A nice realistic fiction that surprised me. Ivy June and Katherine come from very different worlds, although the same state. The exchange program between the schools was an interesting idea, and it's good for kids to understand that in this day of cell phones and computers and such, there are s...
In my opinion it was a really good book, though it was a bit "cheesy" at times, I felt like it showed some struggles that could happen in our life's and through out high school and as a teenager. At some points I felt it was a bit dramatic with the romance with all the break ups and make ups but ...
t's the summer before college, and Alice and her friends are working together on a cruise ship. It sounds like a fun job, but once on board, the girls realize they'll have to work nonstop. When things start going wrong on the ship, they have to roll with the punches, far from land. This felt like...
Very meh. I have a sentimental attachment to Alice since I read her when I was a kid, but in these newer books, Naylor is trying too hard to be PC and "hip"...unfortunately, it comes off as insincere and clueless. It's pretty clear she is pretty roved from kids these days, and there's NO CHANCE m...
After reading the second book in the new series by Newbery Award winner Phylis Reynolds Naylor, I went back and grabbed the first book Emily's Fortune. This is a great transitional series for intermediate and younger readers. With short chapters and clever cliff hanger questions at the end, it ke...
I have absolutely adored Alice McKinley and loved reading about her ups and downs ever since I discovered her in the library when we were both in 6th grade. Naylor is nearing the end of her series and I have been meaning for a while now to check back in with Alice and see where junior and senior...
Shiloh is a simple story about a boy who falls in love with an abused dog, and a dog who returns his affection. Anybody who has ever gotten a puppy as a child will be able to relate to the adoration Marty shows the dog he names Shiloh. While this is a story for young children, its themes and ethi...
I found this book by looking around my house for books to read. One thing that impressed me was that the 1st book I didn't read it but read the second and it was very interesting for a short story because it had a great plot and makes you want to read more of the book and on the outgoing series. ...
I really loved how they created the newspaper!
I'm calling it: this is where the Alice series goes downhill.Some detractors hate on the high school books because of the increase in sexual content, but I'll defend the series to the ends of the earth from them; I think the frankness with which it approaches sexual topics which are undeniably pa...
I think I’m officially over the Alice series. It’s just not as interesting as I thought it would be. The language has become rather easy and the chapters are so short and transparent. The title to each chapter gives so much away and isn’t the least bit original, like "Total Humiliation". Lame. Ea...
I picked this up on a whim from the teen fiction display at the library, for two reasons: one, it's by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, whose Boy/Girl War books kept my children happily entertained in elementary school. Reliable author. Two, it's about an 8th grade girl who is dealing with 8th grade life...
If you're reading the Alice books more or less in order but skipping around a little, like I did, don't skip this one. It's not filler like some of them are. This one has a good amount of forward motion on the serieswide arcs, and touches on a lot of serieswide themes (though anviliciously).Alice...
The third book in the Alice series, covering the first semester of seventh grade.Alice decides she wants to be liked by everyone in seventh grade, but runs into trouble when she meets Denise Whitlock, who mercilessly picks on Alice. So the lesson in this one is how to deal with a bully. Alice dea...
Oh Alice, the insecurities of being a new teen seem to not phase her in the same way it does her friends. The main reason is because of her innocent nature. I've read reviews that claimed she was unrealistic, but I can promise you that I teach high school juniors that display the same level of in...
Alice oh Alice... tipikal ABG jaman sekarang. Tepatnya, ABG yang beranjak ke masa remaja. Seorang gadis yang harus memecahkan sendiri segala misteri tentang kewanitaan gegara sang ibu telah meninggal dunia dan ia hanya tinggal dengan ayah dan kakak lelakinya yang terkadang tak mau membantunya. Ad...
Slight improvement over the previous installment. Nonetheless, I hold the same misgivings in regards to the sexual content. Moreover, the characters remain flat, no longer leaping from the page as in earlier editions. My hunch is this is due to Naylor writing based on what she has read and observ...
Ngga ada satu orangpun yang pernah bilang sama gue, kalo jadi remaja itu SUSAH.Lebih susah dari sekedar naik metromini ke melawai, terus ngerjain soal-soal spmb yang hasilnya cuma bisa menjawab 4 pertanyaan buat mata pelajaran matematika yang jumlah soalnya ada.. 25. And double that.Lebih susah d...
I knew I shouldn't have, but I picked this up at my local library on Saturday afternoon and started reading it shortly after. I had been wanting to read it for quite awhile even though it is a little bit older (2003). I think it would make a great summer read and it made me want summer vacation t...
Charles WoodINFO 683 w/ Professor MorrisResource Review #4May 31, 2009Reynolds Naylor, Phyllis. All but Alice, New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1949. 88 pages. Paperback. ISBN: 0-448-09526-2. Recommended for ages 10-14.This installment of Phyllis Reynolds Naylor’s realistic fiction series “Alice”, f...
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Alice Alone. Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, New York, 2001.240 pages. $7.99 ISBN 978-1-4391-3229-6 (eBook).Grades 7-9; Ages 12-14.Phyllis Reynolds Naylor’s beloved Alice is back and ready to begin high school. With her boyfriend ...
SUMMARY: DOES EVERYONE DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE?Marty's parents think so -- even Judd Travers, whose history of drinking and violence keeps Marty from completely trusting that his beloved dog, Shiloh, will always be safe from Judd."Some people just seem to attract trouble," Marty's Ma says, and J...
I'm a sucker for anything with dogs in it, Old Yeller, White Fang, Where the Red Fern Grows, the original Shiloh, and this sequel's no exception. Got this as a hardcover when it first came out and absolutely loved it. What ten year old kid wouldn't want to read about a kid his age and the dog he ...
Recently I read the book "Achingly Alice" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, which is a story about Alice, the main character, and the events that take place as she tries to get her teacher to marry her father who're in love. The cover is what caught my eye as I thought it'd be a sweet romance consideri...
One of my daughters closely paralleled the age of our heroine Alice McKinley who ages throughout the publication of the 28 (!) books in the series written by Naylor, and I consider myself so grateful that Hayley had a literary friend that always so similarly and magically matched her own maturity...
Alice represents an honest portrayal of growing up for a young girl, although in her case she is trying to do it without a mother.In the latest installment, Alice realizes that soon she will be thirteen, and according to her Aunt Sally this will make her the woman of the house. Alice takes this t...
Alice McKinley is back in action and ready to begin fourth grade in the second installment of the series. Unfortunately for her, it seems like fourth grade might be even tougher for her than third—she just can’t seem to stop making blunders!Every other day it seems like Alice is knee-deep in humi...