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title: "3 Kids Read Quotes By Judy Blume"
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> [I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-am-a-big-defender-of-harry-potter-and-i-think-any-book-that-gets/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

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> [Kids should read whatever they want to read. So I'm hoping that just like 15-year-olds read "Summer Sisters," I'm hoping that they'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/kids-should-read-whatever-they-want-to-read-so-i-m-hoping-that-just/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

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> [In a New York Post interview, Judy Blume, author of young-adult fiction, gave this advice on getting your kids to read: "Moms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/in-a-new-york-post-interview-judy-blume-author-of-young-adult-fiction/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

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## More by Judy Blume

> ["Summer Sisters" is probably my least autobiographical book. The whole idea started with rowing down the pond. And I heard an explosion. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/summer-sisters-is-probably-my-least-autobiographical-book-the-whole/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [I have to go with what comes naturally to me. Fantasy isn't my thing. I did enjoy the Oz books when I was growing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-have-to-go-with-what-comes-naturally-to-me-fantasy-isn-t-my-thing-i/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [“Censors don’t want children exposed to ideas different from their own. If every individual with an agenda had his/her way, the shelves in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/censors-don-t-want-children-exposed-to-ideas-different-from-their-own/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [Fear is often disguised as moral outrage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/fear-is-often-disguised-as-moral-outrage/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [My husband says I have too much imagination, but I don't think a writer can have too much imagination!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/my-husband-says-i-have-too-much-imagination-but-i-don-t-think-a/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [It's so amazing. I mean talk about sexuality changing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/it-s-so-amazing-i-mean-talk-about-sexuality-changing/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [ If no one speaks out for \[young readers\], if they don’t speak out for themselves, all they’ll get for required reading will be the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/if-no-one-speaks-out-for-young-readers-if-they-don-t-speak-out-for/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/having-the-freedom-to-read-and-the-freedom-to-choose-is-one-of-the/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [“Precious Child... nothing matters but the moment. There might be no tomorrow and even if there is, nobody gives a damn.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/precious-child-nothing-matters-but-the-moment-there-might-be-no/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-wanted-to-write-honest-books-for-kids-because-i-didn-t-have-those/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [Heavy petting, that was fun! That was good. And frankly, you know I wish kids would go back to it. It's very satisfying. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/heavy-petting-that-was-fun-that-was-good-and-frankly-you-know-i-wish/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [“So many adults are exhausting themselves worrying about other people corrupting their children with books, they're turning kids off to reading instead of turning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/so-many-adults-are-exhausting-themselves-worrying-about-other-people/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/it-s-not-just-the-books-under-fire-now-that-worry-me-it-is-the-books/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-m-really-quite-bad-at-coming-up-with-plot-ideas-i-like-to-create/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

> [I kept a diary as a teenager but I never would have shared it with anyone. Still, I think it's very good practice to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-kept-a-diary-as-a-teenager-but-i-never-would-have-shared-it-with/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

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