Wow
Wow, just wow
Are You There God, It's Me Margaret? absolutely captured 1970 age 11 and 6th grade. The awkwardness of being the girl wearing an undershirt? Yes!!! That was me. The worry about attracting a boy. Hell yes (and no it really didn't happen - I was such a dork. )
Judy Blume was genius. Her books (now often banned - shame, shame) truly hit all the notes of being a girl, trying to figure it all out. Wow.
This movie stars Rachel McAdams as the mom. She's so good. Kathy Bates is the grandmother, Sylvia, who's way cool and awesome in connecting with her granddaughter. Abby Ryder Fortson is a brilliant young actress who is perfect in this role. She's awkwardly cool. ' Nuff said.
This is a sweet movie. I loved it. Go See It - take your girls, take granddaughters, or just see it yourself like I did. And read the book. Support Judy Blume. See her doc - Judy Blume Forever - don't ban books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Joanne - sounds interesting at some stage - and certainly don't ban books - let us decide our way of life - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteIt is a sweet well done coming of age story. Big thumbs up
Deletethecontemplativecat here. Loved Judy Blume, and other books of that era. The slaughtering of books is shameful.
ReplyDeleteExactly. I think we have similar feelings in regards to books and the arts. Go see the movie. Support Judy!
DeleteThere was a huge underground book club at my school when I was about 13. We furtively passed Forever around, friend to friend. And then we discovered the other wonderful books she'd written.
ReplyDeleteBooks should never be banned - they can be so useful in starting a conversation about any subject.
Exactly. Books are perfect at certain ages. They open up the eyes and heart to so many questions and opportunities to learn.
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