![]() In truth, Blume’s novels are often journeys into the minds of teen girls, interior monologues that defy cinematic exploration. It must be the lack of vampires and Harry Potter wizardry that scared off the studios. ![]() It’s astonishing that Tiger Eyes is the first of her 28 books to become a feature film. She’s a groundbreaker, a renegade with the badge of honor that comes from being banned in certain schools and libraries for her raw, honest approach to such hot topics as teen sex ( Forever), menstrual trauma ( Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret), divorce ( It’s Not the End of the World) masturbation ( Maybe I Won’t), bullying ( Blubber) and racism ( Iggie’s House). Judy Blume, whose young adult novels have generated sales exceeding 80 million copies since she first hit print in 1969, is more than a literary force of nature. In adapting Judy Blume’s 1981 bestseller, Tiger Eyes, to the screen, director Lawrence Blume (her son and script collaborator) lets the emotions inherent in this coming-of-age tale stay at a welcome distance from Hollywood slick. ![]() Sometimes taking it easy is all it takes. ![]()
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