“Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.” is an empathetic and charming depiction of pre-teen girlhood

— based on a Judy Blume novel of the same title — follows 11-year-old Margaret, played by Abby Ryder Fortson, who is an only child on the cusp of adolescence in 1970. Her family is moving from New York City to the suburbs of New Jersey. Understandably, ...