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Fifth grade is tumultuous for Alice as she tries to help others through the many changes occurring at home and in school, including learning about sex when Rosalind gets her period and shares a book that explains what is happening.Tags
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Alice McKinley grows up a little more in the 5th grade, coping with assorted problems that fifth grade girls are likely to face... a friend gets her first period early, death of a beloved pet, issues with a teenage older brother, multiple friends who don't all like each other, figuring out what sex is all about, etc.
A good easy reading story about an extremely likable protagonist, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny.
A good easy reading story about an extremely likable protagonist, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny.
Lovingly Alice is a delightful book about the trials and triumph of a ten year old girl over one school year (fifth grade). Alice struggles with regular issues of her age, friendships, talk about sex and periods, a pet dying, her relationship with her older brother etc. Naylor uses simple language and and clears up misunderstandings by having Alice talk to the adults in her life and her friends. I thought the book was very age appropriate and treats the problems of fifth grade girl lovingly and realistically.
Meh, This prequel was not as exciting or as memorable as the previous two but it was ok. Alice experiences the loss of her pet and the loss of a friend.
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was born in Anderson, Indiana on January 4, 1933. She received a bachelor's degree from American University in 1963. Her first children's book, The Galloping Goat and Other Stories, was published in 1965. She has written more than 135 children and young adult books including Witch's Sister, The Witch Returns, The Bodies in show more the Bessledorf Hotel, A String of Chances, The Keeper, Walker's Crossing, Bernie Magruder and the Bats in the Belfry, Please Do Feed the Bears, and The Agony of Alice, which was the first book in the Alice series. She has received several awards including the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Night Cry and the Newberry Award for Shiloh. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Alice (Prequel 3)
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- Canonical title
- Lovingly Alice
- Original publication date
- 2004-09-01
- People/Characters
- Alice Kathleen McKinley; Ben McKinley; Lester McKinley; Sara Evans; Rosalind Rodriquez; Megan Beachy (show all 14); Jody Dianne Merwin; Dawn; Donald Sheavers; Oatmeal (cat); Ms. Swick; Lisa Shane; Mickey; Elaine
- Important places
- Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
- Dedication
- To Grace Isabelle Murphy Meis, lovingly.
- First words
- My dad says there are good years and bad years for wine.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then I walked back to Rosalind's house and slid it under the door.
- Original language
- English
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- Popularity
- 261,790
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.56)
- Languages
- English, German, Portuguese
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
- 1
