Judy was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in a home filled with books.  She writes, “And, yet, like most children, I sometimes felt alone.  We didn’t talk about problems in our family.  We kept our feelings to ourselves…I had a lot of questions but I was afraid to ask them. I was curious about sex but no one gave me any information.”

Because Judy writes about issues that are important to young adults, her books have been widely censored.  She supports groups and individuals who defend American citizens’ constitutional right to freedom of speech.