"An instant classic of the coming-of-age genre, a warm, witty, incredibly inspiring film that is already one of the year’s best"—Kate Erbland, IndieWire
"Has the makings of becoming a new classic in the film canon."—Kristen Lopez, The Wrap
"A film of disarming vulnerability and complexity...brimming with humour, vitality and empathy."—Beth Webb, Empire
Join us for a special Cinema Salon screening of the film on Thursday, May 11 with a post-screening discussion with Senior Center member and former teacher Lynn Puritz-Fine.
In this big-screen adaptation of Judy Blume's landmark novel, 11-year-old Margaret is uprooted from her life in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, Barbara, who is also struggling to adjust to life outside the big city, and her adoring grandmother, Sylvia, who isn’t happy they moved away and likes to remind them every chance she gets.