Alice series

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The Alice series (English original title: Alice series) is a series of books by the American author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor . The series began to be released in the United States in 1985. The first book in chronological terms, All Beginnings is darned, Alice was published in English (Starting with Alice) in September 2002 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers as a paperback ( ISBN 0689843968 ) and describes Alice in 3rd grade. So far, only the first 14 volumes of the main series and the 3 volumes of the prequel series have been translated into German. They were published by Loewe Verlag in Bindlach from 1999-2008. The paperback edition was published by Fischer Taschenbuch in Frankfurt am Main from 2006.

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The Alice franchise features the main character, Alice McKinley - always called Al by her father and older brother - as she grows up in Silver Spring, Maryland. Her mother died of leukemia when Alice was four or five years old; she no longer remembers it exactly. Alice initially struggled to find her way in a male household, but her father and brother Lester promise to be open and honest with Alice. She has very few memories of her mother; she often confuses her with her aunt. She seems to bear a remarkable resemblance to hers, especially her auburn hair.

Other characters include Alice's two best friends Pamela and Elisabeth, her first serious friend Patrick, her next boyfriend Sam, her prudish aunt Sally, Lester's many friends and her 7th grade literature teacher, Miss Sylvia Summers. Alice tries to marry her father to her - eventually with success.

The Alice series covers many topics including relationships, dates, sex, friendship, life problems, family, God and the world. The books were on the ALA list of most attacked books for several years ; Because of their theming of sexuality, the books landed at number 1 on the list in 2003.

Characters

  • Alice Kathleen McKinley is the protagonist and narrator of the series. She is an intelligent and open-minded girl. Her mother died of leukemia when Alice was four or five years old. Alice often feels like she doesn't know how to "be a woman" because of it, but she manages to get by. She has red-blonde hair and green eyes. In junior high school she is a member of the photography club and in high school she becomes a reporter for the school newspaper. Alice wants to be either a psychiatrist or a psychologist.
  • Benjamin McKinley is Alice's father and is usually the perfect person for Alice to seek advice. At the beginning of the series, he is portrayed as a shy person. He was torn by the death of his wife, but is confident again afterwards and marries Sylvia Summers, Alice's 7th grade literature teacher in "Including Alice". He works in a music store, the "Melody Inn".
  • Lester McKinley is Alice's brother. He is seven years older, but Alice feels very close to him. Even so, Lester is often too busy to talk to Alice and evades most of her questions or answers them sarcastically. He's in college studying philosophy. Lester is the “ladies man”, but he has problems to commit himself. In the first half of the series, he commutes between two friends: Crystal Harkins and Marilyn Rawley.
  • Elisabeth Price is a devout Catholic who cares that boys know that she is sweating, digesting and other things. She has a strict opinion about sex and is very philosophical. Alice, Gwen and Pamela understand their feelings, although they lose them as she gets older. Her friends describe her as pretty because of her long, curly hair and thick eyelashes. She is one of Alice's three best friends.
  • Pamela Jones is an open-minded blonde who Alice meets in 6th grade. When it comes to relationships, she initially commutes between two boys: Mark Stedmeister and Brian Brewster. She later has a relationship with a boy named Tim. She often talks about parts of adulthood and sex, which Elisabeth sometimes shocks. Pamela has the most difficult family life because of the difficult separation and divorce of her parents. She is empathetic with boys, but her interest in sex leads to her pregnancy. She is one of Alice's three best friends.
  • Gwen Wheeler is a bright, talented girl in Alice's circle of friends. She meets Alice and her friends in 8th grade. She is one of Alice's best friends and is tutoring Alice in algebra. She wants to be a doctor and is African American, which is why she is sometimes excluded. She often has good ideas and views and works well with children. She can't come to Pamela's home because Pamela's father is prejudiced.
  • Sylvia Summers starts as Alice's literature teacher in the 7th grade and we are admired by Alice. Alice wants to bring her father and Sylvia together so that at Christmas she invites Sylvia to church with her father to sing the Messiah so they can get to know each other. Later in the Alice series, Ben and Sylvia get married and Sylvia becomes the stepmother Alice wanted.
  • Patrick Long is Alice's ex-boyfriend, but who is still close to her. They are in 6th grade together, but Alice breaks up because she doesn't feel mature enough for a relationship yet. They come back together later. Then, early in high school, the relationship comes to an end because a girl named Penny is flirting with Patrick in her class and he doesn't try to stop Penny. His relationship with Penny lasted no more than a few months while that with Alice lasted more than two years. Patrick had always liked Alice since the relationship ended and asked her if she wanted to go to the ball with him.
  • Penny is initially a fun, nice girl for Patrick Long. At first she worked in an ice cream parlor where Patrick and Penny met. Because of Alice's jealousy, Patrick separated from her and later he was with Penny, but only for a few months.
  • Aunt Sally is the sister of Alice's late mother. She lives in Chicago with her husband Milt. Alice sometimes confuses memories of her mother with those of Aunt Sally. Aunt Sally is very good at advising Alice, but sometimes Alice asks Sally's daughter Carol about personal matters such as sex.
  • Sam Mayer is one of Alice's serious friends. She meets him in 8th grade. He photographs for the school newspaper. Alice breaks up after a few months because she feels pampered.
  • Marilyn Rawley was one of Lester's serious friends. She has long, brown hair and plays the guitar. She marries a man named Jack on Alice On Her Way. In "The Kiss Is A Must, Alice" Marilyn starts working at the Melody Inn. In "In Full Shape, Alice" she becomes the assistant manager of Mr. McKinley's music store.
  • Amy Sheldon is a new girl at school who tries to be friends with Alice and her friends but is turned away because of her strange character. The only person Amy likes a little is Alice.
  • Rosalind is Alice's best friend in Takoma Park. A few years later, she and Alice meet again and email each other often. Rosalind appears for the first time in "All Beginnings Is Darn, Alice".
  • Mrs. Plotkin is Alice's 6th grade teacher who helps her learn that inner values ​​count. However, she dies of heart and kidney failure in "In full shape, Alice".

The Alice forerunners

  • "Every beginning is darned, Alice" (Starting With Alice - released September 1, 2002) - 3rd grade (Alice tries to come to terms with the fact that she is "the new girl" when she, her father, and Lester moved to Takoma Park, Maryland because the store where Alice's father works moved him to Maryland.)
  • "Go ahead, Alice" (Alice in Blunderland - published in the US on September 1, 2003) - 4th grade (Alice feels as if she cannot escape her embarrassment.)
  • "Through Thick and Thin, Alice" (Lovingly Alice - released September 1, 2004) - 5th grade (Alice thinks 5th grade is just a joke.)

The series

  1. Embarrassed, Embarrassed, Alice (The Agony of Alice - released September 1, 1985) - 6th grade (Alice is moving from Takoma Park to Silver Spring and struggling to make friends at her new school all the time she strives to have beautiful Miss Cole as a teacher, but later she realizes that inner values ​​count.)
  2. Have you already kissed today, Alice? (Alice in Rapture, Sort of - released in the US on March 31, 1989) - Summer before 7th grade (Alice, Pamela, and Elisabeth all have boyfriends.)
  3. Bankruptcies, Pech and Alice (Reluctantly Alice - released in the US on March 30, 1991) - Fall 7th grade (Alice tries to get through 7th grade and she makes a deal with Denise Whitlock, the school bully.)
  4. As You Like It, Alice (All but Alice - released in the US April 30, 1992) - Winter 7th grade (Alice tries to choose between being popular or being herself.)
  5. April, April, Alice (Alice in April - released in the US on April 30, 1993) - Spring 7th grade (Alice is trying to be the lady of the house because Aunt Sally says she is becoming.)
  6. Now strikes 13, Alice (Alice In-Between - released March 1, 1994) - End of 7th grade (Alice, Pamela and Elisabeth go to Chicago to visit Aunt Sally.)
  7. Don't Be a Frog, Alice (Alice the Brave - released in the US on May 1, 1995) - Summer before 8th grade (Alice is afraid her friends may notice her fear of deep water.)
  8. The kiss is a must, Alice! (Alice in Lace - released March 1, 1996) - Early 8th grade (Alice and Patrick pretend to be married as part of a school project.)
  9. Courage is Good, Alice (Outrageously Alice - released in the US May 1, 1997) - Fall 8th grade (Alice is bored with the monotony of her life and colors her hair green, much to her father's displeasure.)
  10. Butterflies in the Stomach (Achingly Alice - released June 1, 1998) - Winter 8th grade (A new boy enters Alice's life.)
  11. Head Over Head, Alice (Alice on the Outside - Released June 1, 1999) - Spring 8th Grade (Alice explores prejudice.)
  12. In full shape, Alice (The Grooming of Alice - released May 1, 2000) - Summer before 9th grade (Alice, Pamela, and Elisabeth spend the summer trying to get perfect bodies for 9th grade. )
  13. Close your eyes and through, Alice (Alice Alone - released in the US May 1, 2001) - First half of 9th grade (Alice struggles with the idea of ​​being single and that Patrick likes another girl, Penny.)
  14. Often unexpectedly kisses, Alice (Simply Alice - released in the US on May 1, 2002) - Second semester of 9th grade (Pamela and Elisabeth feel left out of Alice's life because Alice is always busy with school.)
  15. Patiently Alice - released in the USA on May 1, 2003 - summer before 10th grade (Alice, Pamela, Elisabeth and Gwen volunteer as carers in a camp for problem children.)
  16. Including Alice - Released May 1, 2004 - First Semester of 10th Grade (Sylvia and Ben get married. Alice ponders the value of social mores.)
  17. Alice on Her Way - Released June 1, 2005 - Second half of 10th grade (Alice struggles with sex problems, engagement and responsibility problems. She also tries to get a driver's license and starts being nice to Sam Mayer but then wonderful things happen and Sam Mayer has a great experience.)
  18. Alice in the Know - Released June 1, 2006 - Summer before 11th grade (Alice gets a part-time job at the mall.)
  19. Dangerously Alice - Released in the US on May 8, 2007 - First semester of 11th grade (Alice tries to get rid of her "good girl" image by taking risks and getting involved with an older boy.)
  20. Almost Alice - Released June 18, 2008 - Second Semester 11th Grade (Alice and Patrick are going to the ball, and there are big changes for Pamela.)
  21. Intensely Alice - Released June 2, 2009 - The Summer Before Grade 12 (An event brings the group back together.)
  22. Alice in Charge - Released in the US in June 2010 - First semester of twelfth grade (While Alice panics over college applications, she encounters a group of neo-Nazis who want to destroy the peace at school .)
  23. Incredibly Alice - Released in the US on May 10, 2011 - Second Semester of Twelfth Grade
  24. Alice on Board - May 2012 - Summer Before University (Alice and some friends get work on the Chesapeake Bay cruise ship, where they work as maids and waiters.)
  25. Always Alice - October 2013 (Chronicle of Alice aged 18 to 60)

Movie

A film version of the Alice series, called Alice Upside Down, was released on DVD on July 27, 2008. It stars Alyson Stoner , Luke Perry and Lucas Grabeel . The film ignores the precursors. It is about Alice, alias Al, who starts in 6th grade and she has trouble making friends. She constantly has visions that make her feel like a very popular person. She meets new people, especially Patrick, whom she meets in the dressing room of a shop. Pamela is the popular girl who basically gets what she wants. Elisabeth is Alice's new neighbor, who lives across from Alice's family. Alice's mother died when Alice was just five years old. Al has an older brother named Lester, and he has no trouble making friends or fitting into his new school. In fact, he makes a lot of friends on the first day of school. Alice's father was hit hard by his wife's death.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DNB entry
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.de/title/tt0882742/