Meet the Cast
Margaret Simon
Just Your Average Tween In a lot of ways Margaret is an average eleven-going-on-twelve year old. She has parents who she loves, but drive her a little bit nuts, and pretty awesome friendships that...
Grandma Sylvia Simon
No Old Lady Shoes on this Old LadyShe's got style… and sass… and Mr. Binamin right where she wants him. Not sure who we're talking about? Why it's Grandma Sylvia, of course, Margaret's favorite...
Nancy Wheeler
BFF-ishThere is a Nancy Wheeler in every school, and Margaret's is no exception. It's not that Nancy's bad per se, or even particularly unlikable. Heck, she's often quite nice and she makes a point...
Janie Loomis
Janie Loomis is a member of the PTS and has the unfortunate honor of being the last one to get her period. In a club that's primarily centered around boobs, boys, and monthly bleeding, this isn't a...
Gretchen Potter
Gretchen Potter is a PTS club member, the first in the group to start her period, and also the only Jewish girl in the club (thereby representing the JCC side of the YMCA versus JCC joining debate)...
Mr. and Mrs. Simon
Mr. and Mrs. Simon are Margaret's parents, and as far as parents go, they're pretty cool. The only real drama these two bring to the book happened before Margaret was even born, and their response...
Grandmother and Grandfather Hutchins
Before we ever meet these two, we already don't like them. After all, they disowned Margaret's mother for marrying a Jewish man, and have stuck to their position even though it means they've never...
Mr. Miles J. Benedict, Jr.
Poor Mr. Benedict. He's a male teacher—which wasn't as common in 1970—and it's his first year in front of a classroom. That's he's super nervous becomes abundantly clear when he introduces hims...
Philip Leroy
Philip Leroy is at the top of every member of the PTS's list of cute boys. But you don't have to take our word for it:We put our Boy Books on the floor and Nancy picked them up, one at a time. She...
Laura Danker
There's always an odd girl out, and in this book it's Laura Danker. While the PTS meets to worry about whether they'll ever have real boobs and get their periods, Laura is at the opposite end of th...
Moose Freed
Philip Leroy may make it to the top of the list in Margaret's Boy Book, but Moose Freed really has her heart. The only problem is, though, that Nancy totally doesn't approve. Moose—like Nancy's b...