The iconic coming-of-age novel from the beloved author, Judy Blume, whose “name has long been synonymous with young adult fiction” (Los Angeles Times). Now a major motion picture starring Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates! “Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret is very special.” —
Amy Poehler (Vulture) “Generations of teenage girls have grown up reading the tales of teenage angst told by beloved author Judy Blume.” —
Mashable Margaret Simon, almost twelve, has just moved from New York City to the suburbs, and she’s anxious to fit in with her new friends. When she’s asked to join a secret club she jumps at the chance. But when the girls start talking about boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret starts to wonder if she’s normal. There are some things about growing up that are hard for her to talk about, even with her friends. Lucky for Margaret, she’s got someone else to confide in . . . someone who always listens.
On sale: December 29, 2009
Age: 10 and up
Grade: Grade 5 & Up
Page count: 0 Pages
ISBN: 9780307738653
Run time: 3 Hours and 9 Minutes
Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She 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; Blubber; Just as Long as We're Together; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fudge. She has also written four novels for adults,
In the Unlikely Event, Summer Sisters,
Smart Women, and
Wifey, all of them
New York Times bestsellers. More than 80 million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-one languages. She receives thousands of letters a year from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her. Judy received a BS in education from New York University in 1961, which named her a Distinguished Alumna in 1996, the same year the American Library Association honored her with the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 2004 she received the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Laura Hamilton is a three-time recipient of ALA Notable Recording Awards and numerous Publishers Weekly “Listen Up” Awards for her audiobook narrations. She also records commercial voiceover spots for radio and TV. She lives in Chicago.
“The first Judy Blume books I read. . . served as a kind of introduction to myself.” —
John Green quoted in The New York Times “Mention Judy Blume to almost any woman under a certain age and you're likely to get this reaction: Her face lights up, and she's transported back to her childhood self — curled up with a book she knows will speak directly to her anxieties about relationships, self-image and measuring up.” —
NPR “Fans, readers, booksellers — even other authors and celebrities — often dissolve into tears upon meeting [Judy Blume], confessing that books like
Forever ... ” and
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret got them through adolescence; taught them about sex, love and friendship; and provided their first glimpse of adulthood.” —
The New York Times “Blume wasn’t the first writer to legitimize and celebrate the interior life of young girls. . . . But Blume’s work feels significantly more influential than that of her predecessors and peers.” —
The New Yorker “These stories belong to young women. Real young women.” —
Diablo Cody, Entertainment Weekly
