The Grooming of Alice
Publisher
Athenuem Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9781442434967
Pages
240 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
During the summer between eighth and ninth grades, Alice and her friends Pamela and Elizabeth decide to improve themselves through exercise.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; Single parent; death of a mother; single father
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single father
Awards
Children's Choices, 2001
Middle And Junior High School Library Catalog, Supplement to the Eighth Edition, 2001
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
friendship; body image; self-perception; summer
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds, "The Grooming of Alice" (2012). Diverse Families. 1005.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1005