Are You There God? Its Me, Margaret

Posted on 18 August 2018 by Judy Blume

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 Farbook, 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 religion, and that she isn t going to the Y or the Jewish Community Center What they don t know is Margaret has her own very special relationship with God She can talk to God about everything family, friends, even Moose Freed, her secret crush.Margaret is funny and real, and her thoughts and feelings are oh so relatable you ll feel like she s talking right to you, sharing her secrets with a friend. Download Are You There God? Its Me, Margaret – kino-fada.fr I first read this book in kindergarten After getting into an argument with the PTA lady running the school book fair about whether or not I could buy the book I thought she was trying to imply that I couldn t read it, which I found insulting an argument that was ultimately settled by a call home to my mom I brought the book home and read it all on a Friday night Up past my bedtime, I snuck downstairs, where my parents were entertaining friends, and announced that I had a question about w I first read this book in kindergarten After getting into an argument with the PTA lady running the school book fair about whether or not I could buy the book I thought she was trying to imply that...Isn t it pathetic that as a girl, once you learn about periods, you just can t wait to get one, and then for the rest of your life, you just wish the effers would go away Except of course, the periods that show up JUST when you need them to like when one is perhaps a few da...During the final round in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup was asked this questionWould you change your religious beliefs to marry the person you love Why or why notSupsup answeredIf I had to change my religious beliefs, I will not marry the person that I love Because the first person that I love is GOD who created me And I have my faith and my principles And these what make makes me who I am And if that person loves me, he should love my God too T During the final round in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup was asked this questionWould you change your religious beliefs to marry the person you love Why or why notSupsup answeredIf I had to change my religious beliefs, I will not marry the person that I love Because the first person that I love is GOD who created me And I have my faith and my principles And these what make makes me who I am And if that person loves me, he should love my God too Thank youOf course, Supsup at 25, was expected to have amature answer than the 11 y o Margaret Simon in this Judy Blume s born 1938 most popular novel Are You There God It s Me, Margaret. Supsup was a architecture board exam topnotcher and a magna cum laude and Margar...This novel discusses subjects of importance to preteen girls, like kissing, bras, boys and menstruation Presence of religion, but no exasperating preaching Parents, gift this to your children.As a side note, Margaret is the only girl I know who is excited...Oh, how I do miss the 1970 edition of this book Somehow the cute little cover girl of the new edition, what with the sparkling eyes and her head in the clouds, doesn t express the loneliness and contemplative nature of Miss M in the same way the little girl with lank brown hair and brown knee socks did And how else can one completely alarm and overwhelm a modern 10 year old about the mysteries of the pubescent female body without the mention of the belt When I first read the book, not only wa Oh, how I do miss the 1970 edition of this book Somehow the cute little cover girl of the new edition, what with the sparkling eyes and her head in the clouds, doesn t express the loneliness and contemplative nature of Miss M in the same way the little girl with lank brown hair and brown knee socks did And how else can one completely alarm and overwhelm a modern 10 year old about the mysteries of the pubescent female body without the mention of the belt When I first read the book, not only was I terrified of getting my first period, especially at school, but I thought I ...I m feeling very nostalgic today I can still remember sitting on the floor in the library and reading this book One of my favorite authors when I was young If I didn t have so much to read I would read it again now Actually if I can find my box of o...Find all of my reviews at Eeks am I getting behind in posting reviews Are You There God, It s Me Margaret was my final selection for Banned Books Week I was extremely hesitant to re read this since it was one of my childhood favorites I was terrified my trip down memory lane would wind up filled with potholes and other bumps in the road that would lessen my enjoyment Boy was I wrong I loved Margaret just as much now as I did back then Judy Blume was my g Find all of my reviews at Eeks am I getting behind in posting reviews Are You There God, It s Me M...The first thing Margaret asks God is Don t let New Jersey be too horrible, so you know she s in for a rough time with God The second thing she asks for is boobs What makes Blume so wonderful well, there are lots of things, but one of them is that she respects her audience, which is specifically 12 year old girls and no one else She s tackling big subjects here puberty and God, so that s half of the entire list of Big Subjects and she respects their difficulty Margaret is the product The first thing Margaret asks God is Don t let New Jersey be too horrible, so you know she s in for a rough time with God The second thing she asks for is boobs What makes Blume so wonderful well, there are lots of things, but one of them is that she respects her audience, which is specifically 12 year old girls and no one else She s tackling big subjects here puberty and God, so that s half of the entire list of Big Subjects and she re...I read this book again very recently as part of a program in which volunteers help teach childen and adults who have difficulty with reading and comprehension to read for understanding and ulimately enjoyment The girl I was reading with was very moved by the book I guess, I had taken it for granted Blume clearly knows her audience and speaks to them As a young, fat boy, I read Blubber and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing along with 1001 Arabian Nights over and over under the covers by the y I read thi...I loved this book so much as a kid It was interesting rereading it now One thing that startled me was something I barely noticed when I was younger Margaret gets very angry at God at one point, and decides she s not talking to him anyShe thinks he s been mean to her, and she s hitting back as best she can.Which is fine Very believable But then she starts telling everyone that she d...

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18 August 2018

Judy Blume