Are You there God? It's Me, Margaret: Revisited

26/04/2023 51 min
Are You there God? It's Me, Margaret: Revisited

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Lisa discusses the popular book Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. The New York Times shares how Judy Blume finally convinced Hollywood to turn her book into a movie.Lisa speaks with Annie B. Jones, who owns The Bookshelf in Thomasville, Georgia. Annie hosts the From the Front Porch Podcast where she discusses business and life in the South. In this article, author Blume shares how she came up with the novel. Time Magazine ranked the book in the top 100 best books released since 1923. This article discusses unique facts about the book.  Books discussed:The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares The Babysitter's Club by Ann M. Martin A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin Backwater and Thwonk  by Joan BauerBloomability by Sharon Creech The Next Great Jane by K.L. Going The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper I am Malala (Young Reader's Version) by Malala Yousafazi Hatchet by Gary Paulsen I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda and Kaitlin Alifirenka Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron History Smashers - Pearl Harbor by Kate Messner Petey by Ben Mikaelsen Refugee by Alan Gratz El Deafo by Cece Bell Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website. *The book titles mentioned include affiliate links.