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The Agony of Alice

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor


ISBN: 0440400511
ISBN-13: 9780440400516
Format: Paperback

Summary

Alice McKinley's mother died when Alice was only four, and now that she's eleven, she's struggling to find a female role model to help her in her teen years. Her father and older brother try to help, but Alice needs a woman. Could it really be that her new teacher, homely Mrs. Plotkin, is the one to help her? This is the first of many humorous books about Alice and the trials of growing up.

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"A wonderfully funny and touching story that will make readers smile with wry recognition."

   -- Booklist

"Through a series of incidents both hilarious and poignant, Alice searches for a female to help her cope with her adolescent anxieties...The lively style exhibits a deft touch at capturing the essence of an endearing heroine growing up."

   -- School Library Journal

Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Published date: 1992
Size: 5.25 x 7.75 inches
Weight: 0.2 pounds
Ages: 4 to 6

Synopses

Eleven-year-old, motherless Alice decides she needs a gorgeous role model who does everything right; and when placed in homely Mrs. Plotkins's class she is greatly disappointed until she discovers it's what people are inside that counts.

Publisher's Notes

Eleven-year-old, motherless Alice decides she needs a gorgeous role model who does everything right, and when placed in homely Mrs. Plotkins's class she is greatly disappointed until she discovers it is what people are inside that counts.

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