 | Are you there God? It's me, Margaret Author: Blume, Judy | |
| Price: $8.19 | ||
Summary:
Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 3.60 Points: 4.0 Quiz: 5055 |
Reviews:
School Library Journal (03/29/24)
Booklist (09/01/20)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 03/29/2024 Gr 5–8—Margaret and her family just moved to the New Jersey suburbs from New York City. She's finally adjusting with the help of her new friend group who talk about boys, bras, and fitting in. But they also question her family's lack of religious practice, since she and her parents don't attend church or go to temple. Instead, Margaret communicates with God in her own way. With well-crafted characters, pitch-perfect dialogue, and a nuanced exploration of growing up, this depiction of adolescent girlhood is unmatched in middle grade fiction more than 50 years later for its frankness and sensitivity in addressing personal experiences of not only religion, but of menstruation and other pubescent body changes. VERDICT Tender and beautifully told. Highly recommended for elementary and middle school collections.—Bob Hassett - Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
