Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
The defining entry point to Blume's middle-grade and young-adult fiction.
Author guide
Judy Blume Books in Order
Judy Blume is an American author whose books address childhood, adolescence, family relationships, sexuality, divorce, grief, bullying, and other experiences with unusual frankness. Her work spans picture books, middle-grade and young-adult novels, adult fiction, nonfiction, and collections of stories. She is also a prominent advocate for intellectual freedom and the right to read.
children's fictionpicture booksyoung adult fictionadult fictionnonfictionshort stories
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
The best starting point for the Fudge books.
The Pain and the Great One
A concise introduction to Blume's picture books and sibling-centered storytelling.
Wifey
The starting point for Blume's adult fiction.
Read in order
Books by series
children's-fiction-series · complete
Fudge Series
Children's books centered on Peter Hatcher, his irrepressible younger brother Fudge, and their family and friends.
children's-fiction-series · complete
The Pain and the Great One Series
Books about the sibling rivalry and affection between Abigail, the Great One, and Jake, the Pain.
- 1 The Pain and the Great OneAmazon ↗
Book 1 · picture-book · 1984
- 2
Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great OneAmazon ↗Book 2 · short-story-collection · 2007
- 3 Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great OneAmazon ↗
Book 3 · short-story-collection · 2008
- 4
Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain and the Great OneAmazon ↗Book 4 · short-story-collection · 2008
- 5
Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great OneAmazon ↗Book 5 · short-story-collection · 2009
young-adult-fiction-series · complete
Just as Long as We're Together Series
Linked young-adult novels about Stephanie Hirsch and her friend Rachel Robinson as they navigate friendship, family, school, and growing up.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (15)
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Iggie's HouseAmazon ↗novel · 1970
- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.Amazon ↗
novel · 1970
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Then Again, Maybe I Won'tAmazon ↗novel · 1971
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Freckle JuiceAmazon ↗novel · 1971
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It's Not the End of the WorldAmazon ↗novel · 1972
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DeenieAmazon ↗novel · 1973
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BlubberAmazon ↗novel · 1974
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Forever...Amazon ↗novel · 1975
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Starring Sally J. Freedman as HerselfAmazon ↗novel · 1977
- WifeyAmazon ↗
novel · 1978
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Tiger EyesAmazon ↗novel · 1981
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Smart WomenAmazon ↗novel · 1983
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Letters to Judy: What Your Kids Wish They Could Tell YouAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1986
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Summer SistersAmazon ↗novel · 1998
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In the Unlikely EventAmazon ↗novel · 2015
Nonfiction (1)
- The Judy Blume DiaryAmazon ↗
diary · 1981
Children's books (1)
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The One in the Middle Is the Green KangarooAmazon ↗picture-book · 1969
Other (1)
- The Judy Blume Memory BookAmazon ↗
memory-book · 1988