Religion
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 8:19pm
Margaret moves with her family from NYC to New Jersey, in part, she suspects, to separate her from her grandmother’s influence. The story focuses on Margaret anticipating puberty and her struggles with trying to choose a religion since she has been raised as “nothing.”
Both Margaret’s sixth grade year and her girls’ club focus on eagerness to grow up and make grown-up decisions. As I read this book, it made me think how important it is to give our kids the tools to make good decisions before they need to make them. In the story, Margaret feels pressure to identify the right religion, learns not to make assumptions about people, and feels pressure to leave childhood.
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Best Audience:
Girls ages 11-14
Parts that might raise objections:
periods, bras, kissing, Playboy
Ideas you will want to discuss:
mothers and daughters, grandmothers, moving, religion, school, growing up 
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