The Grooming of Alice

The Grooming of Alice

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-03-06

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1442434961

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During the summer between eighth and ninth grades, Alice and her friends Pamela and Elizabeth decide to improve themselves through exercise.


The Agony of Alice

The Agony of Alice

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-05-15

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 144246576X

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Life, Alice McKinley feels, is just one big embarrassment. Here she is, about to be a teenager and she doesn't know how. It's worse for her than for anyone else, she believes, because she has no role model. Her mother has been dead for years. Help and advice can only come from her father, manager of a music store, and her nineteen-year-old brother, who is a slob. What do they know about being a teen age girl? What she needs, Alice decides, is a gorgeous woman who does everything right, as a roadmap, so to speak. If only she finds herself, when school begins, in the classroom of the beautiful sixth-grade teacher, Miss Cole, her troubles will be over. Unfortunately, she draws the homely, pear-shaped Mrs. Plotkin. One of Mrs. Plotkin's first assignments is for each member of the class to keep a journal of their thoughts and feelings. Alice calls hers "The Agony of Alice," and in it she records all the embarrassing things that happen to her. Through the school year, Alice has lots to record. She also comes to know the lovely Miss Cole, as well as Mrs. Plotkin. And she meets an aunt and a female cousin whom she has not really known before. Out of all this, to her amazement, comes a role model -- one that she would never have accepted before she made a few very important discoveries on her own, things no roadmap could have shown her. Alice moves on, ready to be a wise teenager.


Alice on the Outside

Alice on the Outside

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-03-06

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1439115923

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In this charming repackage from a beloved series, Alice doesn’t feel like fitting in. Alice McKinley likes her life, but she senses things are changing. She gets a little bored by her best friends Elizabeth’s and Pamela’s obsession with clothes and makeup. She’s just not that interested. And though she is very interested in her boyfriend, Patrick, she’s not entirely sure how to keep their relationship going. Alice is struggling to figure out how she feels about things—and then how her feelings fits into what other people think she should be feeling. Getting older is even trickier than Alice thought—is she ready for the challenge? As Alice stumbles her way through the minefield of early adolescence, there are plenty of bumps, giggles, and surprises along the way. Every girl should grow up with Alice, and with this irresistible new look, a whole new generation will want to.


Alice in April

Alice in April

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 0689318057

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While trying to survive seventh grade, Alice discovers that turning thirteen will make her the Woman of the House at home, so she starts a campaign to get more appreciated for taking care of her father and older brother.


Alice in Rapture, Sort of

Alice in Rapture, Sort of

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 0689314663

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"The summer of the first boyfriend" is what Alice's father calls the summer before Alice starts junior high. And because Pamela's cousin from New Jersey says starting seventh grade without a boyfriend is the worst thing that can happen to a girl (even worse than not having pierced ears or a leather skirt), Alice is grateful she's got Patrick. The trouble is, Patrick the boyfriend is a lot more complicated than Patrick the friend. What's an appropriate present for Alice to give Patrick for his birthday? What should she do if Patrick wants to kiss her and she hasn't brushed her teeth? Alice really likes Patrick, but sometimes she thinks life would be a lot simpler if they were still just friends. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor does it again with Alice in Rapture, Sort Of, the sequel to The Agony of Alice, proving that she knows how real girls think, act, and feel. Book jacket.


Alice on Board

Alice on Board

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-05-22

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1442445882

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Seeking one last adventure before going off to college, Alice and her friends find summer employment on a Chesapeake Bay cruise ship.


Alice in Charge

Alice in Charge

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-06-12

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1442466057

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Alice's senior year is off to a rocky start in this relatable novel from Newbery Medalist and three-time Edgar Award–winning author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. It’s the beginning of Alice’s senior year and she finds herself facing some difficult situations. A sudden increase in vandalism at the school leads Alice to discover an angry and violent group of students—teenage neo-Nazis. And if that wasn’t bad enough, she learns that a new, attentive teacher has been taking advantage of her friend. Between these crises, harder classes, college applications, work, and friends, Alice wonders just how much responsibility she can take. It’s great to start feeling like a grown-up, but does the world really have to throw her everything all at once? Alice has the choice to step up…or melt down. The decision is simple and true to the character that readers have loved for years: Alice steps up—and in a big way.


All But Alice

All But Alice

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1992-04-30

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 0689317735

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Seventh grader Alice decides that the only way to stave off personal and social disasters is to be part of the crowd, especially the in crowd, no matter how boring and, potentially, difficult.


Now I'll Tell You Everything

Now I'll Tell You Everything

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 1442445912

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Includes a reading group guide for the Alice series.


bird of winter

bird of winter

Author: Alice Hiller

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2021-04-19

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1800345682

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'Hiller offers extraordinary resilience and moments of immense, liberatory tenderness. [...] This is a harrowing book, yes, but ultimately, with its invitation to “billow forth the wrecks we hold”, with its emphasis on resistance and joy, it is a staggeringly beautiful piece of life-affirming work.' Stephanie Sy-Quia, The Poetry Review