Transcript: Forever: Mara Brock Akil on First Love, Judy Blume, and Her Love Letter to her Sons - The Peabody Awards

MARA BROCK AKIL: The world wasn’t being honest with kids about not only their feelings, but their feelings attached to this growing sensation and urge for sex. When I read the book, I knew I wasn’t ready for sex, but it was in my near future, and I was curious about what that would be like.