Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023)

[Randy]

Raised by a Christian mother and a Jewish father, an adolescent girl starts to ask questions about religion and faith.

Thoughts?

 

[MrDawn]

Not going to lie, this definitely reminded me of Deadpool.

 

[Nebulous]

Doesn't look like something I'd like.

 

[MrDawn]

Doesn't look like something I'd like.

Uh....yeah.....me neither. lol I'm passing this one up as well. I don't really want to watch a movie about a 12 year old girl going through puberty. I can see why schools rebuked it.

Margaret has a crush on a boy, Moose Freed, who was hired by her father to mow their lawn. She quietly watches him at work. She also becomes friends with Nancy, Gretchen and Janie and together they form their own secret club to discuss “girl stuff.” They called their club “The Pre-Teen Sensations” (PTS’s). They’re all going through puberty and expecting their periods soon. Nancy is the most confident of them and usually talk like a know-it-all about boys, sex and bras.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret: Why was it banned? | Books on Trial

Its frank talk of menstruation and puberty, and its presentation of Christians in a negative light made Blume's work among the most challenged books.

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