Made a Difference in my Teenage Years

    I just love your books and the way you write.  I started reading “Starting with Alice” when my daughter was in 2^nd grade and we would switch off reading to each other.  It was with this first book that I fell in love with the Alice character and how she thought and handled things with good manners and sensitivity to feelings.  So, I kept reading on.  Before we read Lovingly Alice I realized the material covered (periods, sex) was too advanced for my 2^nd grader (7 1/2 yr old).  She understood when I explained it was like trying to do Math you haven’t learned yet and she stopped reading.  However, I was hooked and I kept read the books in order.  Finally we had “the talk” and she was excited that she could start reading Alice again.  She was a little jealous as she saw me reading without her.  I found myself reading about a lot of feelings that I had at Alice’s age but never really understood about myself.  It was comforting to know that I was just as normal as Alice and wasn’t alone in my thinking.  So, once my daughter was ready for the info she started to read a few but then when school started she was reading other books and was distracted by Harry Potter, etc.  She just graduated 5^th grade and has picked up with Alice again and just reading “Alice In-Between”. 

     Anyway, I’m still ahead of her and want to make sure I read the books in order, so please let me know the order from “Alice in the Know” on and where Alice in Charge comes in.

 Phyllis replied:

So good to hear from you.   “Alice in Charge” is the very latest book and is just published.  My editor hasn’t had a chance to add it to the list yet.

Thank you again for making a difference in understanding my teenage years.  I hope you continue creating new Alice books.