Eleven-year-old Margaret Simon has just moved to the suburbs and wants to be like everyone else. When she is confronted with body and religious issues, she struggles as she tries to conform. Not only does she learn about religion and puberty, she also learns how to view other people.
Margaret Simon and her parents, Barbara and Herb, move from New York City into a house in Farbrook, New Jersey. Margaret thinks part of the reason for the move is to get away from her grandmother, Sylvia Simon, who lives in the city. A neighbor girl in Margaret's class, Nancy Wheeler, invites Margaret to her house. Through talking with Nancy's mother, Margaret reveals she does not go to Sunday school. At the house, Nancy invites Margaret to be in her club, and Margaret meets Nancy's brother Evan and.....
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