A huge thank you

Comment:

Dear Phyllis,
I started the Alice-Series when I was in elementary school, listening to the german audiobooks of the prequels all day long. I wanted to thank you for writing my all-time favorite book series! My local library in Germany sadly only carried the first few books of you series, so I always had do steal my moms ebook reader to read the english versions of the books later. Currently I am earning my masters degree in education for elementry school where we discuss lots of of childrens/youth literature and I still have to say the way you portrayed not only my favorite character Alice but also all the other characters while still giving so much room for important topics like loss, family, sexuality… it’s just so unique, amazing and still so relevant!!! The way I could relate to Alice still amazes me to this day, especially all her embarassing moments! Last year I ordered the first 13ish books in german from eBay and I instately fell in love with it again. Do you know if there are audiobooks in English available still? Because so far I sadly only could find one on audible… I honestly can’t wait to recommend this series to my future students. So again thank you so much for the huge positive impact you had on my life.

Phyllis replied:

I think you’re right, there is probably only one Alice book on audible.  Perhaps some people feel that the series is dated, and they’re right as far as cell phones and social media and other technologies are concerned.  But the basic themes in a girl’s life are still there–the feelings are real–and that’s what readers connect with.  I’m glad you were able to find some books in German.

 

Posted on: September 21, 2022

 

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