Deenie is a 1973 young adult novel written by Judy Blume. This book, like many others written by Blume, has been banned in schools for themes deemed inappropriate for adolescents; in this case, talk about masturbation and sexuality. Deenie is on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000 at forty-sixth. ---------- Also contained in: [A Judy Blume Collection](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1838377W)