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,

Forever, one of beloved young adult author Judy Blume‘s most iconic books, started with a simple request: “My daughter Randy asked for a story about two nice kids who have sex without either of them having to die.