TY - BOOK AU - NAYLOR, PHYLLIS REYNOLDS AU - PHYLLIS REYNOLDS NAYLOR TI - ALICE: THE AGONY OF ALICE SN - 9781416955337 U1 - Fic. N333 1995 PY - 1985/// CY - New York PB - Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, KW - Realistic Fiction / Contemporary KW - Coming-of-Age (Bildungsroman) N2 - The Agony of Alice (1985) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is a coming-of-age story about 12-year-old Alice McKinley, who recently moved to a new town with her father and older brother. Having lost her mother at a young age, Alice navigates the embarrassments of starting 6th grade without a female role model, seeking a mentor while facing everyday preteen traumas. ER -