What books are similar to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret?

The 10 closest matches to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume on ReadingList include Blubber, Double Fudge, Fudge, Harris and Me, and Jelly Belly. Each is scored on shared themes (puberty, menarche, and christians), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

If you liked Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, read Blubber, Double Fudge, or Fudge — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of puberty, menarche, and christians. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Blubbergrades 4–7: Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Double Fudgegrades 4–6: Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Fudgegrades 4–6: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Harris and Megrades 6–8: Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Jelly Bellygrades 4–6: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Mick Harte Was Heregrades 5–8: Both on the North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Shiloh890L: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+3 more shared lists), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Butterflygrades 3–6: Shares themes of jews, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Touching Spirit Beargrades 6–9: Both on the North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
Don't Hurt Lauriegrades 4–8: Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume · 470L — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (2–5).
Arrowhawk by Lola M. Schaefer · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Books like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume · grades 3–6 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Superfudge by Judy Blume · grades 3–6 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume · 470L — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (2–5).
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach · grades 4–6 — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of jews, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).

Books like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume · grades 3–6 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Superfudge by Judy Blume · grades 3–6 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach · grades 4–6 — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of jews, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger · grades 4–6 — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Two Suns in the Sky by Miriam Bat-Ami · grades 6–10 — Shares themes of jews, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–10).
Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli · grades 6–9 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).

Common questions

What books are similar to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret?: The 10 closest matches to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume on ReadingList include Blubber, Double Fudge, Fudge, Harris and Me, and Jelly Belly. Each is scored on shared themes (puberty, menarche, and christians), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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