![]() "It was a very frank portrayal of what it was like to be a teenager," Harry, who lives in Sydney and is now a young adult author, said during a phone interview.Ī few years ago, Harry decided to reread the novel - this time with her own 11-year-old daughter. The book's straightforward account of puberty felt radical, and Harry breezed through the whole book in one sitting. Harry's mother read it when it was first published in 1970 before sharing it with preteen Harry in the '80s. The seminal coming-of-age novel, which tells the story of sixth grader Margaret Simon who's anxious for her body to mature and conflicted about religion, has been a cultural touchstone for generations of girls and women. ![]() ![]() MIAMI - When Pip Harry first got her period at 11, her mother handed her pads and a copy of Judy Blume's "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret." ![]()
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