Module 1: Are you there God its me Margaret Judy Blume

Summary


Margaret is 11 going on 12 and she is experiencing a lot of changes in her life. First she moves from New York City to Farbook, New Jersey where she has to make new friends and learn how to fit in with a new crowd. She has mild success when she becomes friends with a small group of girls. With these girls they start a club where they talk about everything from boys to religion. Her friends are surprised when they learn that Margaret really doesn't have any religious affiliation but what they don't know is that Margaret has her own special relationship with God and talk to him about everything.

Reference


Blume, J. (1970). Are you there God? It's me, Margaret. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Bradbury Press.

Review

Are you there God it's me Margaret is a funny light hearted story about a girl who is learning about what it means to become a woman from periods to bras to boys Margaret is confused and fearful about everything. She is unsure about so many things that her new friends want to talk about and a little uncomfortable about speaking about it with them too. But, there is one person that she can always confide in and that's God Margaret speaks to him about everything and she really loves their relationship although it may not be a traditional one. Judy Blume has written a great coming to age novel that all girls should read. Blume approaches the issue of periods, and training bras with humor and understanding making this book relatable to young girls from any decade. I enjoyed this novel as a young girl and I enjoyed it again as an adult I feel that this is a novel that I can pass down to my own daughter when she becomes of age.

Professional Reference

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. | Book Review | Plugged In. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2015.

Library Uses

I would use the novel Are you there God to work with young girls on self esteem, girl issues and accepting the woman that they are becoming. I would title the series girl talk and hold the club after school. Girls would be required to read this book and several like them and discuss what they learned complete writing, hands on activities and have group discussion about issues that maybe concerning to them.