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Book Report of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Class 240 No. 28 Name Victoria Liao Book Name: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Author: Judy Blume Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. ? Main Idea: Margaret Simon has moved to New Jersey from New York when she was eleven-going-on-twelve. And no one ever told her that it could be such a hard age when she has to adjust to life in the suburbs, a different school, and a whole new group of friends. Not only the surroundings were changing, but she also found out that she was changing day by day, and there are some things about growing up that are hard to talk about, even with your best friends. So Margaret finds someone else to share her secrets with her: Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret. I can’t wait until two o’clock God. That’s when our dance starts. Do you think I’ll get Philip Leroy for a partner? It’s not so much that I like him as a person God, but as a boy he’s very handsome. And I’d love to dance with him…just once or twice. Thank you God. My Opinion: Judy Blume really got the idea of how we girls think. Even after more than 20 years the book is still as popular as when it was published. My 7th grade English teacher introduced it to me and she told me she had read it so many times when she was about my age. She is now 31 years old and she still kept it. Me, too, enjoyed reading this book very much. These girls (Margaret and her friends) shared their secrets of growing up: boys, wearing bras, and confusions of growing… They’re very curious and sometimes I wondered how did they get those incredible ideas. Under Blume’s sensitive and humor descriptions the four girls carried unforgettable memories which might influenced them a lot during their 6th grade daily life, she did well creating the spirit and personality of every character by using simple language. Following the story sometimes I thought thes