ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET

by JUDY BLUME

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New softcover book, first published 1970, this edition published 2010, 192 pages. Suitable for girls aged 10 years and older

Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret, again. Have you thought about it? My growing, I mean. I've got a bra now. It would be nice to have something to fill it.

Margaret Simon can't wait to grow up. Her friends swear that they will tell each other everything - first bras, first kisses, periods, everything. But some things are just too embarrassing to talk about: like having a crush on Moose Freed, and worrying that you'll never be able to fill a bra properly. Is margaret the only one who feels that way?

Life isn't easy for Margaret. She's moved away from her childhood home, she's starting a new school, finding new friends – and she's convinced she's not normal. For a start she hasn't got a clue whether she wants to be Jewish like her father or Christian like her mother. Everyone else seems really sure of who they are. And, worst of all, she's a 'late developer'. She just knows that all her friends are going to need a bra before she does. It's too embarrassing to talk to her parents about these things. So she talks to God instead - and waits for an answer . . .
The classic teen novel from bestselling, best-loved and iconic author Judy Blume

About the author

Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She's still at it. Judy 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.

Judy has written some of the best books of our time about real-life issues – family stress and pressures, what happens when your parents divorce, the problems of growing up and sexual awakening, bereavement – with insight, sensitivity and honesty. The response of readers all around the world continues to make her one of the best-loved writers ever published. More than 75 million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into twenty-something languages. Her twenty-four books have won more than ninety awards, none more important than those coming from her youngest readers. She receives thousands of letters a month from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her. 

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Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume