Patiently Alice

It's the summer after Alice's freshman year, she's survived her breakup with Patrick, and she and her friends are looking forwards to their jobs as assistant camp counselors. Alice feels as if she's finally gotten a handle on life. But Alice soon learns that the only thing she can count on is change. Pamela's mother is contemplating coming home, Lester is contemplating leaving home, and even Alice's father's romance with Miss Summers hits and unexpected snag. But most surprising of all are the shocking revelations about some of Alice's closet friends. Can Alice keep up with all the changes around her?

First sentence: The summer between ninth and tenth grades, I learned that life doesn't always follow your agenda.

Year

2003

Language

English

Publisher

Simon Pulse

Editions

5

Pages

243

ISBN

9780689870736

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