Copyright: 1970Publisher: Dell Publishing
About the Novel:
Margaret is confused about religion - just as she's confused about boys, periods, and bras. She's almost twelve but still doesn't know what faith she belongs to. When she moves from the city to the country, religion seems to define people - and Margaret certainly wants to belong. In her search for the right religion, Margaret develops everlasting friendships where she learns to overcome growing pains in her fight to find out what its like to become a teenager.
What is this book like?
- Realistic Fiction
- Oriented towards girls
- Pre-adolescence
- Coming of age
Online Resources to Support Text:
Judy Blume's Web Site
Children can read her biography, view photos, watch a video about her latest book, learn some writing tips, and more!
Judy Blume Activity
Children can adapt this lesson plan to create comic strips of their favorite scenes of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Teaching Suggestions:
1. Before Reading: Have children make predictions about the text based on the front cover and the title.
2. During Reading: Children will maintain literature logs or journals where they practiced predicting, summarizing, and interpreting important parts (or favorite parts) of the novel as they read.
3. After Reading: Children will create comic strips depicting their favorite scene or scenes of the novel.
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