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caitiep92's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
glovesbookss's review against another edition
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
bookwormkelly10's review against another edition
4.0
Alice McKinley hardly remembers her mother, she died when Alice was 4. However, there is one thing Alice does know - she'd have a lot less embarrassing moments if her mom was alive. All Alice wants is to not be so awkward. As she packs up to move, every single embarrassing moment of her life flashes before her eyes. She wishes that everyone who ever witnessed her embarrassment would just disappear. Unfortunately, life doesn't work like that.
When Alice starts her new school, she realizes that one of the teachers, Miss Cole, is the perfect match for her Dad! If Miss Cole was her new mom, Alice wouldn't make stupid mistakes and embarrass herself. But life doesn't work that way, and Alice gets the one teacher she doesn't want: Mrs. Plotkin. However, throughout the year, Alice learns more from Mrs. Plotkin than she ever thought she could. Could Alice's agony finally end?
I must say, I absolutely adored this book! I'm not 100% positive I didn't love it solely due to nostalgia from the movie, but I found Alice so relatable. I really wish I had found this book when I was younger because I definitely embarrassed myself all the time. Alice in Agony shows readers the everybody thinks they embarrass themselves on a regular basis. It also teaches readers that no one is actually paying attention.
I cannot imagine why Naylor's book was banned... In fact, the entire series was banned, which blows my mind! As I read, I looked for reasons as to why, but all I could come up with is that Alice mentions getting her period. If we ban books for mentioning natural body functions that nearly half of youth will face, we are going down a slippery slope. This book is a little outdated, but I would still recommend it!
When Alice starts her new school, she realizes that one of the teachers, Miss Cole, is the perfect match for her Dad! If Miss Cole was her new mom, Alice wouldn't make stupid mistakes and embarrass herself. But life doesn't work that way, and Alice gets the one teacher she doesn't want: Mrs. Plotkin. However, throughout the year, Alice learns more from Mrs. Plotkin than she ever thought she could. Could Alice's agony finally end?
I must say, I absolutely adored this book! I'm not 100% positive I didn't love it solely due to nostalgia from the movie, but I found Alice so relatable. I really wish I had found this book when I was younger because I definitely embarrassed myself all the time. Alice in Agony shows readers the everybody thinks they embarrass themselves on a regular basis. It also teaches readers that no one is actually paying attention.
I cannot imagine why Naylor's book was banned... In fact, the entire series was banned, which blows my mind! As I read, I looked for reasons as to why, but all I could come up with is that Alice mentions getting her period. If we ban books for mentioning natural body functions that nearly half of youth will face, we are going down a slippery slope. This book is a little outdated, but I would still recommend it!
bookgirl4ever's review against another edition
4.0
Alice is beginning sixth grade at a new school. The only person she knows there is Elizabeth, the seemingly perfect girl living across the street. Alice decides that living with a father and an older brother (her mother died when she was young) has left her with a gaping hole on how a young woman should be. The first day of school, Alice learns about the sixth grade teachers. She sees young, beautiful, cool Miss Cole and her opposite, frumpy, old Mrs. Plotkin. Alice is determined that Miss Cole will become her feminine mentor but through the school years learns that there is more to what makes a person good and honorable than meets the eye.
Middle school
Middle school
hnobbe's review against another edition
5.0
I started reading this series shortly after I moved cross country in the summer of 2006. As a sixth grader, my progress in life mirrored Alice. Essentially, we grew up together as we started our periods and fell in love with drummers around similar times. The Alice series is my favorite book series of all time and I can't wait to share these treasures with my daughter if I ever have one.
kricketa's review against another edition
4.0
the first written in the alice mckinley series. i stumbled on it our public library when i was 11 or so, and i've been reading the books every since.