![]() ![]() Sixth-grader Margaret (hugely likeable newcomer Abby Ryder Fortson) is 11 years old and suffering a form of whiplash as her family decamps from disco-era Manhattan to the stuffy New Jersey ’burbs, leaving behind her beloved, generous-spirited but slightly controlling grandma (Kathy Bates, a blast). ![]() Talking frankly to young people about the trials and tribulations of growing up, she’s been there for generations of teens.Īll that joy, pain, frankness and heart parlays quite beautifully into what, surprisingly, is the first proper big-screen adaptation of her work (not counting 2012’s bang-average Tiger Eyes ). Her candid, endlessly relatable writing has connected to the tune of 80 million books sold over the past half century. For Americans of all ages, Judy Blume is up there with Mr Rogers and Dr Seuss as you a childhood spirit guide you never really grow out of. ![]()
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