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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Children's BooksContemporary Literature
Pages
176
Published
1982
Language
English

Synopsis

Margaret Simon is starting sixth grade and trying to figure out who she is. With parents from different religious backgrounds, she's on a mission to find a religion that fits. Along the way, she navigates the awkwardness of puberty, first crushes, and the universal search for belonging.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingLightheartedEmotionalFunny
Coming of Age

Genres

Children's Books Contemporary Literature Young Adult YA Contemporary

About the author

J
Judy Blume

Judy Blume (born Judith Sussman) is an American author. She has written many novels for children and young adults which have exceeded sales of 80 million and been translated into 31 languages. Blume's novels for teenagers were among the first to tackle such controversial matters as racism (Iggie's House), menstruation (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.), divorce (It's Not the End of the World, Just As Long As We're Together), bullying (Blubber), masturbation (*Deenie; Then Again, May...

Characters

Margaret SimonProtagonist
GodSupporting
All characters in Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

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