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by: Judy Blume See Larger Image Used Price: $4.35 Collectible Price: $19.00 Third Party New Price: $24.95 Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780027109917 ISBN: 0027109917 Label: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books Manufacturer: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: October 31, 1990 Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Sales Rank: 793924 Studio: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books Related Items: Blubber Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Freckle Juice Deenie It's Not the End of the World see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. She's just moved from New York City to Farbrook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her new friends -- Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong. But none of them can believe Margaret doesn't have a religion, and that she isn't joining the Y or the Jewish Community Center. What they don't know is that Margaret has her own special relationship with God. She can talk to God about everything -- family, friends, even Philip Leroy, the best-looking boy in sixth grade. Margaret is funny and real. As you read her story, you'll know why this book has been the favorite of millions of readers. It's as if Margaret is talking right to you, sharing her secrets with a friend. Amazon.com Review: If anyone tried to determine the most common rite of passage for preteen girls in North America, a girl's first reading of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret would rank near the top of the list. Judy Blume and her character Margaret Simon were the first to say out loud (and in a book even) that it is normal for girls to wonder when they are ever going to fill out their training bras. Puberty is a curious and annoying time. Girls' bodies begin to do freakish things--or, as in Margaret's case, they don't do freakish things nearly as fast as girls wish they would. Adolescents are often so relieved to discover that someone understands their body-angst that they miss one of the book's deeper explorations: a young person's relationship with God. Margaret has a very private relationship with God, and it's only after she moves to New Jersey and hangs out with a new friend that she discovers that it might be weird to talk to God without a priest or a rabbi to mediate. Margaret just wants to fit in! Who is God, and where is He when she needs Him? She begins to look into the cups of her training bra for answers ... Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - A Must-Read for Generations of Preteen Girls I honestly believe in my heart that every American woman from about age 25-35 read this book around the same age I did. Either one of her friends told her about it, the school nurse gave it to her, or her mom bought it and said it would explain things. This book is occassionally banned by school districts due to its discussion of female puberty and religion. I don't remember it being especially new when I was the age of the characters (Blume sets many of her novels in Princeton, I grew ... Read More Rating: - Ch-ch-ch-changes Twelve year old Margaret Simon finds her happy life crumbling around her when she returns from summer camp. Her parents have bought a house in New Jersey of all places for the main purpose (they won't admit but Margaret just KNOWS this is true) of keeping her away from her beloved Grandmother. All too soon Margaret is ripped away from her happy New York life and thrust into New Jersey suburbia. Happily she quickly finds friends to guide her the many perils and torments of 6th grade. In addition to ... Read More Rating: - Wonderful book!! Read this to your child!!!! I remember reading it when I was younger, and have always remembered it. Awesome book!!!! Rating: - Loving/Sensitive/Humorous...Reading For A Young Girl & Boy!! A Classic!! I read this book the first time in the early eighties. I was in my forties. Why would a forty-something year old lady read..."Are You There God? It's Me Margaret"...The answer being...I taught the performing arts to young ladies and some young gentlemen. I had a favorite student that had been with me for years, that brought the book in to me, as a gift. Why? Because...my name is Margaret!! The student was about 10 and she was so proud she had found a book that she did so enjoy reading, with my name ... Read More Rating: - Outstanding! What an excellent book for a teen girl.(Not too young, though). I read this book when I was in school, way back when. It left such a profound effect on me that I still remember it to this day. I now work in a library and see girls checking it out all the time. 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