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30 years of Judy Blume novels... are we still censoring?

Abstract

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<p>Judy Blume has been a target of censors since she started writing novels in the 1970s. Her books have been removed from shelves in school media centers all over the country by either the school board, or even the media specialist. Many studies have been done in the past about censorship and Judy Blume's books were always a popular target.</p> <p>A survey was sent out to 53 middle and high school media centers in Morris County, New Jersey. Survey Monkey.com was used to create the questionnaire and interpret the results. An email message was created and a link to the online survey was placed in the message and sent out to the media specialists. Out of the 53 schools, 13 responded to the questionnaire. The results from this survey showed there is very little, if any censorship of Judy Blume books in these libraries.</p>

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.A. in School and Public Librarianship
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Special Educational Services/Instruction
Year dc:date.available
2008

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Amidon, Nina
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Shontz, Marilyn

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/680
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1679

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2026-07-24
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citation

Amidon, Nina. 30 years of Judy Blume novels... are we still censoring?. Thesis thesis, 2008. https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/680