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Novel by Judy Blume

Are You There God? It'south Me, Margaret

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Author	Judy Blume
Country	United States
Linguistic communication	English
Genre	Young developed
Publisher	Bradbury Press
Publication date	1970
Media type	Print
Pages	149
ISBN	978-0-thirteen-045856-8
LC Class	MLCS 2006/13809 (P)

Are Y'all There God? It'south Me, Margaret is a young adult novel published in 1970 past Judy Blume. It follows a sixth-grade daughter who has grown upwards without a religious affiliation due to her parents' interfaith marriage. The novel explores her quest in search of a unmarried religion while confronting typical issues faced past early adolescent girls, such every bit going through puberty, buying her first bra, having her first menstruum, and experiencing romantic and sexual attraction. The novel has been frequently challenged since its publication for its frank discussion of sexual and religious topics.^{[1] [2] [3] [iv]}

Background [edit]

Blume, in commemoration of the book'south 50-year anniversary in 2020, said the post-obit in regards to her relationship with the principal character, Margaret:

"The story isn't autobiographical but the character of Margaret, both physically and emotionally, is pretty close to the girl I was."^[5]

Growing up, Blume had "a very personal relationship with God." However, Blume said that Margaret'due south family life was imagined, as her own family unit was very different from the one portrayed in the book.^[6]

Plot [edit]

Margaret Simon is 11 years old when her family moves from New York Metropolis to Farbrook, New Bailiwick of jersey. Margaret'southward mother is Christian and her male parent is Jewish. Margaret has been raised without an amalgamation to either faith, but she frequently prays to God, always showtime with, "Are you lot there God? It'south me, Margaret." She begins to feel uncomfortable with her lack of religious affiliation. For a school assignment, she chooses to study people's religious beliefs, in the hopes of resolving her own faith-based issues in the process. Part of her written report involves attending different places of worship to improve understand the religious practices of different religions and to see if whatsoever of them might be right for her. She enjoys spending time with her Jewish paternal grandmother, Sylvia Simon, who hopes that Margaret will comprehend Judaism later she takes her to her synagogue for Rosh Hashanah services.

Margaret befriends Nancy, a friend and neighbour of the same age. Nancy seems confident and knowledgeable discussing many subjects, including sex. Nancy, Margaret, and two other girls, Gretchen and Janie, course a secret order chosen the "4 PTS'due south", where they discuss subjects like boys, bras, and catamenia. The girls anxiously await their beginning period, preparing in accelerate by buying belted germ-free napkins (which were changed to adhesive pads in afterward editions of the book), and doing exercises to increase their bust sizes. Gretchen and Nancy take their first periods, which causes Margaret to worry that she is aberrant, because she hasn't notwithstanding had her first menstruation.

Margaret envies her classmate, Laura Danker, who has already had her outset period and, according to Nancy, is involved with a handsome older male child. Margaret and her friends gossip about Laura letting boys touch her, just Margaret later regrets this after developing a meliorate understanding of Laura. Margaret finds out that Laura is a devout Catholic and is upset by the rumors. Margaret is attracted to a popular boy in her class named Philip Leroy and they osculation while playing "ii minutes in the closet" (a game similar to 7 minutes in heaven) at a party. Over fourth dimension, Margaret discovers that Nancy, despite seeming confident, has her own insecurities. Nancy tells her friends that she has had her first period on vacation. It is afterwards revealed that this is not true when Nancy gets her first period while at a eating place with Margaret.

Margaret's family plans to spend the leap vacation in Florida with Sylvia. The day before Margaret'south family intends to get out, her bourgeois Christian maternal grandparents, Mary and Paul Hutchins, suddenly visit. Mary and Paul accept been estranged from Margaret's mother for fourteen years due to their disapproval of her interfaith marriage. Margaret's mother cancels the holiday, proverb that "it's non the cease of the world" and that they tin always go to Florida some other time. Though Margaret is devastated, she tries to be polite to her visiting grandparents. When her grandparents bring upwards the field of study of religion, it provokes an argument. Margaret explodes, declaring that she doesn't need religion or God.

After this event, Margaret stops talking to God. By the finish of her study project, Margaret has not resolved her religious identity every bit she had intended to. However, she has learned about herself and become more comfy with her lack of affiliation. On the last 24-hour interval of school, Margaret gets her first menstruation. Relieved, she resumes her relationship with God, proverb, "I know you're there God. I know you wouldn't have missed this for anything! Thanks, God. Thanks an awful lot…"

Main characters [edit]

• Margaret Simon: The protagonist of the book. She is an only kid going through puberty, understanding love and sexual activity, and is attempting to choose a religion she wants to follow.
• Barbara Simon (née Hutchins): Margaret'south Christian mother, who is a housewife and likes to pigment.
• Herbert Simon: Margaret'south Jewish father, who is an insurance salesman.
• Sylvia Simon: Margaret'due south paternal grandmother. She refers to Margaret as "My Margaret" and wants her to cover Judaism.
• Nancy Wheeler: Margaret's neighbor and her outset friend in Farbrook, New Bailiwick of jersey. She is the second of the four to get her starting time period.
• Gretchen Potter: A friend of Nancy's whose father is a dr.. She is the first of the four to go her catamenia.
• Janie Loomis: Another daughter in the Four PTS'southward with Nancy, Gretchen, and Margaret. She is the last of the four to get her menstruation.
• Evan Wheeler: Nancy's older brother.
• Moose Freed: Evan'south friend, who cuts the Simon family's lawn.
• Miles J. Bridegroom.: Margaret's sixth-class teacher, who is in his first instruction job.
• Laura Danker: A classmate of Margaret's who is tall and very developed for her age.
• Philip Leroy: A classmate of Margaret'due south whom she initially likes.
• Mary and Paul Hutchins: Margaret'due south conservative Christian maternal grandparents, who disowned Barbara for having an interfaith union. They want Margaret to embrace Christianity.

Awards [edit]

In 2010, the book was placed on Time's list of the top 100 fiction books written in English since 1923. The magazine wrote, "Blume turned millions of pre-teens into readers. She did it by asking the right questions—and fugitive pat, easy answers."^[7]

Censorship [edit]

Starting in the late 1970s, the novel has frequently been challenged, often due to its discussions of sexual activity and allegations that information technology contained profane or anti-Christian cloth.^{[i] [three]} On the American Library Association (ALA) listing of the 100 nigh frequently challenged books of the 1990s, the book was ranked at number 60,^[8] and on the ALA'southward listing for the 100 most often challenged books of the 2000s, it ranked at 99.^[9]

Subsequent book [edit]

Blume's success with the novel inspired her to write another volume, And then Again, Maybe I Won't, this time, from a boy'southward perspective. Then Again, Peradventure I Won't deals with Tony Miglione, a boy of the same age equally Margaret who is also dealing with puberty, although his transition from childhood to adulthood is quite different from Margaret's.

Parody [edit]

• In his book Damned, author Chuck Palahniuk satirizes Margaret's appeals to God. Each chapter begins with the central character, Madison Spencer, asking "Are yous at that place, Satan? It's me, Maddie".
• Ted Lasso Flavor 2 Episode ix: "Bristles After Hours": references the volume. While taking refuge in a church, the character Beard references the volume ("Are yous there, God? Information technology's me, Margaret's little boy.")
• "Bart Sells His Soul", a 1995 episode of The Simpsons, includes a parody of the book.
• Ryan Reynolds quotes the book's title in Deadpool during a scene where Deadpool escapes Colossus past cutting his ain manus off. This is in reference to the book'south word of menstruation.^[10]

Title'southward legacy [edit]

Several references to the title have been made by changing the name of the person:

• Are You lot There God? It'due south Me, Jesus (December 29, 1999)
• Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean (October 2, 2004)
• Are You lot There, Vodka? Information technology's Me, Chelsea (Apr 22, 2008)
• Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester (September 25, 2008)
• Are Yous There God? It'south Me, Peter (May xx, 2018)
• Are You In that location God? It's Me, Ellen (Oct 23, 2020)

Moving-picture show adaptation [edit]

In Oct 2018, information technology was appear that a motion picture adaptation of the volume was in the early stages of evolution and that the screen rights had been granted to James L. Brooks and Kelly Fremon Craig, who worked together on The Border of Seventeen, with Fremon Craig writing and directing the project. Gracie Films will produce the film.^[11]

In 2020, it was announced that Lionsgate won the rights to suit the film at auction,^[12] allocating it a budget of $30 1000000.^{[12] [13]} The cast includes Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, Kathy Bates and Benny Safdie.^[fourteen]

Lionsgate started filming in Charlotte, Due north Carolina, in April 2021.^{[15] [16] [17]} Filming besides took place in Concord, North Carolina, in belatedly May 2021.^[xviii] Production concluded on July one, 2021.^{[nineteen] [20]}

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} "Are You At that place God? It's Me, Margaret". deletecensorship.org. One-half Price Books. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-eleven-30 .
2. ^ "Most Frequently Challenged Authors of the 21st Century". ALA.org. American Library Association. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-11-30 .
3. ^ ^{a b} Blume, Judy. "Judy Blume on the Web: Judy Blume Talks Almost Censorship". judyblume.com. Judy Blume. Archived from the original on 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2016-xi-30 .
4. ^ Knox, Emily J.1000. (2015). Volume Banning in 21st-Century America. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. vii. ISBN9781442231689.
5. ^ "Judy Blume on the 50th Anniversary of Are You There God? Information technology's Me Margaret". Books & Books. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2022-03-05 .
6. ^ Blume, Judy. "Are Y'all There God? Information technology's Me, Margaret". Judy Blume on the Spider web. Archived from the original on 2013-eleven-26. Retrieved 2016-11-xxx .
7. ^ Grossman, Lev (six January 2010). "All Time 100 Novels". Fourth dimension . Retrieved 21 January 2015.
8. ^ "100 Most Often Challenged Books: 1990–1999". ALA.org. American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2016-eleven-13. Retrieved 2016-12-18 .
9. ^ "Peak 100 Banned/ Challenged Books: 2000-2009". ALA.org. American Library Association. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2016-12-18 .
10. ^ "Easter Eggs - Deadpool Wiki Guide - IGN".
11. ^ Mike Fleming Jr. (October 17, 2018). "Judy Blume Grants 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' Screen Rights To James L. Brooks & Kelly Fremon Craig". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
12. ^ ^{a b} "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret Is Finally Getting the Hollywood Treatment". Parents . Retrieved 2020-03-05 .
13. ^ Walsh, Savannah (2020-03-03). "All About the 'Are You lot There God? Information technology's Me, Margaret' Movie". ELLE . Retrieved 2021-02-21 .
14. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (2021-02-nineteen). "'Are Y'all There God? Information technology'south Me, Margaret': Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson to Star in Judy Blume Adaptation". Variety . Retrieved 2021-02-21 .
15. ^ Muccigrosso, Catherine (2021-04-02). "Production of star-studded movie begins in Charlotte equally NC film production heats upward". The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved 2021-04-05 .
16. ^ 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' Movie Finds Its Margaret In 'Ant-Homo'south Abby Ryder Fortson; Rachel McAdams Also Set
17. ^ "Are You lot There God? Information technology'due south Me Margaret" Kids Casting Call
18. ^ Plemmons, Mark (May 28, 2021). "Fri 5: Big stars in Concord?". Independent Tribune . Retrieved May 28, 2021.
19. ^ Grobar, Matt (July 1, 2021). "'Are You In that location God? It'due south Me, Margaret': Lionsgate Wraps Product On Feature Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 1, 2021.
20. ^ "'Are You There God? Information technology's Me, Margaret': Lionsgate Wraps Production on Characteristic Adaptation". July 2021.

External links [edit]

• Judy Blume'south website
• Works by or about Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_There_God%3F_It%27s_Me,_Margaret.

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