Overview

There are good years and bad years for kids . . . . . . and fifth grade is turning out to be a bad one for Alice. Her teacher, Mrs. Swick, never smiles. A good friend moves away. Her plan to find a stepmother is a total failure. And then something happens that's so terrible it makes Alice mad at the entire world. But then her brother, Lester, breaks his leg, and Alice discovers she feels much better when she stops feeling sorry for herself and starts helping him. The old Alice is back -- just in time for the biggest surprise of all.

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""Fans will grab this."" -- Booklist ""This last of three prequels leading up to the original 'Alice' series is just as funny and touching as the previous books."" -- School Library Journal

This last of three prequels leading up to the original 'Alice' series is just as funny and touching as the previous books. -- School Library Journal Fans will grab this. -- Booklist

This last of three prequels leading up to the original 'Alice' series is just as funny and touching as the previous books. -- School Library Journal

This last of three prequels leading up to the original 'Alice' series is just as funny and touching as the previous books. -- School Library Journal

Author Information

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.

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