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[I]t's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.
Judy Blume
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Judy Blume
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: February 12
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