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Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. Hardcover – April 1 2001

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Reading age

8 - 12 years
Print length

160 pages
Language

English
Grade level

3 - 7
Lexile measure

0570
Dimensions

13.97 x 1.52 x 20.96 cm
Publisher

Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Publication date

April 1 2001
ISBN-10

0689841582
ISBN-13

978-0689841583
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Judy Blume's body of work returns to her original editor, Richard Jackson, with the rerelease of four classics in hardcover. An African-American family moves to all-white Grove Street in Iggie's House, to be released in April. The author's breakthrough title, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, about 11-year old Margaret Simon's struggles with puberty and religion, is now available in hardcover as well as in a Spanish-language edition, Estas ahi Dios? Soy yo, Margaret. Two additional titles came out last season: Blubber takes on preteen teasing; and It's Not the End of the World explores the effects of divorce.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Judy Blume, one of America’s most popular authors, is the recipient of the 2004 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of beloved books for young people, including Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, and novels for adult readers, including Wifey, Smart Women, and Summer Sisters. Her work has been translated into thirty-two languages.Visit Judy at JudyBlume.com or follow her on Twitter at @JudyBlume.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books; Reissue edition (April 1 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0689841582
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0689841583
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 295 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.52 x 20.96 cm

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Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, NJ, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places, doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Superfudge; Blubber; Just As Long As We're Together; and Forever. She has also written the best-selling novels Wifey; Smart Women; and, Summer Sisters. More than 75 million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into twenty-six languages.

She receives thousands of letters each month from readers of all ages who share their feelings and

concerns with her.

Judy received a B.S. in education from New York University in 1961, which named her a Distinguished Alumna in 1996, the same year that American Library Association honored her with the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement. She has won more than ninety awards, none more important than those coming directly from her youngest readers.

She serves on the boards of the Author's Guild, currently as Vice President; the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, where she sponsors an award for contemporary fiction; and the National Coalition Against Censorship, working to protect intellectual freedom. In Spring 2002, Judy was a spokesperson for the Cheerios "A Book for Every Child" literacy campaign which benefited Reading is Fundamental, America's largest literacy organization. She is also the founder and trustee of The Kids Fund, a charitable and educational foundation.

Judy's first book in the Fudge series, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, was published in 1972. She is thrilled to be celebrating its 30th Anniversary with the publication of Double Fudge. Just as generations of fans have loved the Fudge books, generations of Judy's family have inspired them. Thirty years ago, Fudge was inspired by her son, Larry, and now Double Fudge was written at the request of her grandson, Elliot.

Judy lives on islands up and down the East Coast with her husband George Cooper. They have three grown children and one grandchild.

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Sean

Daughter likes it

Reviewed in Canada on July 16, 2023

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We bought this for our daughter to read. She saw the movie & wanted to read the book after my wife told her she read this when she was young.

Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2023

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Wow. Love Judy Blume books.
I almost forgot my youth until I started reading her books again. Thank you Judy Blume and Amazon❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Stepping back into my childhood….

Reviewed in Canada on May 28, 2023

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Bought this to read with my daughter before we go see it in the theatres. It was like stealing back in time.

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Penelope B. M. Hedges

Why Banned?

Reviewed in Canada on April 10, 2023

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In my late 60’s I’ve read this for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed it. Seems like a great book for young girls.

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Carole Sefton

Great book

Reviewed in Canada on April 15, 2023

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Fabulous story - girls LOVE IT

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Fair Price, Excellent Condition, Prompt Delivery

Reviewed in Canada on December 25, 2021

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Great Buy Books Outlet was excellent to deal with: the price was very fair, the condition of the used book was excellent and delivery was within the promised time frame. Can't really ask for much more than that!

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Kimber Feaver

Great for preteen little girls 11-13

Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2021

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Got this for my granddaughter who is the same age as the girls in the book, she’s gonna love it. I actually read it before hand as I remember the book when I was young and it made an impression. Love Judy Blume

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Jade Sperry

The 1970's and Judy Blumer

Reviewed in Canada on August 13, 2015

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I remember in the 1970's getting my first kiss, period, etc., all while being totally hormonal and confused about life in general. Reading this book and others of Judy Blume's amazing books for pre-teens and young teens got me through some tough mental times. My parents were like "learn about this in school" and I took to reading books and asking questions to figure it all out. I'm reading this as a reminder of what I went through at the tender age of 11 - puberty and my first period. The other books include Blubber and Deenie. Good times looking back but I didn't like what I went through at the time.

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Jill Nicely

first blume

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2023

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Margaret is trying to figure out where she fits in the world. Her parents decided to move to New Jersey, so she had to give up her bedroom in their Manhattan apartment and the school her grandmother had paid for. She has a new bedroom and a new school, a public school, and she doesn’t know if she’ll fit in. But then Nancy shows up at her new front door and invites Margaret to run under the sprinklers with her. And just like that, Margaret has a new friend.

On the first day of school, Margaret meets her new teacher—a first-year teacher named Mr. Benedict, and she gets into Nancy’s secret friend group with Janie and Gretchen. They talk boys, bras, school, and getting their periods.

At home, Margaret gets along okay with her parents. And she adores her grandmother. She used to spend more time with her grandmother, when they lived in the city, but her grandmother finds ways to visit and to get Margaret back to the city. But when Margaret is alone and feeling sad or confused or hopeful, there is only one person she turns to. She prays.

Margaret doesn’t go to church or synagogue. Her father is Jewish and her mother is Christian, and they didn’t want to pressure her to follow either religion. They thought it would be best for her to choose when she gets older. When Mr. Benedict says he wants everyone in the class to pick a topic to study all year long, she chooses religion. She tries going to temple with her grandmother and tries a couple of churches with her friends. She reads books about religion, and she hopes to find answers that feel real to her.

But as the school year goes on and she faces pressure from her friends and challenges at school, she starts to feel like she’s getting left behind. She’s one of the last of her friends to develop, and she feels like her prayers are going nowhere. Will she figure out who she wants to be before she finishes sixth grade, or will she get left behind?

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is a classic novel of growing angst for girls. I read it when I was a kid. All my friends read it. Everyone read it. It’s still a classic today, thanks to the timeless voice of author Judy Blume. Margaret is the perfect reflection of every girl’s fears as she grows up and starts to compare herself with the other girls in her class.

I loved this book as a kid, and every so often I pull it back out to read again. It never gets old, never gets stale. It is a little dated, like a snapshot of New York City in the 1960s, but Margaret’s feelings, her insecurities, her struggles are the same for all girls everywhere. Every girl should read this book, several times, and share it with all their friends, daughters, nieces, and granddaughters.

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Sonia

Not What I Thought . . . . 😕

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023

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Okay, WHY in the world would this be recommended for young girls?!?! Let me start by saying this to start with, I KNOW I’m not the target audience. I wasn’t even born yet when it first come out; I’m a 90’s baby & grew up in the late 90’s/early 2000’s, but I read it for my Book Club in preparation to see the movie with them. I was actually kinda glad I now had an excuse to read it because I had it on my Kindle “to read” self for a while now without having the chance to read it. I knew it was a very popular book, so I wanted to read it. I had read one Judy Blume book before: ‘Forever . . . ” in my late teens & found it an okay read, didn’t LOVE it, but didn’t hate it, either (actually, now, after the #MeToo movement & everything, I find Michael, the MC of that book, to be kinda pushy about s*x, but anyway . . . ) Back to THIS book, WHY in the world would these 12-year-old girls be SO obsessed with getting their periods?!?! My god!! I don’t know how it was in the 70’s, but when I was in middle school in the early 2000’s, I do NOT remember us girls EVER talking about our periods THIS much & HOPING to get them!! Sure, we talked about boys & stuff, but NEVER about our changing bodies; we were, I think, too embarrassed to talk about that kind of stuff—or at least, I was! In fact, when my mom first explained what was happening & what was GOING to happen (with one of those “What Is Happening To Your Growing Body?” books, mind you), I prayed NOT to get my period!! It sounded just AWFUL to an 11/12-year-old girl who still just wanted to play on the playground at recess with her classmates!! Maybe if I was like 16 or 17 & still hadn’t gotten it . . . ? But not at age 11 or 12 . . . I was still very much a kid, then, & did NOT want to have to worry about “growing into a woman”, then!!! Also, what lessons does Margaret (the MC) learn by the end of the book . . . ?? NONE, as far as I’m concerned!! Expect , maybe, not to believe everything Nancy (the class bully) says . . . But, seriously, Margaret is STILL friends with her by the end!! Like, I’m sorry, WHAT?!?! She doesn’t learn NOT to be friends with the class “mean” girl at the end!! Then, what was the point of reading the whole book?!?! I thought, for sure, when Margaret fell into the “wrong crowd”, or group of girls, she would learn her lesson & stop being friends with Nancy & become friends with Laura (the poor girl Nancy always picked on) . . . But, NOPE, she still friends with Nancy at the end!! Also, where were the parents/teachers during all this bullying?! I know it was a different time period, but still . . . Also, also what was up with the perverted teacher who looked at 6th-grade girls?? Gross!! Why did he have to be included? His perverseness literally added NOTHING to the main storyline . . . He doesn’t get punished at the end, either!! Oh, and the ending . . . Margaret gets her period!! That’s it!! (Yay??) I read through this whole book because it’s considered a “great read for young girls” just for the main character to STILL be friends with the “mean” girl & for her to get her period at the end?!?! Oh, and for the perverted teacher not to get punished at the end . . . ?? Okay . . . 😕 (Maybe I’m just too much a millennial for this book; I like my female heroines to be smart like Hermione Granger & to embrace their weirdness like Luna Lovegood . . . Yes, I AMA Potterhead . . . 😅) I DID like all the religious confusion that Margaret was going through. THAT part DID seem very real to me & it DID make me feel bad for the poor girl (but, again, where were the parents during all this religion talk for her to go to?) . . . That’s why I was generous & gave it 2 stars ⭐️⭐️, instead of just one ⭐️. Just for the religious accept of it (& this coming from a woman who’s not religious at all!). The rest of it . . . Nah, not for me . . .

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Brad Grandclair

Best book ever

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2023

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This book is for a girls that maybe need a break and start reading this

K. Keene

Formative in childhood, revealing in adulthood

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023

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Rereading as an adult, the message of true faith was a bit of a shock - and so beautiful in its simplicity.

DT Arizona

Love it

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2023

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Wife loves this gift

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