The Legacy of Alice

I've been reading Alice since I was eighteen; my best friend Mandy turned me
onto them when she was a page at the library. We're in our thirties now, and
work together at a newspaper. (I wrote to you awhile back about how Alice books
were my guilty pleasure!) I received "Intensely Alice" through the mail from
Amazon today, and immediately ran it up to her on the 3rd floor for the
ceremonial book unveiling. I finished it in 2 and a half hours tonight and will
pass it on to her tomorrow. In many ways I am the Pamela of our friendship, and
Mandy is the Elizabeth. But we both see a bit of ourselves in Alice, which is
what makes Alice so great- she's easy to relate to.

I have an 11-year-old daughter, who unfortunately does not share my love of
reading. But her school has this wonderful program called "Accelerated Reading",
which she participates in. She read "Shiloh" earlier this year and really liked
it. Last week she came to me and asked my opinion of what she should read next.
I was so excited! I gave her "Alice in April". I read the first couple of
chapters out loud to her, and she really got into it. She was enthralled with
the whole "naming states" thing. "What about Utah? What about New Mexico?" she
kept asking. LOL. She finished the whole book in 2 days. I've got her on "All
But Alice" next. It's so nice to be able to share these with her, finally.

Thanks so much for continuing with the legacy of Alice!