There God It-s Me- Margaret ~upd~ | Are You

For decades, this candidness got the book banned. Critics called it "obscene" and "sexually explicit." But librarians and, more importantly, kids, knew the truth: Blume wasn’t writing to titillate; she was writing to inform and normalize. By demystifying the body, she stripped puberty of its shame.

In today’s polarized climate, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret offers a radical act of balance. Blume never resolves the debate. Margaret ultimately decides that her relationship with God is private, separate from organized institutions. She concludes that maybe God isn’t a Catholic, a Jew, or a Protestant. Maybe God is just… there. This agnostic-humanist resolution is shockingly mature and remains a comfort to readers who feel spiritually homeless. Are You There God It-s Me- Margaret