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

3.0

Rereading a childhood favorite, in preparation of watching it on Netflix, leaves me wondering if my tween self fully understood Judy Blume’s narrative fiction take on Human Growth and Development. Probably not, because I was still playing Barbie between reading Judy Blume books. Or probably, because my fear of “the talk” while at school (or anywhere, actually) was a very real part of my daily anxiety at that time in my life. And so was my questionable stance on organized religion. Even as a liberal and fully inclusive teacher, I don’t think I’d let my fifth grade girls read this unless we did so together, as part of a book club, so we could discuss all perspectives and I could help ensure they maintained full perspective to draw their own conclusions.