The book even has made it on the American Library Association's (ALA) top one hundred banned books list. The controversy revolves ... Encyclopedia.com
That’s the quiet power of the book. Not shock value. Not scandal. Just a girl named Katherine, figuring things out—and letting millions of readers figure things out alongside her. forever judy blume book
While Blume’s intent was likely to show that "good girls" can get pregnant too, the portrayal of Sybil feels punishing by today's standards. Sybil is depicted as somewhat vapid and eager to please men. Her pregnancy is a plot device to show the stakes of sexuality. While Katherine gets the "happy ending" (college, a new boyfriend, retention of her autonomy), Sybil is shipped off to a home for unwed mothers, erased from the narrative as a cautionary tale. It is a jarring note of moral conservatism in an otherwise progressive book. The book even has made it on the