Rachel F. (RachelF) reviewed on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
When I was 11 & in sleepaway camp, we all took turns reading this book. Judy Blume's story of a 17 year old girl being seriously in love and learning about relationships and sex and heartache. Judy Blume touched a lot of us with her realistic, unique, engaging writing that was very outside-the-box when she was originally published.
BTW--To anyone who think this book is a bad influence for teens and that it will promote casual unsafe, sex and turns girls into 'sluts', I am sorry, but you're terribly mistaken--to be polite. Yes one has to be mature to read this but it's not one to ban. If anything, it's educational and eye-opening to any and all young girls these days that receive no sex education at school or at home. It was written in the mid 70s so much of it will seem dated, especially the discussion of VD and no discussion of " Safe Sex". But it still a gem.
BTW--To anyone who think this book is a bad influence for teens and that it will promote casual unsafe, sex and turns girls into 'sluts', I am sorry, but you're terribly mistaken--to be polite. Yes one has to be mature to read this but it's not one to ban. If anything, it's educational and eye-opening to any and all young girls these days that receive no sex education at school or at home. It was written in the mid 70s so much of it will seem dated, especially the discussion of VD and no discussion of " Safe Sex". But it still a gem.
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