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Papers of Wendy Hoare.

Author of children and young adult novels, Blume is noted for writing about numerous controversial topics important to teens such as racism, divorce, and bullying.

The papers comprise material about the author and her career; correspondence; preliminary ideas and research; manuscripts in various drafts with comments from editors and illustrators; draft text and preliminary copies of illustrations for novellas; galleys and proofs with editing; correspondence with US and UK publishers and a French translator; fan mail; and reviews and publicity, particularly surrounding the film, Nim's Island.

This is no accidental collection but a cohesive set of reflections on fundamental themes - self-reliance, justice, sex, and civil liberty.