Alice Blog

How to lose a Unibrow?

Question:

i need to no if theres any way for me to lose my unibrow? i dont have a really noticible one but its a unibrow all the same. i dont no how to get away if there is even a way. can u please help me mrs. naylor? uv given me good advice be4 and i hope youll have some advice for me right now.

p.s. i absoloutly love your alice series

Phyllis replied:

If you want to have it done professionally, you should go to a hair salon. I used to pluck my eyebrows with tweezers. It does hurt, and you need to be careful, but if you have a lot of eyebrow hair, you might want to have a professional do it and give you some advice.

Posted on: November 2, 2009

This is better, right?

Naylors_Phyllis & Rex Trott713_halgaut Just so you won’t worry that I’m aging prematurely, here is a picture of me and my husband before we put on our costumes.

Phyllis

Posted on: November 2, 2009

Who is This?

001 Okay, guys, it’s me, trying to make myself as ugly as possible for Halloween.

Posted on: November 2, 2009

What age to start the prequels?

Question:

I have been reading Alice since the beginning. They are amazing. I don’t know HOW you do it, but you do. You’re such an inspiration. I was on the website today, browsing through the fan page and “about you”. I found it so awesome that you’re from Indiana. I am too. It sure is an awesome place. I was also wondering what the age you suggest to start the pre sequels. I can’t wait to get my younger sister hooked on them too! She is 7, but has been reading much older books for her age. What do you suggest?

Phyllis replied:

Your sister should be ready for “Starting with Alice.” In this book, Alice is in third grade.

Posted on: October 31, 2009

When You Were a Kid

Question:

when you where a kid what did you want to be when you grew up

Phyllis replied:

A teacher, an actress, an opera singer, or a missionary to China.

Posted on: October 28, 2009

We Made a Deal

Question:

My mom was so strong on me not shaving, because, infact, she doesn’t shave her legs herself. -She thinks it’s sexist or whatever.- I really wanted tostart though, so i had talk with her. I explained that the hair made me fel embarressed, and it was my body, so i shold be able to decide. She still wouldn’t let me shave, but we made a deal that i could start when i was eleven.

Phyllis replied:

Thanks for replying to a reader’s question about persuading her mother to let her shave her legs. I’m glad you were able to talk with your mom about it, and I’m with you: it’s your body and you should be able to decide little things like that.

Posted on: October 28, 2009

How Do I Make Him Ask Me Out?

Question:

I just want to say thank you so much for the great Alice series books you’ve wrote!!

I am so sorry to bother you,but I am from Year 8,like Alice,and I liked a boy in Year 10.He is very nice and I just wished he could ask me out!!

I hope you will tell me how do I make him ask me out..

Phyllis replied:

Well, I suppose you could threaten to kill his dog or something if he doesn’t, but seriously, you can’t “make” anybody ask you out, and if you had to “make” him do it, would you really enjoy the evening? The only thing you can hope for is that you are enough alike that you share a few common interests, you make him feel comfortable around you, and you let him know in little ways that you’re attracted to him–talking to him in the hall, sitting next to him when you get the chance–all the things that a guy might do to show he liked you–and then see what happens.

Posted on: October 28, 2009

She and Her Friends Would be Besties?

Question:

How come Alice is really popular and has great friends? That makes her seem less real to me. I would think that she and her friends wouldn’t be “besties” since the Sixth grade and never have any huge fights that could tear them a part… Just curious.

Phyllis replied:

Really popular? How? She doesn’t regularly get phone calls from guys wanting to hang out; she doesn’t run around with the most popular girls at school; she’s not a cheerleader; Jill and Karen think she’s too innocent; she didn’t start out liking Pamela at all in sixth grade; Gwen is relatively new to the group; there have been side issues now and then between the girls, but no big falling out, and the only place she’s received some recognition is on the school newspaper. She seems like a pretty average, run-of-the mill kind of girl to me. What makes you think that all groups of friends have to have some big divisive falling out?

Posted on: October 26, 2009

Motherless Like Alice

Question:

I am motherless, like alice. I guess thats why i find myself to be so much like her. i spent my childhood looking for a “substitute mom” and i know you dont even know my last name but its you! Just like how alice thinks of Mrs. Plotkin and pictures her in her mind and having fake conversations. ( I do that all the time!) Your sons are very lucky to have you as a mom! I guess Alice has a lot of substitute moms, like you said. Sylvia sure is a nice stepmom. I have a step mom but she is the opposite of Sylvia, so she dosent count.

I have recently started high school and I love it! i have started some new clubs and met soo many new people. everyone is so much nicer in high school! i believe i sent you an email about me being nervious, but the first day was great! (and i didnt throw up!) your atvice really helped! There is one thing that i love about high school that i love the most. People arent afraid to be independent and they dont care what other people think. I met lots of people that are gay/lesbian/bi and they are really cool! nobody was brave enough to speak out like that and be themselves in middle school. I have nothing against these people (im guessing u arent either, based on what alice thinks about lori) in fact, this might sound strange, but my grandmother is bi, and my stepmother wont let us see her because of it (like i said, she is nothing like alices stepmom)

Im so sorry for blabbing on like this but I have been thinking about emailing you all this stuff, and i hope you have time to read it!

Also, im so excited to read “Alice In charge” because it will be a nice graduation present my senior year

Thanks so much for brining alice in to my life 5 years ago!

Phyllis replied:

I’m flattered and feel very honored that you think of me as your mom. I do hope you realize that it’s a lot easier being your mom on paper than if we really lived in the same house. On paper, by email, I have a chance to think about what I’m going to say before I “open my mouth.” When people live together, life moves at a much faster, more spontaneous pace. I hope that all middle school students who are nervous about going to high school next year will read your email. It’s true that in high school, kids are much more independent. In middle school, everyone seems to try to be like everyone else. In high school, sometimes they go to the opposite extremes and try to be as different. I liked high school better than middle school, but I liked college best of all.

Posted on: October 26, 2009

Good for Girls to Know

Question:

I read some Emails about Alice books being “censored” in librarys. what does that mean? is that why my middle school didnt have the new ones last year? Do they take words out of the books or even chapters?

I hope not because The things you write about are good for girls to know!

Phyllis replied:

Nobody takes words or chapters out of books, though some teachers may omit words when reading chapters aloud to the class. Books are more likely to be challenged by a parent or sometimes by a teacher or a member of the community. Usually this person wants a book removed from the library for one reason or another. Middle schools sometimes won’t buy the Alice books once she reaches 15 or 16. Look for the newest books in your high school or public library.

Posted on: October 26, 2009