What was judy blume's first book

American author (born )

Judith Blume (néeSussman; born February 12, ) is an American writer of children's, young adult, and adult fiction.^[1] Blume began writing in and has published more than 26 novels.^[2] Among her best-known works are Are You There God?

It's Me, Margaret. (), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (), Deenie (), and Blubber (). Blume's books have significantly contributed to children's and young adult literature.^[3] She was named one of the most influential people in the world by Time magazine in ^[4]

Blume was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and graduated from New York University in ^[5] As an attempt to entertain herself in her role as a homemaker, Blume began writing stories.^[6] Blume was one of the first young adult authors to write novels focused on such controversial topics as masturbation, menstruation, teen sex, birth control, and death.^[7][8] He