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The Agony of Alice
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
I couldn't resist the book when I read the back cover:
"Life is like a dumpster. As soon as you get rid of one embarrassment, you pick up another. I new that this was going to go on forever unless I found someone to set an example for me, and by the time I got the mustard off my shirt, I'd made up my mind: I'd adopt a mother."
Obviously this book was going to amuse me and since Naylor is a Newbery Medal winner for [b:Shiloh|207153|Shiloh|Phyllis Reynolds Naylor|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172685368s/207153.jpg|1152585], I figured it was a sure hit. There are 26 Alice stories about Alice McKinley growing up in Silver Spring and they are a rather substantial following. One of our 7th graders spent spring break reading all of these books, so it has been on my list for a while.
I laughed out loud as Alice got herself into one embarrassing scrape after another. I never expected Naylor to plumb the deeper emotions and loneliness that 6th grade girls explore or impart wisdom as Alice reflects on her experiences. It was a delightful, quick read.
"Life is like a dumpster. As soon as you get rid of one embarrassment, you pick up another. I new that this was going to go on forever unless I found someone to set an example for me, and by the time I got the mustard off my shirt, I'd made up my mind: I'd adopt a mother."
Obviously this book was going to amuse me and since Naylor is a Newbery Medal winner for [b:Shiloh|207153|Shiloh|Phyllis Reynolds Naylor|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172685368s/207153.jpg|1152585], I figured it was a sure hit. There are 26 Alice stories about Alice McKinley growing up in Silver Spring and they are a rather substantial following. One of our 7th graders spent spring break reading all of these books, so it has been on my list for a while.
I laughed out loud as Alice got herself into one embarrassing scrape after another. I never expected Naylor to plumb the deeper emotions and loneliness that 6th grade girls explore or impart wisdom as Alice reflects on her experiences. It was a delightful, quick read.