Lovingly Alice is a delightful book about the trials and triumph of a ten year old girl over one school year (fifth grade). Alice struggles with regular issues of her age, friendships, talk about sex and periods, a pet dying, her relationship with her older brother etc. Naylor uses simple language and and clears up misunderstandings by having Alice talk to the adults in her life and her friends. I thought the book was very age appropriate and treats the problems of fifth grade girl lovingly and realistically. ( )

Alice McKinley grows up a little more in the 5th grade, coping with assorted problems that fifth grade girls are likely to face... a friend gets her first period early, death of a beloved pet, issues with a teenage older brother, multiple friends who don't all like each other, figuring out what sex is all about, etc.
A good easy reading story about an extremely likable protagonist, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny. ( )

Meh, This prequel was not as exciting or as memorable as the previous two but it was ok. Alice experiences the loss of her pet and the loss of a friend. ( )