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Reluctantly Alice (Alice Books)

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This is the third book of the Alice McKinley series, and it is here that one can see the characters begin to really take shape. Alice, Pamela, and Elizabeth, as fun and orginal a trio (!!) as ever, have taken the big step into the world of junior high, but after only the first day Alice can think of 7 things wrong with 7th grade.

Alice, though, tries to look ahead to brighter times (even if she did manage to perform three embarassing acts on the very first day of school, including sitting on a doughnut -- egads!), and sets the very high goal of going through seventh grade being friends with everyone. Easier said then done, especially when Alice attracts the attention of an 8th grade bully. Things aren't made any worse when Alice, who has never been able to carry a tune, has to be rescued by her older brother on SGSD.

On top of her own problems, Alice also decides to tackle the romantic ones of her father and older brother. Ouch. This, too, turns out to be a lot harder than the 7th grade Alice could believe, but you could be surprised once the Messiah sing-along rolls around...

Yet another good addition to the ever-growing Alice McKinely series. Don't miss out...

This book is FABULOUS! It is about a girl named Alice Mkinley. Her mother died and she lives with her dad and 20-year old brother, Lester. Alice is entering the 7th grade. She has many problems and many knew things that happen to her throught the book. All of these are events that could happen to any girl. Alice wants to be "Alice the Likeable" when starting junior high, but she just so happen to find a person who doesn't like her: Denise "Mack Truck" Whitlock. Alice has many problems with Denise, but they have to do a report on each other and something happens! Alice also figures out that even friends can get in the way of being likeable. I recommend this book to any girl! This SUPER book is a MUST read!

I used to read a lot when I was younger, so when I ran out of things to read, I just picked up random books from the library that seemed intriguing and read it. I stumbled upon this book one day and I finished it that very day because I just couldn't stop reading it. I remember it so well because as a 3rd grader, I was always curious about older kids and stuff and I remember reading this and thinking it was so cool! I love the Alice series, and this was what made me read like almost all of the books. Another cute one was Achingly Alice : ). This is seriously the greatest book if you have a child between 3rd grade and 6th grade because it's a fun read : ).

This is the greatest book ever. It's helping me deal with entering junior high next year. All girls face the same things Alice does, and she deals with it in the most realistic way. I've went on to read more than half the series.

Alice enters seventh grade (and junior high) in this book.

The standout event is Alice dealing with a bully at school. I appreciated the way her family supported her while realizing that adult suggestions that sound good on paper are not necessarily right or realistic for kids. In the end, Alice's dad's prediction comes true and there's a moment when Alice knows what to do to turn things around. She couldn't have known ahead of time, but she does the right thing with her heart pounding. It was a moment we've all known, and one I haven't seen much in books.

There's enough fill-in information so that you could read this book without knowing the rest of the series, yet not so much that it's annoying if you HAVE read the rest of the series. Alice's friends Pam and Elizabeth are along for the ride without many serious problems of their own, unlike some of the other Alice books: this one is mostly about her family and being at school.

Alice McKinley is now a seventh-grader. Once she has stepped through the halls of junior high, surprises await for her. In Language Arts, she meets Denise Whitlock, who firsts start out by calling her "Widdle Alwice."

Then there's SGSD-Seventh Grade Sing Day. Sort of like Scrub Day from Even Stevens. LOL. So she has to carry a tune, but truthfully she cannot. Like every one of us girls, Alice goes through bad things--bullying, picking on, being brutally sarcastic, etc.

So this is a good book.

It's great to see this back in print, it's a good chapter in the life of Alice. As usual, she deals with the issues of growing up with her usual sense of humor, and reminds me how I always thought the world would end on a daily basis but it was never really that bad. Although Reluctantly Alice isn't as insightful as, say, Alice in April, I'm glad to see that it's again available for Alice fans of all ages...

In this book the bewildered teen as always has a new and strange plan for her life. In another Alice book she stand out more and not be 'the same boring old Alice'. Another book had her planning to stand up to her fear of deep water. Each book has hidden lessons and morals as well as jokes along the way! In this book she plans to have everybody like her and be the most likeable person she can be only to have a run in with a very UNlikeable person-the school bully. Of course Alice finds a way to get out of that with the help of her twenty year old brother, Lester. I have always enjoyed reading these books. They deal with her 'serious' problems of a teenager, (like what to say to a boy if she has to use the restroom during a date) that are laugh-out loud funny if YOU aren't the one having that problem. So if you like humor with a little bit of seriousness and maybe a few lessons these books are for you. This particular book is, in my opinion, one of the best of them.

I just got done reading this book!I've read 7-8 books about Alice so far and i'm reading Outrageously Alice right now.I've also read the three shiloh books too.I can't get over the realalistic point of view of 7th grader Alice McKinley.Thanx for making awsome books Mrs.Naylor!

Reluctantly Alice is very realistic, just how I would've felt if I were in her place! Therte are some other books in the series I liked better, but they are all good!