Judy Blume- An inspiration to many

In 4th grade my teacher introduced me to the author Judy Blume. After one chapter of her book Westside School is Falling Down I fell in love with this author. Judy was born in New Jersey and loved writing as a child. Eventually she pursued a degree in Education from New York University in 1961. It is inspiring to me that a woman with such creativity earned a degree in a field i hope to one day be involved in. Not only is Judy a wonderful author, but she is also very involved throughout her community with projects such as the Kids Fund. Judy is currently working on a new series of children's books with the first intended to hit shelves summer of 2008. Some of her books i have really enjoyed include Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing, Westside School is Falling Down, Blubber, and Are You There God? It's me Margaret. When i am an educator in the future i wish to read some of her children's books to my classroom and hope they can find them as inspiring as I have.