Looking forward to following the life of Alice McKinley as long as you wish to write about it.

Question:
To identify myself, I am a father. My 7 year old discoved the Alice movie because of Lucas Gabreel from the HSM movies. With her age I started to look into the movie, it being about middle school. I watched the trailer and got your name off one of the synopsis pages. I checked out a couple of the books to read and be sure they were not beyond her. This was mid December. I did let her see the movie and have since been reading the entire series. I have about 3 to go. When my daughter is older I will start them with her. As a parent and former teacher I find your books to be a wonderful guide platform. I like that Alice, on her own or through her friends, is dealing with real world issues on a regular basis. What I think is even better is that they are not overdone. Frequently an author will put so much emphasis on an issue that they have no story. Issues come into your b! ooks, they are addressed, solutions or plans to correct are mentioned and the story still progresses. Again a platform from which to start looking for help if needed. Not being a girl, I certainly am not going to say I wish I had these as a girl growing up, but as I look to doing more and more between school and my daughters Girl Scouts, friends etc, I will certainly have Alice on my suggested reading list for the girls I encounter.

Looking forward to following the life of Alice McKinley as long as you wish to write about it.

PHYLLIS Replied:
Thanks so much for writing to me. Always a pleasure to hear from a parent on this website. Your daughter will soon be ready for the first of the 3 prequels of the Alice series, “Starting with Alice.” It’s wonderful that you plan to share the books with her, so that she can ask you questions as she progresses. I wish there were more dads like you!