Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Judy Blume Margaret Simon is just eleven, going on twelve, when her family moves from New York City to Farbrook, New Jersey. Margaret's mother is Christian and her father is Jewish/5. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is frequently challenged for its portrayal of religion and its frank discussions of puberty and sexuality. For example, Margaret’s friends encourage her to steal her father’s Playboy magazines and frequently chant “We must – we must – we must increase our bust!” Margaret describes being unimpressed with religious services despite her nightly prayers. · She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of beloved books for young people, including Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (which celebrated fifty years in ), and novels for adult readers, including Wifey, Summer Sisters, and In the Unlikely Event. Her work has been translated into thirty-two www.doorway.ru Judy at www.doorway.ru or follow her on Twitter at @www.doorway.ru: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Shelves: 20th-century, united-states, young-adult, classics, literature, fiction. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Judy Blume. Margaret Simon is just eleven, going on twelve, when her family moves from New York City to Farbrook, New Jersey. Margaret's mother is Christian and her father is Jewish. A Time Best YA Book of All Time () Celebrate the legacy of the bestselling and iconic Are You There God?It's Me, Margaret with this special edition, featuring a deluxe faux-leather embossed cover that looks and feels as vibrant as the story within. Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. So she talks to God instead - and waits for an answer Judy Blume has written some of the best books of our time about real-life issues family stress and pressures, what happens when your parents divorce, the problems of growing up and sexual awakening, bereavement with insight, sensitivity and honesty.
Are You There God, It's Me Margaret (), a best-selling and critically-acclaimed young adult novel by Judy Blume, follows the main character, Margaret Simon, an eleven-year-old girl whose parents have just moved from New York City to a small suburb in New Jersey. Margaret narrates the novel, telling about her struggle with adolescence and a lack of religious guidance, due to her parents' interfaith marriage – her mother is Christian and her father is Jewish. “Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret. I can’t wait until two o’clock God. That’s when our dance starts. Do you think I’ll get Philip Leroy for a partner? It’s not so much that I like him as a person God, but as a boy he’s very handsome. And I’d love to dance with him just once or twice. Thank you God.”. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Judy Blume Margaret Simon is just eleven, going on twelve, when her family moves from New York City to Farbrook, New Jersey. Margaret's mother is Christian and her father is Jewish.
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