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Biography Link: February 12, 1938 Judy Sussman (Blume) was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Married John Blume in 1959, and recieved her degree in Education in 1960 from NYU. Her Daughter Randy, was born in 1961, and her son Larry was bornin 1963. She began writing after her children began school, and wanted to get her stories out, that she had known and had in her head for years. Her success as an author began with the book Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, in 1970. Each setting of her books is based on a place that she has lived or been in for long periods of time. Now Judy Blume lives in Key West, Florida and New York City, and is still writing.
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Awards & Honors:
- Margaret Alexander Edwards Award, 1996
- Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award, 1983
- Carl Sandberg Freedom to Read Award, Chicago Public Library, 1984
- Civil Liberties Award, Atlanta Civil Liberties Union, 1986
- John Rock Award, Center for Population Options, Los Angeles, 1986
- South Australian Youth Media Award for Best Author, 1988
Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret
- New York Times Best Books for Children List, 1970
- Nene Award, 1975
- Young Hoosier Book Award, 1976
- North Dakota Children's Choice, 1979
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
- Charlie May Swann Children's Book Award, 1972
- Young Reader's Choice Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association, 1975
- Sequoyah Children's Book Award of Oklahoma, 1975
- Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 1977
- Georgia Children's Book Award, 1977
- South Carolina Children's Book Award, 1977
- Rhode Island Library Association Award, 1978
- North Dakota Children's Choice Award, 1980
- West Australian Young Reader's Award, 1980
- United States Army in Europe Kinderbuch Award, 1981
- Great Stone Face, New Hampshire Library Council, 1981
Blubber
- Arizona Young Readers Award
- Young Reader's Choice Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association, 1977
- North Dakota Children's Choice Award, 1983
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great - South Carolina Children's Book Award, 1978
Superfudge
- Texas Blubonnet Award, 1980
- Michigan Young Reader's Award, 1981
- International Reading Association Children's Choice Award, 1981
- First Buckeye Children's Book Award, 1982
- Nene Award, 1982
- Sue Hefley Book Award, Louisiana Association of School Libraries, 1982
- United States Army in Europe Kinderbuch Award, 1982
- West Australian Young Reader's Book Award, 1982
- North Dakota Children's Choice Award, 1982
- Colorado Children's Book Award, 1982
- Georgia Children's Book Award., 1982
- Tennessee Children's Choice Award, 1982
- Utah Children's Book Award, 1982
- Northern Territory Young Reader's Award, 1983
- Young Reader's Choice Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association, 1983
- Garden State Children's Book Award, 1983
- Iowa Children's Choice Award, 1983
- Arizona Young Reader's Award., 1983
- California Young Reader's Award, 1983
- Young Hoosier Book Award., 1983
Tiger Eyes
- American Book Award Nomination, 1983
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, 1983
- California Young Reader's Medal, 1983
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