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Mentioned in 17 episodes
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Book • 1970
The book follows Margaret Simon, who moves from New York City to Farbrook, New Jersey, and struggles to fit in with her new friends.
Margaret is part of a secret club where the girls discuss boys, bras, and getting their periods.
Born to a Jewish father and a Christian mother, Margaret is trying to figure out her own religious identity and has a personal relationship with God, whom she talks to about her thoughts, fears, and desires.
The story addresses themes of puberty, peer pressure, social acceptance, and religious identity in a relatable and humorous way.
Margaret is part of a secret club where the girls discuss boys, bras, and getting their periods.
Born to a Jewish father and a Christian mother, Margaret is trying to figure out her own religious identity and has a personal relationship with God, whom she talks to about her thoughts, fears, and desires.
The story addresses themes of puberty, peer pressure, social acceptance, and religious identity in a relatable and humorous way.
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Mentioned in 17 episodes
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as one of the Judy Blume books she borrowed from her friend Leave.


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as the book that taught her about periods.

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when recalling a prayer to God to trade her straight A's to be thinner.


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as a book he read during the summer reading club.


Nick Mullen

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and Chuck Bryant as Judy Blume's landmark novel that addressed puberty and adolescent anxieties.


Josh Clark

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The Beloved Judy Blume
Mentioned by Heather, a listener, regarding her experience reading it during late elementary school.

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as one of their favorite authors whose books they have read since childhood.


Gretchen Rubin


Elizabeth Craft

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Ep. 524 Use a Messy Closet, a 3-Hour Rule for Difficult People & Renowned Judy Blume on Reading
Mentioned by Laura Snapes as an influential coming-of-age author comparable to Taylor Swift's impact on girl's experience.

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's famous works and referenced by Scott Simon when discussing a memorable scene and irreverent voice.

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Mentioned by Conan O'Brien as a book he read as a child.

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