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Achingly Alice

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 1998

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Alice has decided she needs priorities in her life — and the first is to get her favorite teacher, Miss Summers, to marry her father. The only problem is that the vice principal, Mr. Sorringer, wants to marry Miss Summers too, and Miss Summers seems to be having trouble making up her mind.How can someone be in love with two people at the same time? It doesn't make sense to Alice — until Sam, her friend from Camera Club, starts to pay attention to her. Sam is quiet and gentle, and a terrific dancer — Alice likes being with him. But Alice has been Patrick's girlfriend for almost two years — so why is she interested in another guy?

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thiswomen’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thishigh schoolhigh schoolMore like thisLess of this
Mood
nostalgianostalgiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrensmiddle grade
Length
short · 149 pages

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