For 50 years, Judy Blume's Forever... has served as a rite of passage for young readers everywhere thanks to its honest, stigma-less approach to mature subject matters like sex and birth control. Now this long-celebrated tale of first love comes to the screen in Netflix's Forever, created by Mara Brock Akil ( Girlfriends ).

Judy Blume YA novel about teenagers losing their virginity, has inspired a Netflix series with changes you're free to regard as substantial or superficial. Premiering this week, it's a very sweet show,

Judy Blume’s 1975 novel “Forever …,” about a New Jersey high schooler’s first love — and first experiences with sex — is a book I initially encountered with a childhood friend who got her hands on a copy.