Book Review: Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret

Date Finished: 12/30/17

Pages Read: 149

Rating: 7 out of 10

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Author: Judy Blume

Setting: School, Margaret's House, etc



Margaret Simon is 12 years old, and she just moved from New York to the suburbs. As anyone else would, she wants to fit in and have friends. And when she and her new friends form a secret club called the PTS's (Pre- Teen-Sensations) to talk about growing up girl stuff, Margaret decides to take part in it. In the club they have boy books, they have to wear bras, and if one of the girls gets her period, they have to tell each other what it was like. Even though it's great to talk about all this stuff with her friends, Margaret knows she can already talk to God about all this stuff. Anything that's on her mind-even wanting to grow. This book was good. I liked that it was about girls and puberty, because I will go through some of that stuff soon. This book made me think about what it will be like to start growing as a girl. My favorite part was when Margaret went to Norman Fishbein's party and played a game where she had to kiss a mystery guy. I think you would like this book if you are a girl and would like to know what it will be like when you start to grow up and go into puberty. I think the lesson in this book is, "It's okay to not have a religion and still talk to God."