Synopses & Reviews
It isn't Alice and Patrick anymore, it's simply Alice--and much to her surprise, Alice is finding that's okay. In fact, working on the school play and on the newspaper keep Alice so busy she doesn't have much time for her best friends, Pamela and Elizabeth--and they resent it. And if Alice ever needed friends, she needs them now, with a secret e-mail admirer, worries about her brother Lester's love life, and a new friend who seems unable to break free of an abusive relationship with her boyfriend. This latest entry in the series hailed by Booklist as "a road map for a girl growing up today" showcases Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's unerring insight into the concerns of adolescent girls, and demonstrates once again why the Alice books are beloved by hundreds of thousands of readers.
Synopsis
The fourteenth title in the beloved coming-of-age saga of Alice McKinley
Synopsis
Life After Patrick andlt;BRandgt; It isn't Alice and Patrick anymore; it's simply Alice, and much to her surprise, Alice is finding that's okay. In fact, working on the school play and becoming increasingly involved in the newspaper have Alice so busy she doesn't have much time for her best friends Pamela and Elizabeth -- and they resent it. andlt;BRandgt; And if Alice ever needed friends, she needs them now. She's got a secret e-mail admirer she's not sure how to handle. Her brother, Lester, is plunging headlong into a risky romance with a professor. And her new friend, Faith, seems unable to break free of an abusive relationship with her boyfriend. It's not simple being simply Alice.
About the Author
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor includes many of her own growing-up experiences in the Alice books. She writes for both children and adults and is the author of more than one hundred and thirty-five books, including the Alice series, which Entertainment Weekly has called "tender" and "wonderful." In 1992 her novel Shiloh won the Newbery Medal. She lives with her husband, Rex, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Visit Phyllis online at alicemckinley.wordpress.com
Table of Contents
Contents
One: The Second Half
Two: Cay
Three: Heart of Gold
Four: Behind the Curtain
Five: Out of the Woodwork
Six: Spring Surprises
Seven: Conversation
Eight: Production
Nine: Clearing the Air
Ten: The Girl in White
Eleven: The Color Purple
Twelve: Tony and Tina
Thirteen: The Instructor Flap
Fourteen: Changes
Fifteen: Sylvia