Margaret Simon, almost twelve, has just moved from New York City to the suburbs, and she’s anxious to fit in with her new friends. When she’s asked to join a secret club she jumps at the chance. But when the girls start talking about boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret starts to wonder if she’s normal. There are some things about growing up that are hard for her to talk about, even with her friends. Lucky for Margaret, she’s got someone else to confide in . . . someone who always listens.
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"I really liked the book. Although now I'm a bit too old for it, I still remember that uncertainty and confused feelings about growing up. With this book you suddenly find out that everything what you feel is just normal and almost everyone feels the same way and you're not alone."
— Zoey42 (4 out of 5 stars)
" One of the best teen books of my generation! "
— Terri, 1/27/2014" I loved it, then my daughters (who don't like to read) read it and loved it. It's a right of passage about a young girl coming of age. "
— Diana, 1/11/2014" Read this as a tween where I then became hooked on Judy Blume books "
— chey, 1/2/2014" Read it in 6th grade because all the girls were and there were rumors that it had something to do with girl's bodies. Don't really remember what it was, maybe some chick got her period. "
— Rusty, 1/2/2014" Brings back memories of my childhood, waiting to his puberty. "
— Eliza, 1/1/2014" This book is about a gierl Margret who moves to New Jersey at the age of 12. Margret used to live in New York until her papernt decided to move. When moving to her new house, she meets her naber Nancy, who is the "leader" of the four PTS's. As soon as she meets Nancy, Margret relizes that she is "not normal". She thinks that she isn't normal because she doesn't have the same body type ad Nancy or the oter girls in the group.. espeachally not Laura Danker. Margret's whole entire life people have been convincing her that she is Cristian because her mothe ris Cristian. She wants to be apart of the Jewish Center or the Y, but she just can't figure out which on she wants to be. Margret tryed to go to the temple, and church and she even tryed going to confession befor running out of the church and yelling out "Im sorry!" She even tryes to make a project for one of her classes to help her make her decision, but at the end of the book, she still can not decide. At the end of the book, Margret finds out that she is normal and she should judge people. She laerns how it feels to be the odd one out. This is a great book, and I reccomend it to girls.This book talks about some problems that most girls face. Each girl goes through things that makes them doubt their self. that is why having true friends is very important. People should judge themselves, and others because every body is unique in their own way. "
— Liv, 12/27/2013" This is a great book "
— Lizzie, 12/27/2013" Sweet. About pre-teen struggles. And about the quest for a religion. "
— Mehtap, 12/22/2013" A staple for you girls everywhere. It has "the talk" with your child so you don't have to! Yes, I know, that's a cop-out, but believe me, your kid doesn't want to have the talk any more than you do. At least this covers a lot of the groundwork and you can fill in the blanks afterwards. "
— Molly, 12/21/2013" Thank you Judy Blume. Answered many questions we had in the 70s that the adults were afraid to talk about. "
— Michele, 11/30/2013" Terrifying romp through the frightening life of teenagers wearing polyester and having breasts. "
— Christabel, 11/16/2013Judy Blume is the enduringly popular author of many books for young readers. Over eighty million copies of her books have been sold, and the Fudge books (which feature a character based on her son Larry) are timeless classics. Among Blume’s many awards is the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement. She lives in Key West with her husband.
Laura Hamilton is an award-winning narrator of many outstanding books for children. She was named one of AudioFile’s Best Voices of 2010 in Children’s and Family Listening. When not recording the books she loves, she also records radio and televion spots. She lives with her family in Chicago.