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Alice in April
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In this episode we are diving into one of the books in the comprehensive Alice series (25 books!) by children's literature paragon Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Alice in April covers one very dramatic month in the life of Alice McKinley. Journey with us and Alice through the awkwardness of middle school, complete with inappropriate nicknaming and sick burns about genitalia. We discuss some of the tough topics contained in this book, including death of a parent, child abuse, and suicide. While there are some heavy topics in the book, we also explore some lighter subjects and find out that one of our hosts retained virtually nothing from social studies class and another has a history of wearing lingerie over her clothes instead of under. We consult an expert on the state of Wyoming to find out why being named Wyoming might be a real compliment.
These Books Made Me is a podcast about the literary heroines who shaped us and is a product of the Prince George's County Memorial Library System podcast network. Stay in touch with us via Twitter @PGCMLS with #TheseBooksMadeMe or by email at TheseBooksMadeMe@pgcmls.info. For recommended readalikes and deep dives into topics related to each episode, visit our blog at https://pgcmls.medium.com/.
We cover some tough topics in this episode and in lieu of links to articles, we'd like to share some resources for anyone who needs them:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255
Childhelp Hotline: https://childhelphotline.org/ 1-800-422-4453
National Runaway Safeline: https://www.1800runaway.org/ 1-800-RUNAWAY
Chapters
1. Alice in April (00:00:00)
2. Intro (00:00:09)
3. Guest introduction (00:00:39)
4. What did this book mean to us (00:00:47)
5. Plot summary (00:02:38)
6. Author bio (00:03:32)
7. Discussion (00:05:19)
8. Dated references & being the Woman of the House (00:05:37)
9. A confusingly terrible party (00:10:04)
10. Alice and her teacher (00:11:21)
11. Alice and her dad (00:11:54)
12. Aunt Sally (00:14:09)
13. Lester (00:14:40)
14. The absence of Alice's mom (00:16:51)
15. Why is Alice not calling Carol? (00:21:19)
16. Alice/Patrick dynamic (00:23:11)
17. The portrayal of puberty & body image stuff (00:25:00)
18. Sick burns & clever comebacks (00:27:55)
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