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Overview

There's a first for everything.

When you build up something in your mind — really imagine it, wish for it — sometimes, when it actually happens, it doesn't live up to your expectations.

True love is nothing like that.

Especially not for Katherine and Michael, who can't get enough of each other. Their relationship is unique: sincere, intense, and fun all at the same time. Although they haven't been together all that long, they know it's serious. A whole world opens up as young passion and sexuality bloom.

But it's senior year of high school, and there...

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Overview

There's a first for everything.

When you build up something in your mind — really imagine it, wish for it — sometimes, when it actually happens, it doesn't live up to your expectations.

True love is nothing like that.

Especially not for Katherine and Michael, who can't get enough of each other. Their relationship is unique: sincere, intense, and fun all at the same time. Although they haven't been together all that long, they know it's serious. A whole world opens up as young passion and sexuality bloom.

But it's senior year of high school, and there are big changes ahead. Michael and Katherine are destined for another big "first": a decision. Is this the love of a lifetime, or the very beginning of a lifetime of love?

"No preaching (Blume never does) but the message is clear; no hedging (Blume never does) but a candid account by Kathy gives intimate details of a first sexual relationship. The characters and dialogue are equally natural and vigorous, the language uncensored, the depiction of family relationships outstanding."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults.

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Children's Literature
More than thirty years ago, Judy Blume's sensational teen romance debuted to much controversy. A candid account of young love that provides details about everything from a young couple's first meeting through sexual curiosity, exploration, and activity, this book is as relevant for teens today as it was to teens in the seventies. From the moment Katherine and Michael meet at a friend's party, the sparks fly. Although they attend different schools, the pair get together every chance they can, and their relationship deepens. Before long, things are getting serious: they are thinking about sex, talking about sex, and planning for sex. It feels like they will be together forever. Then, summer comes, and family plans pull them apart. They write each other often and plan to reunite as soon as they can, but life—and love—can be unexpected. While employed as a camp counselor, Katherine meets Theo. She is surprised by the attraction she feels for him. What do such feelings say about love? Commitment? Forever? Michael? Modern readers may giggle at the lack of cell phones and other modern accoutrements, but they are sure to be drawn into this time-tested tale of first love.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781416934004
  • Publisher: Simon Pulse
  • Publication date: 4/24/2007
  • Edition description: Reissue
  • Pages: 208
  • Sales rank: 36,961
  • Age range: 14 - 17 Years
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.10 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Meet the Author

Judy Blume
Judy Blume
A pioneer of books for young adults and the author of classics such as Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, the Fudge series, and many others, Judy Blume has always had the uncanny ability to capture the embarrassments and worries of growing up, striking comforting chords with readers of all ages.

Biography

Before Judy Blume, there may have been a handful of books that spoke to issues teens could identify with; but very few were getting down to nitty-gritty stuff like menstruation, masturbation, parents divorcing, being half-Jewish, or deciding to have sex. Now, these were some issues that adolescents could dig into, and Blume’s ability to address them realistically and responsibly has made her one of the most popular – and most banned – authors for young adults.

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, published in 1970, was Blume’s third book and the one that established her fan base. Drawing on some of the same things she faced as a sixth grader growing up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Blume created a sympathetic, first-person portrait of a girl whose family moves to the suburbs as she struggles with puberty and religion. In subsequent classics such as Then Again, Maybe I Won’t, Deenie, Blubber, and Tiger Eyes, Blume wrote about the pain of being different, falling in love, and figuring out one's identity. Usually written in a confessional/diary style, Blume’s books feel like letters from friends who just happen to be going through a very interesting version of the same tortures suffered by their audience.

Blume has also accumulated a great following among the 12-and-under set with her Fudge series, centering on the lives of preteen Peter Hatcher and his hilariously troublesome younger brother, Farley (a.k.a. Fudge). Blume’s books in this category are particularly adept at portraying the travails of siblings, making both sides sympathetic. Her 2002 entry, Double Fudge, takes a somewhat surreal turn, providing the Hatchers with a doppelganger of Fudge when they meet some distant relatives on a trip.

Blume has also had success writing for adults, again applying her ability to turn some of her own sensations into compelling stories. Wifey in 1978 was the raunchy chronicle of a bored suburban housewife’s infidelities, both real and imagined. She followed this up five years later with Smart Women, a novel about friendship between two divorced women living in Colorado; and 1998’s Summer Sisters, also about two female friends.

Blume has said she continually struggles with her writing, often sure that each book will be the last, that she’ll never get another idea. She keeps proving herself wrong with more than 20 books to her credit; hopefully she will continue to do so.

Good To Know

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was inspired by an article given to Blume by her babysitter about a toddler who swallowed a small pet turtle. She wrote a picture book introducing Fudge (based on her own then-toddler son), the turtle, and older brother Peter; but it was rejected. A few years later, E. P. Dutton editor Ann Durell suggested that Blume turn the story into a longer book about the Hatcher family. Blume did, and the Fudge legacy was born.

Blume is not an author without conflict about her station in life. She says on her web site that, as part of her "fantasy about having a regular job," she has a morning routine that involves getting fully dressed and starting at 9 a.m. She has also getting out of writing altogether."After I had written more than ten books I thought seriously about quitting," she writes. "I felt I couldn't take the loneliness anymore. I thought I would rather be anything but a writer. But I've finally come to appreciate the freedom of writing. I accept the fact that it's hard and solitary work."

Blume's book about divorce, It's Not the End of the World, proved ultimately to be closer to her own experience than she originally imagined. Her own marriage was in trouble at the time, but she couldn't quite face it. "In the hope that it would get better I dedicated this book to my husband," she writes in an essay. "But a few years later, we, too, divorced. It was hard on all of us, more painful than I could have imagined, but somehow we muddled through and it wasn't the end of any of our worlds, though on some days it might have felt like it."

Her most autobiographical book is Starring Sally J. Friedman as Herself, says Blume. "Sally is the kind of kid I was at ten," Blume says on her web site.

Blume keeps setting Fudge aside, readers keep bringing him back. The sequel Superfudge was written after tons of fans wrote in asking for more of Farley Hatcher; again more begging led to Fudge-a-Mania ten years later. Blume planned never to write about Fudge again, but grandson Elliott was a persistent pesterer (just like Fudge), and got his way with 2002's Double Fudge.

    1. Hometown:
      New York's Upper East Side, Key West, and Martha's Vineyard
    1. Date of Birth:
      February 12, 1938
    2. Place of Birth:
      Elizabeth, New Jersey
    1. Education:
      B.S. in education, New York University, 1961
    2. Website:
      http://www.judyblume.com/
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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 10, 2004

    good yet bad

    this book uses many discriptive words...it's like teen porn??..very descriptive..i overall liked it.yet i was very disturbed ...anyone under 15 should NOT read this book....

    16 out of 23 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 29, 2009

    it was a great book but alil disappointing

    i bought this book yesterday and man i could not put it down. Its a great book and i was really thought it was interesting. I really hated that ending. IT LEFT ME HANGING i wanted to know what happened after Theo called. i wouldnt recommend this book to people who dont want to be left hanging.

    10 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 28, 2010

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    loved this book!!!!!

    this book is defiantly one of the best books i have ever read! i passed it round to my friends and about 20 of us read it in about 4 weeks. did not like the ending very much so my friends and i wrote out own endings in the book. this book is not for people under the age of 13. my mother wanted to read it after me so i just told her i lost it at school because she probably would of taken it away. a great read. a little much for a Judy Blume novel but still loved it and especially Ralph!!lol

    9 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 12, 2009

    awesome book!!!

    This is one of my favorite books of all time. I'm not one to read a book more then once but this book is an easy read and i can read this book over and over again and never get bored. i wouldnt however reccomend for anyone under 14 there are some racy parts but it is an excellent book i really enjoyed it!!

    8 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 11, 2008

    woww.

    probably the worst book ive read in a longgg time. they meet for 5 minutes and they are suddenly holding hands and hes asking to kiss her? really now? unrealistic. and then they go into extreme detail surronding their sex life...too weird. ralph?? ill tell you one thing...i would never recommend this book to anyone.

    7 out of 17 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 6, 2008

    Gross!!!!!!!

    This book was disgusting. I would not recamend it for someone in middle school because it was way toooo detailed. If you have read the book you would understand what I was talking about. For example - they go wayyyyyy to indepth about sex and it is tooo mature for a young adult. :]

    7 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 30, 2008

    AMAZING

    Yes, the book was pretty sexual; and I wouldn't recommended it for younger people. But, it did share a life like situation between two people. This book was amazing, and it is very much so worth the time to read it.

    6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted June 1, 2010

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    VERY DEEP

    I THINK THAT TIS BOOK IS GOOD FOR TEENS 14 AND OLDER BECAUSE THEY CAN SEE WHAT SOME GIRLS GO THROUGH IN RELATIONSHIPS AND JUST LIFE IN GENERAL AND AFTER I READ THIS BOOK ALOT OF PEOPKE AT MY SCHOOL WANTED TO READ IT AND THE BOOK WENT THROUGH HALF OF THE 8TH GRAD AND 9TH GRADE AT MY SCHOOL.BUT OTHER THAN THAT I THINK THAT TEENS SHOULD READ THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT CAN SOMEHOW RELATE TO WHAT MIGHT HAVE GONE ON IN THEIR LIFE OR TEACH THEM TO MAKE THE CORRECT DECISIONS OR EVERN THINK ABOUT WHAT CHOICE TO MAKE BEFOR MAKING THE WRONG DECISIONS AND TO ME THIS BOOK TOUGHT ME THAT I SHOULD REALISE WHEN A GUY IS PUTTING PREASURE ON ME TO DO SOMTHING THAT IM NOT READY TO DO AND TO TAKE LIFE AS IT GOES BUT TO ALSO KNOW WHO I AM AND TO NEVER LET A GUY FORCE ME INTO SOMTHING I DONT WANNA DO AND THATS WHY I GIVE THIS BOOK A FIVE STAR

    5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 23, 2010

    It was one of the best stories I've read! (:

    My friend let me borrow the book and I began to read it that night. The first three pages got me interested in the book too. I shut my laptop after chapter one and it took me two days to read the whole book. It's an amazing story with a great story line. I recommend this book to anyone!

    4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 30, 2008

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    NOT FOR YOUNG TEENS--HIGH SCHOOL, PERHAPS

    At first I wasn't liking the story that much but the story got better as it went along but I wish that the story felt more real. I mean it was good but I never believed that Michael loved Katherine like he said he did. He only wanted to have her, that was obvious. The other stories and characters are much more interesting than Michael and Katherine also. Their stories had my mouth drop to the floor so that definetly kept me reading. And it saved the book from being boring. The ending was predictable. Sorry Judy, ok book, but not her best. For my taste, I am searching for more depth, more soul and passion from the writer and characters. Like from Sarah Dessen, Kristen Tracy, K S Michaels...

    4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 6, 2009

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    um...........love it...kinda

    i think its a goood book.i just dont know if it's good for pplz under 13 or more well some parts are a little over detailed .~_~( too detailed for my mom)she asked for a little summary of what i was reading and so told her.she freaked out so maybe peope older than 13(thats my age).

    3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 26, 2008

    i couldnt believe it

    this is truely one of the best books EVER written. i wish dearly that there was a part two to it but sadly there's isnt.

    3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 31, 2008

    GREAT book

    This book is a must-have! It's one of the best books I've read! If only it had a part two! You'll never want to put this book down.

    3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 6, 2008

    This book is average.

    It was addicting I must admit. However, it was felt like it was physical. I didn't feel any emotional connection. The ending is very quick. It was very disappointing.

    3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 7, 2010

    Forever...

    It took me a few to read this book since i am in high school and have a ton of school work. i cried when i got down to the end. it was so much like mine and my boyfriends love life. only a little opposite. i read a chapters to my boyfriend. he wants me to read the whole book to him. i WILL REREAD IT!!!

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 27, 2010

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    Forever by Judy Blume

    When i first read this book i knew that I was going to get in to it. I really liked it and I hope that everyone else likes it also. The whole story just made me feel as if they had a perfect relationship and i want a relationship like Katherine and Micheal. As i was reading the book Katherine kind of reminded me of myself. When i was done with the book i was like a hopeless romantic...i am a romantic but even so after the book. I wanted to date every gut i though tcould give that type of realtionship. Now there is a guy that I like at school named Keith and i think of him all the time and when I think of him I think of Forever. lol :) The book was soo good i let one of my friends borrow it and also my stepdad is going to read it when i get it back...This book was excellent. Better than Story of A Girl.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 15, 2010

    One of the BEST! books i have ever read loved it!!!

    this book is great i could not put it down i read it in like 2 days i lend it to my best friend and she read it in a day i love this book because it really brings reality to life and its about even how true love cant last forever .... its all about a girl and the real everyday problems that i think any teen really deals with friendship,family and most of all experincing 1st time love i honestly REALLY REALLY recommend it

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 28, 2010

    awesome book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    This book is so amazing!!! But I wish at the ending when she saw him at the store they would have worked it out. But it's still an awesome book. This book almost made me cry when her grandfather died. The author (Judy Blume)should have had a forever # 2 or something. But Judy Blume is my FAVORITE author , and will always be FOREVER.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 26, 2010

    Amazing book

    The characters in this Novel illustrate real events and how a young women would behave in a first love situation. The book got me a little emotional because it reminded me of some of the challenges I face in my own relationship.The book is wrtten so realisticly and that first love is never forgotten an amazing amazing book to read;and a very lovely ending.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 23, 2010

    lovely novel

    this book is truely touching. it is written in such a down to earth form, i felt like i knew katherine so well within the first chapter. this novel will take you on a ride..showing you all of her first sexual experiences, in vivid detail. 5 stars

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