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<p>Reading Judy Blume is a bit of a right of passage for many tweens&sbquo; but her book <i>Are You There God? It&#39;s Me, Margaret </i>may not look the way you remember it.</p><p>National politics reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/JessicaHuseman/status/977950430306107394">Jessica Huseman </a>uploaded this picture of the new cover of the 1970 classic.</p><p>Notice anything...different?</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What have they done to Judy Blume this book was copyrighted in 1970 <a href="https://t.co/1FtR5Y7Fkr">pic.twitter.com/1FtR5Y7Fkr</a></p>&mdash; Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JessicaHuseman/status/977950430306107394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Yes, although <i>Are You There God? It&#39;s Me, Margaret </i>is timeless in many regards, there are some elements of the book that feel pretty out of date. For instance, we no longer really use sanitary napkin belts, thank god. So it makes sense that the cover of the book would be changed to attract a new generation of readers.</p><p>However, that didn&#39;t stop people from feeling really weird about the modern cover.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">had it as hard cover circa 1974. only part that disturbs me is lowercase m for Margaret. otherwise, just makes me feel old for a sec.</p>&mdash; joan_mediator (@joan_mediator) <a href="https://twitter.com/joan_mediator/status/977968196711014401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Noooooooooooo. I bloody loved Judy Blume books in my early teens. I guess this cover may appeal to today&#39;s youngsters but it just seems wrong. <a href="https://t.co/VqaTVKetuR">https://t.co/VqaTVKetuR</a></p>&mdash; Gary Patrick Brown (@gpb1979) <a href="https://twitter.com/gpb1979/status/977990901799768064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I thought it was a fun way to bring the book into 2018. It’s more enticing to a younger generation.</p>&mdash; Brian Bradley (@brianjbradley) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianjbradley/status/978069421469048832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Soon people started sharing the book cover of the edition they grew up with:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A lot of the vintage covers were surprisingly ok, this was the most old fashioned one I found <a href="https://t.co/c1OtO3BMpz">pic.twitter.com/c1OtO3BMpz</a></p>&mdash; Nathaniel Woodward (@stubhubby) <a href="https://twitter.com/stubhubby/status/977985067027922944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is how my copy looks 😭😭😭 <a href="https://t.co/SlSRI8m14b">pic.twitter.com/SlSRI8m14b</a></p>&mdash; Cheyenne (@OhChyLanta) <a href="https://twitter.com/OhChyLanta/status/978410017660588037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This was the version my mom bought me as a kid. Yucky yikes @ the new one. <a href="https://t.co/A7xSsgOMum">pic.twitter.com/A7xSsgOMum</a></p>&mdash; TALIA (@TaliaCBrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/TaliaCBrown/status/978336527729201154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All covers other than this one are pretenders to the throne <a href="https://t.co/LAoUXOYxQ2">pic.twitter.com/LAoUXOYxQ2</a></p>&mdash; Carol Carpenter (@carolmcarpenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/carolmcarpenter/status/978082498805665792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just the sight of this from across the room gives me menstrual cramp pains.</p>&mdash; Abigail Breiseth (@abinbaltimore) <a href="https://twitter.com/abinbaltimore/status/978275657913458688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>But nearly everyone could agree that the thought of God texting is really funny:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">God would have read-receipts turned on, bet. <a href="https://t.co/kQDhKmaKrX">https://t.co/kQDhKmaKrX</a></p>&mdash; Samarth Bhaskar (@samarth) <a href="https://twitter.com/samarth/status/978294172737294336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Hey God, u up?&quot;<br><br>&quot;New phone, who dis?&quot; <a href="https://t.co/MMq0uwdPan">https://t.co/MMq0uwdPan</a></p>&mdash; Kelsey Backus (@kels3b) <a href="https://twitter.com/kels3b/status/978270893603373056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That is ridiculous. God is notorious for not responding to text messages. Cover art totally unbelievable.</p>&mdash; Geoff Johnson (@GeofftheJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeofftheJohnson/status/977957683461525504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Look, we understand the reason why the cover would be updated to appeal to this generation...but if God starts using emojis...we&#39;re out.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Your favorite Judy Blume book just got a modern makeover and people don't know how to feel.

Reading Judy Blume is a bit of a right of passage for many tweens&sbquo; but her book Are You There God? It&#39;s Me, Margaret may not look the way you remember it.National politics reporter Jessica Huseman uploaded this picture of the new cover of the 1970 classic.Notice anything...different?What have they done to Judy Blume this book was copyrighted in 1970 pic.twitter.com/1FtR5Y7Fkr&mdash; Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) March 25, 2018 Yes, although Are You There God? It&#39;s Me, Margaret is timeless in many regards, there are some elements of the book that feel pretty out of date. For instance, we no longer really use sanitary napkin belts, thank god. So it makes sense that the cover of the book would be changed to attract a new generation of readers.However, that didn&#39;t stop people from feeling really weird about the modern cover.had it as hard cover circa 1974. only part that disturbs me is lowercase m for Margaret. otherwise, just makes me feel old for a sec.&mdash; joan_mediator (@joan_mediator) March 25, 2018 Noooooooooooo. I bloody loved Judy Blume books in my early teens. I guess this cover may appeal to today&#39;s youngsters but it just seems wrong. https://t.co/VqaTVKetuR&mdash; Gary Patrick Brown (@gpb1979) March 25, 2018 I thought it was a fun way to bring the book into 2018. It’s more enticing to a younger generation.&mdash; Brian Bradley (@brianjbradley) March 26, 2018 Soon people started sharing the book cover of the edition they grew up with:A lot of the vintage covers were surprisingly ok, this was the most old fashioned one I found pic.twitter.com/c1OtO3BMpz&mdash; Nathaniel Woodward (@stubhubby) March 25, 2018 This is how my copy looks 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/SlSRI8m14b&mdash; Cheyenne (@OhChyLanta) March 26, 2018 This was the version my mom bought me as a kid. Yucky yikes @ the new one. pic.twitter.com/A7xSsgOMum&mdash; TALIA (@TaliaCBrown) March 26, 2018 All covers other than this one are pretenders to the throne pic.twitter.com/LAoUXOYxQ2&mdash; Carol Carpenter (@carolmcarpenter) March 26, 2018 Just the sight of this from across the room gives me menstrual cramp pains.&mdash; Abigail Breiseth (@abinbaltimore) March 26, 2018 But nearly everyone could agree that the thought of God texting is really funny:God would have read-receipts turned on, bet. https://t.co/kQDhKmaKrX&mdash; Samarth Bhaskar (@samarth) March 26, 2018 &quot;Hey God, u up?&quot;&quot;New phone, who dis?&quot; https://t.co/MMq0uwdPan&mdash; Kelsey Backus (@kels3b) March 26, 2018 That is ridiculous. God is notorious for not responding to text messages. Cover art totally unbelievable.&mdash; Geoff Johnson (@GeofftheJohnson) March 25, 2018 Look, we understand the reason why the cover would be updated to appeal to this generation...but if God starts using emojis...we&#39;re out.

Reading Judy Blume is a bit of a right of passage for many tweens&sbquo; but her book Are You There God? It&#39;s Me, Margaret may not look the way you remember it.  National politics reporter Jessica Huseman uploaded this picture of the...