in the unlikely event judy blume summary

The morning after the third crash, the Newark airport was closed. In total, the three crashes killed more than 100 passengers and more than 10 people on the ground.

The crash happened near an orphanage, and children from the orphanage actually helped pull people to safety.īlume's father, a dentist, was called in to help identify victims. Then, in February 1952, another plane bound for Florida crashed into an Elizabeth apartment building, killing half of the people on board and four people on the ground. That plane skimmed the roof of the all-girls high school Blume later graduated from.Īt that point, Elizabeth's mayor demanded they close the Newark airport, but was rebuffed. The next month, a plane flying from Syracuse, N.Y., crashed into a row of homes in Elizabeth, killing 23 people on board and seven people on the ground.

The first happened just before Christmas 1951, when a flight headed to Tampa, Fla., crashed, killing 56 people. When Blume was 13, three planes crashed in 58 days in her hometown. 'In The Unlikely Event' hit shelves in June, and it features a string of historical events that left a deep impact on Blume's imagination.īlume was born and raised in Elizabeth, N.J., where, she says, she led a typical, mid-century American suburban childhood. Now, more than 15 years later, she's back with another book, and the 77-year-old said it may be her last for adults. Her last book for adults, 'Summer Sisters,' came out in 2009 and hit No. In 2009, a group of writers compiled an anthology called 'Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume.'īlume didn't stop with young readers, however - she's also the author of several books for adults. Her candid writing has landed her on numerous banned book lists, but has also inspired legions of women. 'Blubber,' 'Freckle Juice' and 'Are You There God, It's Me Margaret' remain classroom classics more than 30 years after they were first published.īlume is beloved for her frank discussion of topics that were once considered taboo for young readers: sex, masturbation, divorce and racism. She's the author of more than 25 novels, which have sold more than 85 million copies worldwide.

In the unlikely event judy blume summary