Get an Inside Look at the White House...When Audrey Met Alice
by skcramer
Ever wonder what life is like for a kid in the White House? Then check out When Audrey Met Alice by Rebecca Behrens.
Thirteen-year-old Audrey Rhodes became the First Daughter when her mother was elected the first female President of the United States. Sadly, life in the White House is far more frustrating than fun. After her last hope of making friends at her new school is ruined by a security breach, Audrey feels alone and miserable. Then she discovers the diary of Alice Roosevelt, eldest child of Theodore Roosevelt and a former First Daughter herself. Alice seems to understand exactly how Audrey is feeling, and while reading about the lively and rebellious Alice – whose antics included taking her pet garter snake, Emily Spinach, to dinner parties and sneaking a boy into the White House by dressing him up like a girl – Audrey decides to try out a little of Alice’s rebellious spirit. By channeling Alice, Audrey is eventually able to stand up for a cause both she and Alice believe in – marriage equality.
I have been a big fan of Alice Roosevelt ever since reading the wonderful picture-book biography What To Do About Alice? by Barbara Kerley, and so I loved getting to learn more about Alice and her White House adventures. Readers who enjoy spunky female characters and kids who stand up for what they believe in will definitely enjoy meeting Alice for themselves.
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This is fictional right?
This is fictional right?
@imracom Yes, this book is a
@imracom Yes, this book is a work of fiction -- Audrey is a fictional character but Alice Roosevelt was a real-life First Daughter.
This looks great! Thanks for
This looks great! Thanks for the heads up.
Nice
Nice
sounds great
sounds great
My 14 year old loved this.
My 14 year old loved this.
This sounds like a very
This sounds like a very interesting book.
These sound really good! I
These sound really good! I put When Audrey Met Alice on hold already. Thank you for the suggestion!