

#3384
Mentioned in 14 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 14 episodes
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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.


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as a formative coming‑of‑age novel that taught her practical lessons about puberty and adolescence.


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


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

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when discussing a book by Judy Blume.


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while discussing her daughter's lack of sex education compared to the fictional character Margaret in the movie adaptation.

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