New York Times Bestsellers
Judy Blume has placed 4 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 69 weeks on the charts.
Summer Sisters
Judy Blume Other Novels
22 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Jun 1998
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In the Unlikely Event
Judy Blume Other Novels
8 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Jun 2015 · 21 weeks across 3 NYT lists
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Reading Order
8 series · 33 books| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Short Story) | 1972 | 🏆 Grand Canyon Reader Award 1977🏆 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award 1975🏆 Oklahoma Sequoyah Award 1975California Young Readers Medal 1977Full award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great | 1972 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Superfudge | 1980 | 🏆 Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards 1990🏆 Soaring Eagle Book Award 1989🏆 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award 1984🏆 Young Hoosier Book Award 1983🏆 Grand Canyon Reader Award 1983🏆 Golden Sower Award 1983🏆 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award 1983🏆 California Young Readers Medal 1983+2 moreFull award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Fudge-a-Mania (Short Story) | 1990 | 🏆 Nene Award 1993🏆 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award 1993🏆 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award 1993🏆 California Young Readers Medal 1993Full award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | Double Fudge | 2002 | 🏆 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award 2005🏆 Nene Award 2004🏆 Golden Archer Award 2004Full award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
BFF Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Just As Long As We're Together | 1986 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Here's to You, Rachel Robinson | 1993 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Pain & The Great One Series
0 of 4 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Soupy Saturdays (Short Story) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Cool Zone (Short Story) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Going, Going, Gone (Short Story) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Friend or Fiend? (Short Story) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Judy Blume Other Novels
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret | 1970 | 🏆 Young Hoosier Book Award 1976🏆 Nene Award 1975🏆 Golden Archer Award 1974Full award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Iggie's House (Short Story) | 1970 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Then Again, Maybe I Won't | 1971 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | It's Not the End of the World | 1972 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Deenie (Short Story) | 1973 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Blubber | 1974 | 🏆 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award 1977Full award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 7 | Forever... | 1975 | 🏆 Margaret A. Edwards Award 1996Full award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 8 | Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself | 1977 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | Wifey | 1978 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | Tiger Eyes | 1981 | 🏆 Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award 1985🏆 Iowa Teen Award 1985🏆 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 1983🏆 California Young Readers Medal 1983🏆 National Book Award 1983Full award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 11 | Smart Women | 1983 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | Summer Sisters | 1998 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | In the Unlikely Event | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Judy Blume Short Story Collections
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Pain and the Great One: Go Places! | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Judy Blume Picture Books
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo (Short Story) | 1969 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Freckle Juice (Short Story) | 1978 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Judy Blume Non-Fiction Books
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Judy Blume Diary | 1981 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Letters to Judy: What Kids Wish They Could Tell You | 1986 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Judy Blume Memory Book | 1988 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Judy Blume Anthologies
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Places I Never Meant To Be | 1999 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | It's Fine to Be Nine | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | It's Heaven to Be Seven | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
About the Author
Judy Blume (born Judith Sussman) is an American author. She has written many novels for children and young adults which have exceeded sales of 80 million and been translated into 31 languages. Blume's novels for teenagers were among the first to tackle such controversial matters as racism (*Iggie's House*), menstruation (*Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.*), divorce (*It's Not the End of the World, Just As Long As We're Together*), bullying (*Blubber*), masturbation (*Deenie; Then Again,…