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This is where it all started! Eight-year-old Alice McKinley wants pierced ears, really long hair, a pet, and, most of all, a mother. Oh, and some friends would be nice. As the new girl in third grade, Alice doesn't know a single person in Takoma Park, Maryland, except for her next-door neighbor Donald Sheavers, who not only is a boy, but also seems to be a little bit peculiar! Desperate to meet people, Alice learns that making friends is harder than it seems when she runs into a group of girls whom she nicknames "the Terrible Triplets" after they make it very clear that they do not want to get to know Alice. On top of all this, Alice also has to keep an eye on Donald's recently divorced mom, who seems to have her eye on Alice's dad!
This is the first of three prequels to Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's beloved Alice series. Now younger girls can get to meet the girl everyone wants to be best friends with, and older girls will enjoy finding out how Alice came to be the Alice they know and love.
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Alice at EIGHT--and boy was she a pistol The very youngest book in the beloved series gets a makeover.
Eight-year-old Alice McKinley wants pierced ears, really long hair, a pet, and, most of all, a mother. Oh, and some friends would be nice. As the new girl in third grade, Alice doesn't know a single kid in Takoma Park, Maryland, except her next-door neighbor Donald Sheavers, who is not only a boy, but seems a bit peculiar, too Desperate to meet people, Alice learns that making friends is harder than it seems when she runs into a group of girls whom she nicknames the "Terrible Triplets" after they make it very clear that they do not want to get to know Alice.
As Alice navigates the ins and outs of third grade, 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.
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andlt;Bandgt;Alice at EIGHT--and boy was she a pistol! The very youngest book in
Synopsis
andlt;Bandgt;Alice at EIGHTand#8212;and boy was she a pistol! The very youngest book in the beloved series gets a makeover.andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Eight-year-old Alice McKinley wants pierced ears, really long hair, a pet, and, most of all, a mother. Oh, and some friends would be nice. As the new girl in third grade, Alice doesnand#8217;t know a single kid in Takoma Park, Maryland, except her next-door neighbor Donald Sheavers, who is not only a boy, but seems a bit peculiar, too! Desperate to meet people, Alice learns that making friends is harder than it seems when she runs into a group of girls whom she nicknames the and#8220;Terrible Tripletsand#8221; after they make it very clear that they do not want to get to know Alice.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;As Alice navigates the ins and outs of third grade, 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.
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
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;One: No More Barbiesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Two: Donald Sheaversandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Three: The Terrible Tripletsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Four: Oatmealandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Five: Riding with Lesterandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Six: Call from Chicagoandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Seven: Sweetheartsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Eight: Embarrassing Momentsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Nine: Hello and Good-byeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Ten: The Sad Timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Eleven: The World According to Rosalindandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Twelve: Starting with Meandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Thirteen: The Shampoo Partyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Fourteen: K-I-S-S-I-N-Gandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Fifteen: Little Girl Lostandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Sixteen: Pancakes and Syrupandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Seventeen: What Happened at Donald's Houseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Eighteen: Spring Thawandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Nineteen: The Party