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Margaret moves from the city to the suburbs just in time for sixty grade. She desperately wants to fit in with everybody else: she begs her mother to take her bra shopping and longs to get her period while also looking down on the girl who matured early. She doesn't fit in with her classmates, who are either Christian or Jewish, but builds her own relationship with God all the same.
I missed this one when I was a kid; when I heard it was being made into a movie this spring, I thought I'd give it ...more
I missed this one when I was a kid; when I heard it was being made into a movie this spring, I thought I'd give it ...more
Although I read a lot of Judy Blume as a kid, it was mostly Ramona books and Forever. I never got to this one, so I just finished listening to it via audiobook. It was fun, funny, and well-paced. Margaret was a great character, and her prayers to God were totally believable. Since the struggle to find one's place in the world, religiously, is not a common theme in today's young adult literature, I hope to be able to recommend it to a pre-teen in my life soon.
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I finished this again, having read it when I was younger. I it is nostalgic for a reason and appreciate that Ms. Blume is willing to write and provide such a great novel that explores puberty, friendship, and religion.
Jun 14, 2012
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