Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it.

Blume has recalled "I spent most of my childhood making up stories inside of my head. ) divorce (It's Not the End of the World Just As Long As We're Together) bullying (Blubber) masturbation (Deenie Then Again Maybe I Won't and originally Tiger Eyes) and teen sex (Forever). The film version of Blume’s 1981 novel Tiger Eyes directed by the author's son Lawrence Blume stars Willa Holland as Davey and Amy Jo Johnson as Gwen Wexler and was released in 2012.

) divorce (It's Not the End of the World Just As Long As We're Together) bullying (Blubber) masturbation (Deenie Then Again Maybe I Won't and originally Tiger Eyes) and teen sex (Forever). The film version of Blume’s 1981 novel Tiger Eyes directed by the author's son Lawrence Blume stars Willa Holland as Davey and Amy Jo Johnson as Gwen Wexler and was released in 2012.