The Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret trailer is simply wonderful

Few authors have captured what it’s like to grow up better than Judy Blume, an author that has always been ready for her readers at every stage of growing up, from Stories of a Fourth Grade NoAnd beyond. If there’s a universally awkward phase of youth, there’s probably a Judy Blume book to help you through it. These stories are beloved more than any other. Are You God? It’s Me, Margaret, the film adaptation of which looks to capture Blume’s timelessness beautifully.

Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig (who also made 2016’s wonderful The Edge of SeventeenThe film adaptation (above) is a period story that centers on 11-year old Margaret (Abby Ryder Forston), who moves with her family from New York City into the New Jersey suburbs. It is dangerous news. A new school, new neighborhoods, and worse, puberty all arrive at once. Being 11 is already difficult enough.

Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret Arrives in Theaters April 28, 2023