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Alice the Brave | 
 enlarge | Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
Category: Book
Buy New: $14.65
New (1) Used (2) from $6.04
Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 2731141
Media: School & Library Binding
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0613004698
EAN: 9780613004695
ASIN: 0613004698
Publication Date: October 1999
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Product Description
A month before eighth grade begins, Alice realizes she is going to have to face something she's been afraid of forever. Everybody, she knows, is afraid of something: elevators, dogs, planes, spiders . . . but her fear is worse. It's going to bring absolute disaster to the rest of her summer, maybe to the rest of her life. The truth is she's afraid of deep water! It's a hot August, and everyone in Alice's gang goes to Mark Stedmeister's swimming pool almost every day. Alice sits at the shallow end. She plays badminton. She makes excuses, and keeps her problem secret. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Pamela, Alice's two best friends, tackle problems of their own, and are more or less successful. Life is changing for everyone but Alice. Bravery begins in little ways, with small steps. That's what Alice finally discovers. And after she faces this particular fear, she knows she can summon the courage to face other fears as well. As in her previous adventures, Alice tackles some of the big problems of growing up with humor and enterprise and learns once again that a brother, a father, and friends can offer amazing amounts of help.
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 Funny and true August 11, 2007
It's the summer before eighth grade, and all of Alice's friends practically live in Mark's pool. For weeks, Alice has managed to hide the fact she's afraid of deep water...until the boys threaten to throw her in, and Alice freaks out.
Her big brother Lester decides it's up to him to help Alice. She's not so sure, though, that she's ready to be helped...
Meanwhile, Alice and her best friends Elizabeth and Pamela are just as curious about sex as ever. Elizabeth smuggles a copy of "Arabian Nights" off her parents' shelf and reads excerpts aloud, confusing the girls even more. Plus, Alice's father is dating her seventh grade English teacher, and she has no qualms about badgering him with questions about their relationship. After all, she's just *got* to know!
Like the other "Alice" books, this one is funny and true, very realistic of an adolescent girl's hopes and worries.
A good book February 13, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Alice the brave is a good book. It's about how Alice overcomes her fear of deep water. The only reason that I didn't give it 5 stars is becuase Lester really sort of saves the day! Besides that, it's a really good book.
 I love this book but... December 22, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this book I haven,t finshed it yet but I am on ch.7. I rented this book from the library. I think this book isn,t for grades 2nd-3rd for the other grades that check out of esspically the Kindergarden - 1st Grade. I love this book!!! Advisory for parents with kids under 9 or under 4rth garde this book is bad for kids that age!!!! Esspiically ch2.
Not Bad March 21, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This ALICE book was, frankly, a little disappointing. I love ALICE books but... I feel that this book wasn't as good as Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has written in the past. For other readers' information, this book is mainly about how Alice wants to fit in with her group of friends by hanging out at the pool with them. She hopes that they don't find out the truth, which is that she really can't swim. She gets embarrased because she was pushed in the pool by a friend but panics. Her brother teaches her to swim and everything works out.
Great August 3, 2003
I thought this book was real great! But sometimes Alice can get a bit annoying because she's always butting into her dad's life. But I liked the Alice series because it's very realistic. Girls like talk about boys and school and stuff. It was a real good book.
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