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Title: Starting with Alice by Phyllis Naylor ISBN: 068984395X Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely Great
Comment: Starting With Alice was one of the best books I've ever read. I liked the way I felt like I was Alice doing the things she did and feeling the way she felt.
Starting With Alice is a book about an eight-year old girl named Alice McKinley. Alice's mother died when Alice was in kindergarten. Her ears pierced and to have long hair are things Alice realy wants, but most of all she wants a mother.
In third grade Alice moves to Maryland, and can't make any frinds excapt Donald Sheavers a boy who lives next door. Once Alice makes a friend they have to worry about these three girls Alice nicknamed "The Terrible Triplets." Alice also does't want Donalds mother as her mom, who seems to have an eye on Alice's dad.
I think that the middle of the book felt long and it dragged, because the same kinds of things kept happening. This made it kind of predictable.
One of the messages it taght me was not to judge people by the way they look.
I hope this books intrests you now. If it doesn't there are other books in the Alice series that are really good too.
Rating: 5
Summary: Alice is Awesome!
Comment: I loved this book from the first page, when Alice makes out her list of loves "Felt tipped pens, sixty four colors" and hates "Anything with gravy". From that first page, Naylor creates in Alice the little girl that I remember being, the difficulties of moving from the territory of childhood to pre-adolescence, wanting to be accepted but not wanting to change in order to do so.
This is the first of three prequels to Naylor's Alice series that is incredibly popular with YA girls, yet it works well as a stand alone. I have read a few of the other Alice books and they are great, but this is geared for a younger audience. I believe any young girl could empathize with Alice's trials & tribulations, being called into the principal's office for disregarding the cross-walk guard because she has it "in" for you, as well as rejoice with her triumphs, inviting your peer tormentors to a party and having them show up with gifts!
I think this is an excellent book for kids and their parents, who often forget just how difficult it is to be a kid!
Rating: 5
Summary: I love the Alice Series!
Comment: When I first picked up an Alice book, it was for summer reading. I figured that it would probably be another boring book about some girls' life. When I realized who it was written by, I thought it must be somewhat of a good book (since I loved the Shilo books so much). I began to read, and I loved it. I could relate to some of what Alice was thinking and feeling. I never knew I could find a book that I loved so much.
Now, I have collected all of the Alice books and I'm waiting for more. I have even interested my friends in the books. Two went out and bought some of the series, and one just borrows mine. I think Mrs. Naylor should keep up the good work and writing books that I seem to love so much. I also like that Alice is girl about my age growing up in an average, middle class, well brought up family. I think most girls who like Phyllis Reynold Naylor's writing, and enjoy stories they can relate to will definitely enjoy the Alice books.
P.S. If you already have some I hope you get a chance to read the others; that is, since they are so hard to put down!
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Title: Simply Alice (Alice) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor ISBN: 0689826354 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Patiently Alice by Phyllis Naylor ISBN: 0689826362 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Alice in Between by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds ISBN: 0440410649 Publisher: Laureleaf Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Naylor ISBN: 0689816723 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Alice in Lace by Phyllis Naylor ISBN: 0689805977 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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