Judy Blume’s most controversial book is her young adult novel Forever (1975), which centers on two teenagers, Katherine and Michael, as they experience love and sex for the first time. Blume addressed the topic of sex in a way that spoke to teen readers of the importance of responsibility—Katherine visits a clinic and is given a prescription for birth control pills—while remaining honest, relatable, and nonjudgmental. However, because of its frank discussion of such topics, it became a prime target of book-banning campaigns.
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