![]() It’s National Library Week, the time of the year when the American Library Association comes out with its annual list of the top 10 most challenged books. The movie’s arrival makes for a darkly absurdist cultural moment. It’s a big year, too: Margaret’s parents move the family from Manhattan to suburban New Jersey she’s growing anxious about the onset of puberty and whether she’s developing quickly enough to be “normal” and she’s grappling with big questions about religion, as her nonreligious parents have told her she can choose her own faith when she’s old enough. The classic young adult book has been translated by director Kelly Fremon Craig into an oh-so-slightly modernized movie, still set in 1970, chronicling a year in the life of pre-teen Margaret. ![]() “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” a film adaptation of Judy Blume’s beloved 1970 novel, is getting rave reviews, with a near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes. ![]()
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