Books like Alice in the know by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
In "Alice in the Know," Phyllis Reynolds Naylor follows young Alice as she navigates a new partโtime job at a local mall during the summer before her 11th grade year. The story explores her interactions with coworkers and friends, the responsibilities she learns in a retail environment, and the dynamics of her family life in Maryland. Through everyday challenges and small triumphs, Alice gains confidence and a deeper appreciation of the importance of community and personal growth.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
★
★
★
★
★
3.0 (1 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for Alice in the know by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books theyโll enjoy.
Books similar to Alice in the know (23 similar books)
In 1943 Copenhagen, tenโyearโold Annemarie Johansen helps her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen escape Nazi persecution, learning courage and resilience while navigating warโtime hardships.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Mexican farm workers must adjust to life in California during the Great Depression.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A nineโyearโold girl named Ada escapes her abusive home amid World Warย II, joining her brother in Londonโs evacuation; she learns to ride a pony, reads, and finds a new family with Susan Smith while watching for German spies.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
After her mother leaves, thirteenโyearโold Sal travels with her grandparents, retracing her motherโs path while recounting her friend Phoebeโs story of loss and understanding.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
The Alden brothers and sister take in an unexpected family during a blizzard while caring for their own parents at a country farm.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A book featuring a young boy who shares imaginative stories and is creative and mischievous.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Seventhโgrade Alice navigates the trials of juniorโhigh life while offering loveโlife advice to her father and older brother.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In the final chapter of the Alice series, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor follows Alice through university life and into the highlights of her adulthood, tracing her development over many decades.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Stella Batts, a third-grader, must find a new best friend after her friend, Willa, moves away.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Amal unbound follows a young Pakistani girl who, after becoming an indentured servant to clear her familyโs debt, clings to her dream of becoming a teacher while confronting injustice and learning the power of courage and resilience.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A humorous and heartwarming story about friendship, imagination, and learning through video games
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
InโฏIncluding Alice, a 10thโgrade student wrestles with the complexities of highโschool life as friendships shift, a family wedding unfolds, and conventional social norms are questioned.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In fifth grade, Alice navigates the ups and downs of family, school, and friendship while learning about sex and menstruation when her classmate Rosalind shares an informative book.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When Alice, her older brother, and singleโfather family move from Chicago to Maryland, she struggles to fit into a new thirdโgrade class. With fresh friendships and her own unique outlook, she learns to thrive.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Alice gets a summer job on a Chesapeake Bay cruise ship.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A coming-of-age story about a young girl's journey to find her voice amidst strict Catholic school rules in Los Angeles, USA in 1949.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In her final highโschool year, Alice confronts vandalism, a violent NeoโNazi clique, inappropriate teacher behavior, and the looming pressures of college applicationsโall while choosing whether to rise to the challenge or crumble under it.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
At thirteen, motherless Alice McKinley feels caught between childhood and womanhood, navigating the ups and downs of growing up.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
All but Alice chronicles a seventhโgraderโs quest to fit in with the popular crowd at school, navigating friendships, class dynamics, and the challenges of middleโschool life.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In her freshman year, fourteenโyearโold Alice navigates new friendships, family dynamics, and school activities, discovering confidence and selfโworth along the way.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Thirteenโyearโold Alice plans her present and future while navigating the ups and downs of first love.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Watsons Go to Birminghamโ1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!