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There are two things I wish for my younger self: that I had been given this book to read during that pivotal time in adolescence, and that I had had a support group like the four PTS's.
I loved the positive outlook on an otherwise daunting biological occurrence and the enthusiasm these girls embraced it with.
When my husband and I were newly married, I'll never forget one occasion when we were at his mother's house. One of his niece's called to tell her grandmother (my husband's mother) some ver ...more
I loved the positive outlook on an otherwise daunting biological occurrence and the enthusiasm these girls embraced it with.
When my husband and I were newly married, I'll never forget one occasion when we were at his mother's house. One of his niece's called to tell her grandmother (my husband's mother) some ver ...more
I probably should've read this book 20 years ago but better late than never!
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When I heard that they were making a film adaptation of this, I held my breath: After all, for many of us, Judy Blume is so much more than a writer and her stories are so much more than stories. They feel like OUR stories. But the film is a carefully constructed love letter to the book (with the added bonus of adding depth to Margaret's mother, Barbara, and her grandmother, Sylvia--something that the book cannot do in quite the same way because it's from Margaret's POV.) In any case, I was curio
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