Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Margaret and her mother go to Lincoln Center, but Margaret laments that it’s not as much fun as it is to go with Grandma. Margaret writes a letter to her grandmother in Florida, telling her how much she misses her. Margaret gives Grandma a brief report of her life, including the times she was sick recently. She complains that her mother didn’t let her take her shoes off during the concert at Lincoln Center like Grandma usually does, and Margaret’s feet got sweaty as a result. Grandma writes back and insists that Margaret probably got sick because she kept her shoes on, and Margaret’s mother “should know better” (118) than to let her daughter’s feet get sweaty during the winter. She encourages Margaret to always take off her boots “no matter what [her] mother says” (118). Grandma says she has made a gentleman friend named Mr. Binamin, who is also from New York, and she hints that they are forming a romantic relationship. She invites Margaret to spend spring break with her in Florida and writes a letter to Margaret’s parents asking for their permission. Margaret writes back and says that she is “so excited [she] could die” (119) at the thought of spending time with Grandma in Florida, and she tells Grandma that Nancy and Gretchen got their periods.