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Clara’s breath caught. 1982. That was the year Clara’s own mother, Sarah, would have been twelve. Her mother, who had died when Clara was nineteen, before they could ever talk about bras or periods or faith. Her mother, whose maiden name was Kline.

And somewhere, in the landfill where the old house now lay, the words didn't matter. The story had already escaped. forever judy blume book

Then, on the very last page, squeezed into the white space below Judy Blume’s final sentence, was the last entry. It was in a hurried, grown-up script, the letters sharp and sure. Clara’s breath caught

S. Kline. Sarah Kline.

On page seventy-eight, next to the part where Margaret’s grandmother says, “You’ll find your own way to believe,” a reply: I hope so. 1982. Her mother, who had died when Clara was