Starting With Alice
Encyclopedia
Starting With Alice is the first book in the trilogy
of prequel
s of the Alice series
written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
. It was released on September 1, 2002 and documents the ups and downs of Alice's third-grade year.
to Takoma Park, Maryland
with her single father and older brother. As the new girl in school, she doesn't know a single person except for her next-door neighbor Donald Sheavers, who is not only a boy, but also seems to be a little bit peculiar. She gets off to a rough start when she meets the three snooty girls whom Alice nicknames "the Terrible Triplets" after they make it clear they don't want to get to know her. Along the way, she makes some new friends, gets a cat, attends a wedding, attends a funeral, confronts bullies and continues to learn about the world around her.
Lester- Alice's 15 soon to be 16 yr old brother who broke up with his girlfriend two days before moving.
Donald- A blonde haired boy who is described to look like Barbie's boyfriend Ken. He is kind of strange but befriends Alice when she returns a plate. He can never make up his mind for himself, and agrees to be Alice's boyfriend without any questions.
Rosalind- A "chubby" girl who is partners with Alice, which leads to them becoming best friends. She doesn't like seeing Alice talk with other girls because she gets jealous. She also hates the "terrible triplets." Her brother attends Alice's brother's band.
Sara- A girl who has "dirty hair". She is invited to a slumber party and gets her hair washed, revealing shiny chestnut brown hair. She has six other siblings.
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...
of prequel
Prequel
A prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
s of the Alice series
Alice series
The Alice series is a [book series] written by [Phyllis Reynolds Naylor]. There are three prequels to this series. The first one, Starting with Alice, describes Alice in third grade. Alice in Blunder land is Alice in fourth grade. The final prequel, Lovingly Alice, follows Alice through the...
written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is an American author best known for her children and young adult fiction books. Naylor is best known for her children's-novel trilogy Shiloh , Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh, all made into movies...
. It was released on September 1, 2002 and documents the ups and downs of Alice's third-grade year.
Plot
The book begins with Alice moving from ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
to Takoma Park, Maryland
Takoma Park, Maryland
Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called "Azalea City," is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone...
with her single father and older brother. As the new girl in school, she doesn't know a single person except for her next-door neighbor Donald Sheavers, who is not only a boy, but also seems to be a little bit peculiar. She gets off to a rough start when she meets the three snooty girls whom Alice nicknames "the Terrible Triplets" after they make it clear they don't want to get to know her. Along the way, she makes some new friends, gets a cat, attends a wedding, attends a funeral, confronts bullies and continues to learn about the world around her.
Characters
Alice- An 8 yr old girl who lost her mom when she was 5 years old. She lived with her Aunt Sally who took care of her until Alice moved. She now has to make friends with new people, and meets the "Terrible Triplets," whom she hates.Lester- Alice's 15 soon to be 16 yr old brother who broke up with his girlfriend two days before moving.
Donald- A blonde haired boy who is described to look like Barbie's boyfriend Ken. He is kind of strange but befriends Alice when she returns a plate. He can never make up his mind for himself, and agrees to be Alice's boyfriend without any questions.
Rosalind- A "chubby" girl who is partners with Alice, which leads to them becoming best friends. She doesn't like seeing Alice talk with other girls because she gets jealous. She also hates the "terrible triplets." Her brother attends Alice's brother's band.
Sara- A girl who has "dirty hair". She is invited to a slumber party and gets her hair washed, revealing shiny chestnut brown hair. She has six other siblings.