After the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union sued the Elk River, Minnesota school board (1983), the Board reversed its decision. Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. The new house is on Morningbird Lane. She's a godless child about to embark on the mystery of puberty and boys and other sinful stuff that's really boring in retrospect. Is he or isn't he a vampire? A few days ago I was at the library and saw this book on the banned books display. This book transcends over race or religion. Especially since my mother says Grandma is too much of an influence on me. View All Available Formats & Editions. the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual ... Will Hobbs’s classic tale of whitewater adventure is back in print with an exciting new ... Will Hobbs’s classic tale of whitewater adventure is back in print with an exciting new It's Me, Margaret. It is a "young adults" novel, aimed at early adolescent girls, about Margaret, a girl of that age who is exploring her desire for a cohesive religion. She sees the way that religious differences can divide a family, sometimes forever. I’m so scared God. She is the #1. I was really surprised when I came home from camp and found out our New York apartment had been rented to another family and that we owned a house in Farbrook, New Jersey. Probably not at all! Suppose I hate my new school? Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select. She wants religion, boobs, and her period. I read this book many moons ago, when I was about 13, and remember loving it so much. It’s me, Margaret. Margaret is at that ripe age where she starts to worry (and hope) over getting her period soon and her growing body. We’re moving today. I’ve never lived anywhere but here. It was removed from Gilbert, Arizona elementary school libraries.
No matter what the reason is, it’s not good enough to ban this book. she studies witchcraft. Don’t let New Jersey be too horrible. I need to get this one for my daughter! We’re moving today. $18.99. Click or Press Enter to view the items in your shopping bag or Press Tab to interact with the Shopping bag tooltip. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Meet Margaret.
I was terrified my trip down memory lane would wind up filled with potholes and other bumps in the road that would lessen my enjoyment. Suppose everybody there hates me? $25.00. I read this when I was in elementary school, and I couldn’t understand at all why Margaret wanted her period so much. Or the fact that she explores religion by visiting different places of worship? She has a relationship with God, who she’s always talking to but worries about her non-religious status because her mom was born a Christian and her dad a Jew. They are all seven years old. She has the same worries that most kids that age have like fitting in, making new friends, and having crushes.
I don’t use deodorant yet. Hazelwood High trilogy.When Gerald was a child he was fascinated by fire. But Sylvia Simon is a lot of fun, considering her age, which I happen to know is sixty. But if it had waited until after high school to arrive, I would have loved it too!
I read this for the first time last year and really couldn’t figure out why it was banned either. in education, New York University, 1961, Grow Your Child's Library with Top Young Reader Series, 50% Off All Funko Wetmore Forest POP!, Plush, and More, Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir, Forged by Fire (Hazelwood High Trilogy #2). is generally considered to be a Young Adult novel and was written by Judy Blume in 1970. Suppose I hate my new school? Margaret only wants three things: drugs, sex, and rock and roll. It’s me, Margaret. I loved Margaret just as much now as I did back then. It was so real to me (especially since I live in NJ) and showed me that books went beyond talking animals and could really be realistic to life.
Except I never knew she wanted that stuff in the first place.
It’s no big secret in our family that Grandma sends me to summer camp in New Hampshire. And she doesn’t do all that because we’re poor. Anyhow, I figure this house-in-New-Jersey business is my parents’ way of getting me away from Grandma. Oh wow! Is he or isn't he a vampire? Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Margaret shares her secrets and her spirituality in this iconic Judy Blume novel, beloved by millions, that now has a fresh new look.
Also, there is a very nice brass knocker. I only read this when I was in sixth grade so the only reason I can think of it being banned was because of all the period talk. What makes this book a classic though is how realistic Blume makes Margaret’s growing pains. Blume doesn’t talk down to tweens and teens but talks to them with this book. Parents can use it as a starting point in discussions about crushes, religion, God, and more. I remember being ‘shocked’ by this book with all my friends when I was in middle school. We felt naughty reading it, and I was further shocked by my high school boyfriend’s mother reading adult Judy Bloom novels. Especially since I’m an only child. In fact I still can’t – if mine had waited until high school was over to arrive, that would have been JUST FINE. I’ve never lived anywhere but here. A few days ago I was at the library and saw this book on the banned books display. Hardcover. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Kidding.
Suppose everybody there hates me? Margaret Simon is your average eleven year old away at summer camp, when her parents decide to move from exciting Manhattan to sleepy Farbrook, New Jersey. Something about a woman and a guy with a motorcycle naked in her lawn? the power of words that will have readers inventing their own words.Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? Before it's too late, Harold Judy Blume was m
I don’t think people start to smell bad until they’re at least twelve. I’ve never lived anywhere but here.
I knew what the weather was like the second I got up. Summary. You Save 10%. It's the 1960s and Margaret, the protagonist of this book, is a sixth-grade girl who is struggling over the issue of … Minnesota - Restricted in Zimmerman to students with parental permission. Members save with free shipping everyday! She's a godless child about to embark on the mystery of puberty and boys and other sinful stuff that's really boring in retrospect. Are you there, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. Are you there, God?
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What Judy Blume book is your favorite? View all posts by Vasilly. 1980 - Arizona - removed from Gilbert elementary and jr high required parental consent, Alabama - Challenged in the Tuscaloosa School System, Wisconsin - Challenged in Fon du Lac school systems because the book is "sexually offensive and amoral". It's Me, Margaret. I hadn’t read this since I was a pre-teen and seeing the title brought back so many memories of my life then, I had to check this out again. Reading this fact did not shock me but, it did made me feel a bit disheartened. The only problem is she’s always asking me if I have boyfriends and if they’re Jewish.
She always does that when it’s hot and humid, to make sure her deodorant’s working. Judy Blume, one of America’s most popular authors, is the recipient of the 2004 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. I plan on giving this book to my little sisters and daughter. And number two what would I care if they’re Jewish or not? This books was important to me as a preteen.
It’s part brick, part wood.
We’re moving today. I know for a fact that we’re not. April, it seems like with Blume once you read one book by her, you can’t help but try to read everything else too! Suppose everybody there hates me? Now that is ridiculous because number one I don’t have boyfriends. By Judy Blume .
Kidding. Now some kids might think, who cares about seeing a grandmother? Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. ©1997-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. It's Me, Margaret 192. by Judy Blume. We moved on the Tuesday before Labor Day. What a long, strange trip.