Alice-by-Accident [Import] [Hardcover]

Lynne Reid Banks (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Collins (March 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007143869
• ISBN-13: 978-0007143863
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Lynne Reid Banks is a best-selling author for children and adults. Her classic children's novel 'The Indian in the Cupboard' has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. She was born in London in 1929 and worked as an actress, writer and TV news reporter. Lynne has written thirty books: her first, 'The L-Shaped Room', was published in 1960. She now lives in Dorset, where she continues to write. Lynne says that writing for children comes much more easily than writing for adults. Tony Ross was born in London in 1938. He has worked as an art director at an advertising agency, a graphic designer, a cartoonist, a teacher, a film maker and as a Senior Lecturer in Art at Manchester Polytechnic.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alice-By-Accident, June 7, 2000

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This review is from: Alice-by-Accident (Avon Camelot Books) (Hardcover)

Alice Elizabeth Williamson-Stone is the nine-and-a-half-year-old voice of her generation. Asked to write an autobiography in her School Notebook, she records much of the turmoil of her young life: being raised by her struggling single mom, never having met her father, and coping with the plit between her mom and Gene, her paternal grandmother . Gene doesn't approve of the fact that Alice's mom and dad never married and now are asked to move out of Gene's house because Alice's father and his new wife need it. alice's loyalties are torn between her mom and grandmom and she struggles to comprehend adult relationships and her place in the world. But the book rings true to the voices of 10 year olds everywhere. Alice is sensitive, quirky British girl and is a likeable believable herioine.

Though I liked the book, the writing style is a little overly complex for a children's book...it goes back and forth from Alice's journal entries to a replay of past events which can make it a bit confusing at times. American readers may at first be put off by the british dialogue and the style of writing (deliberately infused with grammatical and spelling errors, or, as Alice puts it, her "an ilustrated ortobiography"), but the book is both lively and insightful as is Alive herself. A great book for all, especially kids who live in single parent households.

5.0 out of 5 stars alice by accident, March 21, 2009

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Alice-By-Accident (Paperback)

alice by accident is a great book.It was a great way to see a girl around my age live sortive like me in this world.the book was so good i couldn't get my hands off it.

5.0 out of 5 stars wellons, September 28, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Alice-by-Accident (Paperback)

Have you ever felt like your mom did'nt plan you? Try going to your closest library and get the book Alice-By-Accident.She felt the same way.

This book is amazing she went step by step telling her story when she was born her father left her mom so when she got older she wonder where was her father.Her mom told her he left and told her she had her on accident she didn't know what that meanso when she went to school on her announment the principal said that a little was hit by a car.The teacher said that was an accident so she thought that was a bad thing.She went home and told her mom about it and she told her the story.

I really enjoy this book hope you will!