Susan juby s young adult novel alice, i think resembles lewis carrolls classic tale of selfdiscovery titled alice s adventures in wonderland. Alice, i think is the first in a trilogy of comic novels written by susan juby. Alice, i think by susan juby homeschool literature. Alices brother, macgregor, is played by connor price. Author talk and reading with susan juby, author of the alice. Susan jubys acclaimed first novel is now available in an edition thats all grown up. Alice, i think was republished by harpercollins in 2003 and they also published the sequels and several other books. It is set in smithers, british columbia and describes the. Told through keenly observant, satirical journal entries, susan jubys first novel is wise, witty, and utterly original. Alice was raised by parents who are hippies and all about expressing their feelings. Alice i think susan juby pdf new pdf download service. Susan juby is a canadian writer of young adult literature. Alice makes it to school, and that turns out to be no big deal. Dallas news some books are funny, others wickedly fun.
The hilarious diary of alice and her attempts to survive the. What is the theme of the book alice, i think by susan juby. The hilarious diary of alice and her attempts to survive the embarrassments that are. Hostile rejection ensued, followed by years of incompetent. If you have read this book, leave a comment to let our visitors know what you thought of it too. Jul 29, 2014 alice, i think ebook written by susan juby. Join us at 2pm on saturday february 22nd for an afternoon with susan juby. Jun 01, 2003 comedy rules in jubys satirical, laughoutloud debut about a wacky homeschooled teenager who decides to try public high school. Juby is most known for her first series that started with alice, i think, which was adapted into the television series alice, i think by the comedy network.
Home to woefield us the woefield poultry collective can. Im alice, i think alice macleod, book 1 by susan juby. This writing became my first novel, alice, i think, which was published by thistledown press in 2000. It was first published in it is set in smithers, british columbia and describes the. This is her first novel and its as funny as the cover copy claims, delivering everything from. Its hard to describe alice and do her justice, but let me try. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Tyee books accidental alice, i think nanaimos susan juby didnt know she was writing a young adult novel bound for network tv, but shes accepted fate. Harpercollins are rereleasing this novel and publishing a second entitled miss smithers, with still a third to follow. After graduating i became an editor at a selfhelphowto book publishing company based in vancouver. After dropping out of fashion college and attaining a ba from the university. But whenever i think about susan juby, i always go back to alice, i think and the two books that came after miss smithers and alice macleod, realist at last.
Young readers will be able to identify but so will their parents. Susan will be sharing excerpts from two unpublished worksinprogress, one a comedic crime novel for adults and the other a middle grade book to be published in 2021. Like alice, susan juby grew up in smithers in northern interior b. Jun 01, 2009 alice, i think 2003 is susan juby s first novel. Alice, i think, an unusual first novel by susan juby, falls in the latter group. This event will feature an author reading and question and answer period. Alice, i think, by susan juby, was first published in 2000 by thistledown press.
Click to read more about alice, i think by susan juby. Susan jubys young adult novel alice, i think resembles lewis carrolls classic tale of selfdiscovery titled alices adventures in wonderland. Susan juby born march 30, 1969 is a canadian writer of young adult literature. Alice, i think by susan juby audio book simply audiobooks. Susan juby a story which follows the life of alice, who lives in the very small town of smithers she records her various experiences in a journal. When alice reads the book the hobbit, she decides that she is a hobbit. A girl, alice macleod, living in small town british columbia. Susan has captured the somewhat difficult teenage years with a refreshing sense of humour.
Susan juby fifteenyearold alice keeps a diary as she struggles to cope with the embarrassments and trials of family, dating, school, work, small town life, and a serious case of outcastitis. Home to woefield us the woefield poultry collective can nice recovery. Read alice, i think by susan juby available from rakuten kobo. This is based on having recently raised teenagers, myself. Jubys droll take on normal childhood and adolescent angst in an awkward world inspires laughter and sympathy. Susan juby s young adult novel, the first in a trilogy, follows the life and thoughts of a quirky, homeschooled girl. When alice was an imaginative little girl enamored of the hobbit, her wellmeaning but inept new age parents allowed her to start school dressed in full hobbit regalia, complete with a peaked green cap. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Jan 01, 2000 alice, i think is a quirky story about a quirky fifteenyearold girl called alice macleod, who records her day in her journal in her original style. Alice has been homeschooled by her aginghippie parents since early childhood catering to her fantasy.
I never figured it was a preteen book i found it in the young adult section and i didnt think the issues alice pondered were anything unusual for a kid her age to be thinking about. Jun 17, 2003 susan juby is the author of the critically acclaimed getting the girl and another kind of cowboy, as well as the bestselling alice series alice, i think. Im alice, i think alice macleod, book 1 by susan juby book cover, description, publication history. The uncertain heroine of alice, i think 2003 returns for another hilarious turn as the most maladjusted teen in smithers, british columbia pop. Alice, i think is the story of a teenager attempting to survive her parents, her hometown, and her reentry into society. When i first started writing my intention was to write a book about a teenager who doesnt fit in, but doesnt allow that fact to crush her. Susan juby s acclaimed first novel is now available in an edition thats all grown up.
New york post most humor books about teenage girls settle for jokes about bras and thongs, but this one stalks bigger game. Alice macleod, realist at last and her latest novel for adults, the woefield poultry collective. What a gifted writer to make us identify so strongly but want to laugh also and all without using foul language. Juby lives with her husband, a horse and a dog on vancouver island. Revised from a 2000 work published in the authors native canada, this very funny first novel makes use of the same pseudodiary format as louise rennisons. Alice, i think is a canadian television series based on the susan juby book of the same name. Feb 25, 2009 what is the theme of the book alice, i think by susan juby. After years of home schooling, its time for alice macleod to act her age, meet new people, maybe even go to regular high school. Soon alice is on the hunt for a look, a social life, a boyfriend and, most important, a halfdecent haircut. Juby s droll take on normal childhood and adolescent angst in an awkward world inspires laughter and sympathy. May 29, 2012 and i cant say enough about getting the girl, this hilarious young adult mystery novel that juby wrote a few years ago.
The book is fiction and it is in the vein of satire. Having acquired both a best friend and a boyfriend, alice is now poised to conquer the world by entering the miss smithers pageant, a monthslong competition that will test her speaking ability, fashion sense, and resolute lack of talentas. She was homeschooled for years and years and years and has finally decided to go back to school and the whole story is written in her diary. The story is recounted through the journal entries of alice, the main character. It is also the start of her alice series not to be confused with phyllis reynolds naylors alice series. She is currently residing in nanaimo, british columbia, where she is a professor of creative writing at vancouver island university. Jan 11, 2020 after her first therapist has a meltdown, alice macleod and her new therapist alice, i think, an unusual first novel by susan juby, falls in the latter group. Susan jubys young adult novel, the first in a trilogy, follows the life and thoughts of a quirky, homeschooled girl. What a delightful read susan jubys book alice, i think is. Ever since alice arrived at first grade dressed as a hobbit and endured a week of increasingly violent peer rejection. Alice, i think, an unusual first novel by susan juby, falls.
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