Forever..._By_Judy_Blume

Forever... By Judy Blume Judy Blume's Forever . . . : "Good" Realistic Fiction' Forever . . . by Judy Blume is one of the most challenged books ever written for teenagers. Originally published in 1975, Forever . . . has remained popular with teenagers and unpopular with critics. The complex issues facing the teenage characters, Katherine and Michael, are the same issues that are facing many teenagers today. Because the book has been so popular to teenage readers, I will examine whether it should be considered a work of "good" realistic fiction. I will use the criteria from David Russell's list: What Makes Good Realistic Fiction' (218). I have chosen two points to examine in my paper: (a) Judy Blume's honest and accurate portrayal of the problems faced by the teenage characters in the novel and (b) the believable and honest portrayal of the characters. Summary of Forever . . . Forever . . . is a typical teenage love story. Katherine and Michael meet at the New Year's Eve party of a mutual friend. They immediately like each other and begin dating. There are a series of episodes of Katherine and Michael michael, kath, forever, teenagers, relationship, blume, teenage, love, novel, characters, one, because, about, realistic, problems, katherine, judy, issues, life, however, honest, good, friend, fiction, baby, after, typical, together, should, out, feels, claims, worry, world, work