Synopses & Reviews
Now that she is setting into eighth grade, the class she used to envy, Alice discovers it isn't as exciting as she thought. She's tired of being the same old Alice, and longs to be a bit outrageous.
Instead, she finds herself in situations that are more embarrassing then they are thrilling. She likes dressing up as a showgirl for Halloween, but hasn't counted on what happens in the broom closet at school. And she's delighted to be a bridesmaid, but feels awkward at the bridal shower. Even Patrick begins to seem childish to her.
Elizabeth and Pamela, however, her two best friends, feel that life is changing too much for them. Elizabeth finds that a new a boy at school is attracted to her, while Pamela faces a serious problem at home. Lester, too, Alice's brother, can't quite believe he's losing his old girlfriend, Crystal. When Alice dials Miss Summers, however, the woman her father loves, there is always the hope that this time she will get the mother she has always wanted.
Synopsis
Every girl should grow up with Alice, and with this irresistible new look, a whole new generation will want to. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Now that she is setting into eighth grade, the class she used to envy, Alice Mckinley is discovering that it isn't all that exciting. But, maybe itand#8217;s up to her to make this year as thrilling as she thought it would be? Out with the old, plain-Jane Alice in with the new, stylish, creative Alice. Sheand#8217;s sick of being boring. Itand#8217;s time to be outrageous! But, what if outrageous isnand#8217;t all itand#8217;s cracked up to be either? What if instead Alice finds herself in situations that are more embarrassing than they are wild and fun? Is Alice destined to be the same boring girl forever?
Synopsis
Every girl should grow up with Alice, and with this irresistible new look, a whole new generation will want to.
As Alice stumbles her way through the minefield of early adolescence, there are plenty of bumps, giggles, and surprises along the way. In Alice the Brave, Alice confronts her fear of deep water head-on...but not by choice Then in Alice in Lace, Alice gets a crash course in marriage when, as part of her health class, Alice has to plan a wedding--and learns that the challenges of growing up don't get any easier. And in Outrageously Alice, Alice decides she's done with being ordinary But when she tries her hand at being outrageous, her attempts get met with unhappy results....
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