Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

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Summary: Ok
Review: I read this book because a friend reccommended it. It's ok, but Margaret is so eager to grow up. Personally, most girls I know want to be kids forever. They'd rather read, play sports, and go outside than tink about stupid things like the girls in here do.
i found that Nancy was bossy and disgusting. I think that you would be better off reading the Fudge books by Judy Blume.

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Summary: WOW!
Review: This book is so brilliant, it helps so much with growing up. Margaret goes through really bad times but always finds a way to get out of them!

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Summary: A great learning tool
Review: I had to read this book for a college summer class I am taking. We are looking into young adult literature and this was the fist book we read. As an older male, I found this book to be very humurous. There are many things that happen to Margaret that remind me of my past and the awkward situations that are presented to a young adult. Some of the things that happen to Margaret and her friends are something that I never would have considered when I was a little boy their age. I would suggest that this book is read by kids ages 10-18. For people this age, it can be very imformative. It can be useful to remind kids that everyone is going through changes and that you are not alone. Younger boys should read this book to get an idea for what young girls go through. If this book is presented in the right way, it can be used as a great learning tool. Judy Blume did a great job hitting on the many problems facing young girls. Due to the situations she was put in, I empathized with Margaret and her friends.

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Summary: What a girl wants
Review: I was not to happy when i learned i had to read this book for a college Lit. class because i heard it was all about period's. I couldn't have been more wrong. The Book is about passage into womanhood, friendships, and adoloscent struggles. I think it is a great book for young men and woman a like to read because it shows that everyone is going through the same struggles as you might be.

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Summary: Could be helpful...
Review: I'm a male college student at the age of 19, but I can still see how this book would be comforting for a girl between the ages of 9 and 13. The main character Margaret is struggling with her religion and going through the motions of growing up. This book could be very beneficial to young girls everywhere, and while I personally didn't enjoy reading about the adventures of a prepubescent girl who's main concern lies in when she's going to get her period, I do recognize this book's role. If you are a male, I suggest not reading it, unless you REALLY want to get a better grasp of what it's like for a girl. If you just so happen to be one of those irrational, jump-to-conclusions, stress-over-nothing individuals that was born with a female sex organ, this book could be quite the adventure. I don't know, maybe if you're even 30 to 40 years old, you might enjoy going back and reading about what it was like, just so you can remember the good old days of pre-menstruation, and think about menopause and how great that'll be. Ahhh, what a wonderful world Judy Blume opens our mind too. In truth, I can't stand this book. Not one bit. I wouldn't read it again for the life of me, but it has value for teenage girls, and I guess that's what it was meant for. THAT is why it gets 5 stars...

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Summary: Make that ten stars
Review: This is one of my favorite books. It talks about puberty and stuff like that. I enjoyed it and it always kept me guessing what would happen next. I would reccomend it to girls ages 9 and up.

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Summary: Thats life 4 U.
Review: This book is about a girl named Margaret Simon. I'm somewhat like her. We both have the same color & shortness of hair. Plus we discoverd that boys are really human 'round the same time. I don't really believe in god my self. I feel bad for Janie because she's going to have her you-know-what last. I liked Janie,Gretchen,and Margaret. I liked Nancy at the begining of the book, but I still think Nansy shouldn't have lied to her best friend. I now think that Nansy is a lieing GIT!!! I read the book within a week. I would dedicate it to girls 11-30. It's that good!

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Summary: Heart-Warming Delight
Review: I recommend this book to any girl. This book is good for the female sex because it's about the changes girls go through. This book was a touching and heart-warming delight. This book could help a lot of girls because it could help with problems that girls have. Margaret tells God that she wants a bra and tells him about how the girls are getting bras for the club. "I told my mom I want a bra." Most girls go through the same changes and they don't know it. They think that they are the only ones going through the change. Like Margaret she thinks she's not normal and she wants to be like everyone else, but really she is she's just going through her changes. "I want to be like everyone else." In conclusion if you are a young girl going though the changes of life then you would enjoy this book.

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Summary: My favorite book of all time when I was a pre-teen!
Review: This book would have to be my favorite book of all time! I read this book for my book report when I was 12. I was so into the book that I couldn't put it down. I could really relate to Margaret. She began her period at this age, and I began my period when I was 11. She would talk to God whenever she has any problems. I think her mother was a Christian and her father was Jewish. The poor thing was kind of confuse about whether to be Jewish or a Christian. I remember in the story that she wanted to have her period so badly and that she would pray and ask God to let her start her period. Reading this book was truly a great experience. Something that you could relate to.

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Summary: This book WAS me, and helped me grow up...
Review: A couple of reviewers found this book unrealistic, but for me, this WAS reality. I read this book for the first time when I was nine (which would have been... um... 1984). I read it a couple of more times between 9 and 12, and it hit home every time. I was a kid who was brainy and private, and had my own relationship with God, but I was also suddenly interested with my looks, boys, and all of the "milestones" of adolescence, including menstruation. This book not only made me feel normal, and made for a great read, but it made for a lot of great conversations with my mother. I asked her about things in the book, like the descriptions of menstrual cramps, and why the girls wear "belts" when they have their period (the book was written before beltless pads, so my mom explained what it was like for her back then), and so on. Those are times with my mother I'll never forget. And when my big day came, which I wasn't looking forward to, I cried because I actually did not want my period, but I also knew a lot about what it would be like. I'll be giving this to my daughter at the right age, as well!