title: Letters to Judy
author:  Judy Blume 
description: Blume quotes correspondence she receives asking for advice, written by readers of her children's books, boys and girls who don't feel free to confide in their parents. The letters here come from youngsters 10 years old through the teens and tell about specific problems. Some of these kids are loners rejected by peers; others feel neglected at home or hurt by divorce. The author hears from victims of child abuse, including incest; from those trying to quit drugs. A divorced mother herself, Blume is sympathetic to the young people who write herand sympathizes with parents as well; she intends this book to help them become more aware of their children's needs. <br />Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  To Judy Ellis —D.E.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  THEY TELL ME I will die here. This place I do not know, this dark, dank,
  rancid dungeon, where nobody wishes me well and most speak languages I don’t
  understand—this is the place I will call home for the rest of my life. That’s
  what they tell me. It’s getting harder to disbelieve them.
  
  
  There are people in here who want me dead, some for retribution but most to
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