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SUMMARY:Mark Oppenheimer - 2026-2027 Author Series
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nJoin us as we welcome Mark Oppenheimer discussing his book Judy Blume: A Life.\n\n\nJudy Blume is an icon among Amer­i­can authors of fic­tion\, for both chil­dren and adults. One of the first authors of young adult books to write about pre­vi­ous­ly taboo sub­jects includ­ing inter­mar­riage\, the uncom­fort­able aspects of puber­ty\, and ado­les­cent sex\, she has also become a vocal advo­cate for free­dom of expres­sion against the threat of cen­sor­ship. Mark Oppen­heimer\, who had unprece­dent­ed access to a wide range of sources\, reveals facts about Blume’s life and work that trans­form the leg­end into a com­plex woman and a mul­ti­fac­eted artist. His nuanced inter­pre­ta­tions of her work offer a fresh per­spec­tive on char­ac­ters who have entered the pan­theon of children’s fic­tion\, includ­ing Mar­garet Simon\, Sal­ly J. Freed­man\, and Fudge Hatch­er\, as well as numer­ous women in books for adults who push back against sti­fling norms of conformity. \nOppen­heimer deflects some of the assump­tions about Blume’s phe­nom­e­nal suc­cess\, pro­duc­ing a truer por­trait of the writer who has come to rep­re­sent truth-telling in children’s books and con­vey­ing the chal­lenges of celebri­ty in a field where that sta­tus is uncom­mon. He notes both strengths and weak­ness­es of her books\, as well as her per­son­al­i­ty. Char­ac­ter­iz­ing Blume as ​“one of the most for­tu­nate peo­ple in his­to­ry … as a Jew\, in par­tic­u­lar\, exquis­ite­ly lucky\,” Oppen­heimer con­veys the essence of her remark­able accom­plish­ments and endur­ing lega­cy in the light of that truth. \nIN-PERSON at B’nai Torah Congregation | $18/person \nClick here to register\n \n\nIn partnership with \n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.btcboca.org/event/mark-oppenheimer-2026-2027-author-series/
LOCATION:B’nai Torah Congregation\, 6261 SW 18th Street\, Boca Raton\, FL\, 33433\, United States
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