Nov 14, 2009

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

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Author: Judy Blume
First Published: 1970
Type of Work: Novel
Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Domestic realism
Subjects: Girls, Maturation or coming of age, 1960’s, Family or family life, Self-discovery, Religion, Friendship, God, Suburban life, Gossip, Only children
Locales: New Jersey

Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret was Blume's first weighty novel attempting to tackle a major problem (or problems) she associated with her own childhood: moving to a new community, separating from family, and coming into physical maturity. Margaret, the story's protagonist, relocates from New York City to a new town and school in suburban New Jersey. Though skeptical about her new surroundings, she quickly makes friends—an assemblage of girls who come to identify themselves as the Pre-Teen Sensations. It is among these girls that Margaret discovers the complex relations...

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

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