Books on Film: Watch the Trailer for ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET.
Judy Blume’s classic is coming to the big screen on April 28th. Here’s the trailer:
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I don’t know how the movie will approach the Jewish themes in the novel. In addition to her groundbreaking exploration of adolescence, Blume included Jewish identity as a key part of the story:
https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/searching-for-jewish-identity-in-two-judy-blume-novels