Simply Alice (Hardcover)

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Author)
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Amazon.com Review
We're starting to notice a pattern. In Alice Alone, ninth grader Alice gradually becomes too busy to see much of her boyfriend. Now, in Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's next installment in the Alice series, Alice and Patrick have broken up, and our heroine decides to throw herself into new activities to drown her sorrows. And suddenly, best friends Elizabeth and Pamela are starting to feel the dearth of Alice, too. After all the girls have been through together (The Grooming of Alice, Alice on the Outside, etc.), can they maneuver this latest bump on the road through adolescence?

Starting out with the most embarrassing high-school situation imaginable (no, really!), and wending its way through various family crises and side plots, Simply Alice reveals a newly single, steadily stronger heroine experiencing all the bittersweet turmoil of high school. But will she be single forever? Don't count on it. Romance lurks, as Alice fields e-mails from a secret admirer. Friends of Alice, old and new, will be simply delighted. (Ages 12 to 15) --Emilie Coulter

From Publishers Weekly
Romance problems are not just for royals. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Simply Alice, the 14th book in the popular Alice series, finds the high school freshman looking at relationships in a brand-new way after breaking up with her boyfriend.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum; 1st edition (May 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689826354
• ISBN-13: 978-0689826351
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,428,522 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Alice, October 14, 2002

By A Customer

In Simply Alice, Alice just broke-up with her boyfriend and started joining activities to get her mind off things.She gets so involved she doesn't spend much time with her closest pals and suddenly they start to grow apart.Her brother Lester, is having some problems too. He finally finds the love of his and then she dumps him. Trying to get her back gets him in serious trouble and Alice and her friends have to recue him. Her father is the only one who's life is steady and peaceful.

I recommend this book for kids 12-17. I'm thirteen and I've read all the Alice books. The books are so real you think you bump into her someday.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A marvelous story!, July 3, 2001

By	Shahida "cuttiegurl26" ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews

As Alice tries to get over her break up with Patrick and try to help Elizabeth get through being molested when she was at a young age, Alice finds herself losing her "Alice Time" by doing things for other people. Alice especially loses this when she gets a snotty greeting from her old enemy Charlene and gets mysterious love letters leading her to places and finally making her oblivious. Will Alice ever get time to do what she likes for once? Simply Alice truly follows by it's title and will leave you turning each page with some suspense and a lot of smiles.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Alice Again!, January 3, 2003

By	Madeleine (United States) - See all my reviews

A terrific Alice book! All of Naylor's books are awesome. In simply Alice, it seems like you are part of the story. It's every teen girl's biography! Keep up the good work Phyllis!