What is the setting of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume?

The book is set mainly in Farbrook, New Jersey, a suburban area where the houses are seven years old and so are the trees. Margaret attends Delano Elementary School where she is one of twenty-eight students in her sixth grade class. She walks to her friends’ houses on Morningbird Lane and is able to attend movies without her parents. The Simons refer to Farbrook as “country living” compared to their old lifestyle in New York City.

New York City provides a secondary setting in the book. Margaret tastes independence when she is allowed to ride the bus to visit her grandmother in New York. Though Margaret likes the culture of the Lincoln Center performances, she especially likes people-watching near the fountain outside. People from Farbrook view visits to New York City as a big event and visit special places like Radio City Music Hall or famous restaurants when they go. New York City is viewed by the suburbanites of Farbrook as a fun place to visit but not a good place to live.