Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
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.
Do you think people should choose their own religions or is it better to have their parents choose?
Has anyone ever made an assumption about you?
Would you have wanted to share your “boy book” answers?
What did you think about Margaret’s grandparents’ behavior (the ones from Ohio)?
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