In The Unlikely Event

The new adult novel from the beloved and best-selling author Judy Blume. When a series of passenger airplanes crashed in Elizabeth, New Jersey within a three-month period in 1951–1952, Judy Blume was a teenager. “These events have lingered in my mind ever since,” says Blume. “It was a crazy time. We were witnessing things that were incomprehensible to us as teenagers. Was it sabotage? An alien invasion? No one knew, and people were understandably terrified.” The novel explores how these events impacted three generations of characters, dealing with grief, first love, estranged parents, and more, capturing Blume's characteristic warmth and authenticity.