Alice in Charge
By (Author) Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
22
Simon & Schuster
Atheneum
15th June 2010
United States
Young Adult
Non Fiction
FIC
Hardback
336
Width 114mm, Height 184mm, Spine 28mm
297g
Alices memorable last year of high school is being overshadowed by some very difficult situations. A sudden increase in vandalism at the school leads Alice to discover an angry and violent group of studentsteenage Neo-Nazis. Then an awkward hallway encounter gets a classmate to confess that a new, attentive teacher has been taking advantage of her. All at once, Alices safe and comfortable school starts feeling strange and seriousall this plus the normal senior year pressures of college applications and life-making decisions. Alice has two options: step up or melt down. The choice is simple, and true to the character that readers have loved for years.Alice steps upin a big way.
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has written more than 135 books, including the Newbery AwardwinningShilohand its sequels, the Alice series,Roxie and the Hooligans, andRoxie and the Hooligans at Buzzards Roost. She lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland. To hear from Phyllis and find out more about Alice, visit AliceMcKinley.com.