was a big Blume fan when I was a kid, but my kids will never be so, there are too many better things to read. Banning Blume from the Public School Library? Well, I want to ban the whole school system (worst kind of socialism) so I guess I'm not be too concerned about rearranging the deck chairs.