Simply Alice

Alice weathers a big breakup, navigates a secret admirer situation, and struggles to offer emotional support to those closest to her in this relatable slice-of-life installment in the Alice series. It isn't Alice and Patrick anymore; it's simply Alice, and much to her surprise, Alice is finding that's okay. In fact, working on the school play and becoming increasingly involved in the newspaper have Alice so busy she doesn't have much time for her best friends Pamela and Elizabeth…and they resent it. And if Alice ever needed friends, she needs them now. She's got a secret e-mail admirer she's not sure how to handle. Her brother, Lester, is plunging headlong into a risky romance with a professor. And her new friend, Faith, seems unable to break free of an abusive relationship with her boyfriend. It's not simple being simply Alice.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has written more than 135 books, including the Newbery Award-winning Shiloh and its sequels, three of which were made into movies; the Alice series; Roxie and the Hooligans; and Roxie and the Hooligans at Buzzard's Roost. She lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland. To hear from Phyllis and find out more about Alice, visit AliceMcKinley.com.

Contents One: The Second Half Two: Cay Three: Heart of Gold Four: Behind the Curtain Five: Out of the Woodwork Six: Spring Surprises Seven: Conversation Eight: Production Nine: Clearing the Air Ten: The Girl in White Eleven: The Color Purple Twelve: Tony and Tina Thirteen: The Instructor Flap Fourteen: Changes Fifteen: Sylvia