This universal aspect of Blume’s storytelling is what appealed to television mogul Mara Brock Akil when she was 12 and read “Forever” for the first time.

Though the book is told from the girl’s point of view, Akil has adjusted “Forever” (and removed the ... It’s hard enough figuring out who you are, let alone who you are as one half of ...

I know I’m not alone in this, either. A trip to Forever 21 was usually a full friend ... There’s a fine (but definitive) line between existing as a girl, who doesn’t think about how she ...