Hello God Its Me Again Margaret

Novel by Judy Blume

Are You At that place God? It's Me, Margaret

First edition
Writer	Judy Blume
Country	United States
Linguistic communication	English
Genre	Young developed
Publisher	Bradbury Press
Publication date	1970
Media blazon	Print
Pages	149
ISBN	978-0-thirteen-045856-eight
LC Course	MLCS 2006/13809 (P)

Are Yous There God? It'due south Me, Margaret is a young developed novel, published in 1970, by Judy Blume. It follows a sixth-course girl who has grown upwards without a religious affiliation due to her parents' interfaith marriage. The novel explores her quest in search of a single religion, while confronting typical issues faced past early on adolescent girls, such as going through puberty, buying her first bra, having her first period, and experiencing romantic and sexual attraction. The novel has been frequently challenged since its publication for its frank give-and-take of sexual and religious topics.^{[one] [2] [3] [4]}

Groundwork [edit]

Blume, in commemoration of the book's fifty-year anniversary in 2020, said the following in regards to her relationship with the main grapheme, Margaret:

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

Like Margaret, Blume did not physically mature at the same rate as her classmates and tried exercises to increase her bosom size.^{[ citation needed ]} Additionally, Blume had "a very personal human relationship with God". Nonetheless, she said that Margaret's family life grew from her imagination, equally her own family was very dissimilar from the one portrayed in the book.^{[half dozen]}

Plot [edit]

Margaret Simon is xi years old when her family moves from New York Metropolis to Farbrook, New Jersey. Margaret'southward mother is Christian and her father is Jewish. Margaret has been raised without an amalgamation to either faith, but she frequently prays to God, kickoff with, "Are you there God? It'due south me, Margaret." She begins to feel uncomfortable with her lack of religious affiliation. For a schoolhouse assignment, she chooses to written report people's religious beliefs in the hopes of resolving her own faith-based issues in the procedure. Office of her written report involves attending different places of worship in order to better understand the religious practices of different religions, and to see if any of them might be right for her. She enjoys spending time with her Jewish paternal grandmother, Sylvia Simon, who hopes that Margaret will embrace Judaism later she takes her to her synagogue for Rosh Hashanah services.

Margaret befriends Nancy, a friend and neighbor of the same historic period, who seems confident and knowledgeable in discussing many subjects, including sexual practice. Nancy, Margaret, and two other girls, Gretchen and Janie, course a secret society, chosen the "Four PTS's" where they discuss subjects like boys, bras, and menstruation. The girls anxiously expect their first period, preparing in advance by buying belted sanitary napkins (which was changed to adhesive pads in later editions of the book), and doing exercises to increment their bust sizes. Gretchen and Nancy have their get-go periods, which causes Margaret to worry that she is abnormal, because she hasn't all the same had her outset period. Margaret envies her classmate Laura Danker who, dissimilar herself, has already had her first menstruum and, co-ordinate to Nancy, is involved with a handsome older boy. She and her friends gossip about Laura letting boys touch her, but Margaret afterwards regrets this later developing a better understanding Danker after finding out that Laura is a devout Catholic who is suffering due to the rumors. Margaret is attracted to a popular boy in her class named Philip Leroy and they kiss while playing "2 minutes in the closet" (a game similar to seven minutes in sky) at a party. Over time, Margaret discovers that her seemingly confident friend Nancy has her own insecurities and sometimes lies. For case, while she had told Margaret that she had had her first menstruation on vacation, her showtime period happened later, while she was in a restaurant with Margaret. This puts Margaret in several uncomfortable situations.

Although Margaret'south family was planning to spend the leap holiday in Florida with Sylvia, her conservative Christian maternal grandparents, Mary and Paul Hutchins, who have been estranged from her mother for 14 years due to their disapproval of the interfaith marriage, suddenly visit the family on the twenty-four hours before they leave for Florida. Margaret's mother cancels the vacation, saying that "it's not the end of the world" and that they can e'er go to Florida another time. Though Margaret is devastated, she tries to use good manners in her grandparents presence. However, when her grandparents bring up the subject of religion, an statement occurs between everyone. Margaret explodes, declaring that she doesn't demand organized religion or God. After this event, Margaret stops talking to God. Although, at the end of her study project, Margaret has non resolved her religious identity as she had intended to, she has learned about herself and become more comfortable with her lack of affiliation. On the last twenty-four hour period of school, Margaret gets her offset period. Relieved, she resumes her previous human relationship with God, saying, "I know yous're there God. I know you wouldn't have missed this for annihilation! Cheers, God. Thank you an awful lot…"

Master characters [edit]

• Margaret Simon: The protagonist of the book. She is an only child going through puberty, agreement love and sex, and is attempting to choose a faith she wants to follow.
• Barbara Simon (née Hutchins): Margaret's Christian mother, who is a housewife and likes to paint.
• Herbert Simon: Margaret's Jewish begetter, who is an insurance salesman.
• Sylvia Simon: Margaret's paternal grandmother. She refers to Margaret as "My Margaret" and wants her to comprehend Judaism.
• Nancy Wheeler: Margaret's neighbour and her outset friend in Farbrook, New Jersey. She is the 2d of the four to get her get-go period.
• Gretchen Potter: A friend of Nancy's whose father is a doctor. She is the starting time of the four to get her period.
• Janie Loomis: Another girl in the Four PTS's with Nancy, Gretchen, and Margaret. She is the concluding of the four to get her menstruation.
• Evan Wheeler: Nancy'south older brother.
• Moose Freed: Evan'south friend, who cuts the Simon family unit'south lawn.
• Miles J. Bridegroom.: Margaret'south 6th-course instructor, who is in his first teaching job.
• Laura Danker: A classmate of Margaret's who is alpine and very adult for her age.
• Philip Leroy: A classmate of Margaret'due south whom she initially likes.
• Mary and Paul Hutchins: Margaret'due south bourgeois Christian maternal grandparents, who disowned Barbara for having an interfaith marriage. They desire Margaret to encompass Christianity.

Awards [edit]

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

Censorship [edit]

Starting in the late 1970s, the novel has oftentimes been challenged, oftentimes due to its discussions of sex alongside allegations that it independent profane or anti-Christian material.^{[1] [3]} On the American Library Association (ALA) list of the 100 nearly ofttimes challenged books of the 1990s, the book was ranked at number 60,^[8] and on the ALA'due south listing for the 100 about frequently challenged books of the 2000s, it ranked at 99.^[9]

Subsequent volume [edit]

Blume's success with the novel inspired her to write another book, Then Again, Perchance I Won't, this time, from a boy's perspective. So Again, Maybe I Won't deals with Tony Miglione, a boy of the same age every bit Margaret who is also dealing with puberty, although his transition from babyhood to machismo is quite different from Margaret'due south.

Parody [edit]

• In his volume "Damned", the accolade-winning author Chuck Palahniuk satirizes Margaret'due south appeals to God, every bit each affiliate begins with the central graphic symbol, Madison Spencer, request "Are you in that location, Satan? It'southward me, Maddie"
• Ted Lasso Flavour 2 Episode 9: 'Beard After Hours' references the volume. While taking refuge in a church, the character of Beard references the volume ("Are you in that location, God? It'due south me, Margaret'due south little boy")
• "Bart Sells His Soul" (1995 parody)
• Ryan Reynolds quotes the book's title in Deadpool during a scene where Deadpool escapes Colossus by cut his own manus off. This is in reference to the book's discussion of period.^[10]

Championship'due south legacy [edit]

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

• Are You There God? Information technology's Me, Jesus (December 29, 1999)
• Are You At that place, God? It's Me, Dean (October 2, 2004)
• Are Y'all There, Vodka? It'south Me, Chelsea (April 22, 2008)
• Are You At that place, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester (September 25, 2008)
• Are Y'all There God? It's Me, Peter (May 20, 2018)
• Are You There God? It's Me, Ellen (Oct 23, 2020)

Flick adaptation [edit]

In October 2018, information technology was announced that a film adaptation of the book 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 Edge of Seventeen, with Fremon Craig writing and directing the project. Gracie Films volition produce the film.^[11]

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

Lionsgate started filming in Charlotte, Northward Carolina, in April 2021.^{[xv] [16] [17]} Filming also took place in Agree, North Carolina, in late May 2021.^[18] Production concluded on July 1, 2021.^{[19] [20]}

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret". deletecensorship.org. Half Toll Books. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-11-30 .
2. ^ "Almost 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-thirty .
3. ^ ^{a b} Blume, Judy. "Judy Blume on the Web: Judy Blume Talks About Censorship". judyblume.com. Judy Blume. Archived from the original on 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2016-11-thirty .
4. ^ Knox, Emily J.G. (2015). Book Banning in 21st-Century America. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. seven. ISBN9781442231689.
5. ^ "Judy Blume on the 50th Anniversary of Are Yous There God? It'southward Me Margaret". Books & Books. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2022-03-05 .
6. ^ Blume, Judy. "Are Yous At that place God? It'south Me, Margaret". Judy Blume on the Web. Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-xxx .
7. ^ Grossman, Lev (half-dozen January 2010). "All Time 100 Novels". Time . Retrieved 21 January 2015.
8. ^ "100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 1990–1999". ALA.org. American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2016-11-xiii. Retrieved 2016-12-eighteen .
9. ^ "Top 100 Banned/ Challenged Books: 2000-2009". ALA.org. American Library Clan. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-12-thirteen. 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 Nigh the 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' Movie". ELLE . Retrieved 2021-02-21 .
14. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (2021-02-19). "'Are You At that place God? Information technology'south Me, Margaret': Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson to Star in Judy Blume Adaptation". Diverseness . Retrieved 2021-02-21 .
15. ^ Muccigrosso, Catherine (2021-04-02). "Production of star-studded movie begins in Charlotte as NC picture show production heats upwards". The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved 2021-04-05 .
16. ^ 'Are You lot At that place God? It'southward Me, Margaret' Moving picture Finds Its Margaret In 'Ant-Man's Abby Ryder Fortson; Rachel McAdams Also Prepare
17. ^ "Are You At that place God? It'due south Me Margaret" Kids Casting Telephone call
18. ^ Plemmons, Mark (May 28, 2021). "Fri Five: Big stars in Concord?". Independent Tribune . Retrieved May 28, 2021.
19. ^ Grobar, Matt (July 1, 2021). "'Are You lot In that location God? It's Me, Margaret': Lionsgate Wraps Production On Feature Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July one, 2021.
20. ^ "'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret': Lionsgate Wraps Production on Feature Adaptation". July 2021.

External links [edit]

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

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