''Alice, I Think'' is the first in a trilogy of comic novels written by
Susan Juby
Susan Juby (born March 30, 1969)Dave Jenkinson. ''CM Magazine'', May 11, 2005. is a Canadian writer. She is currently residing in Nanaimo, British Columbia, where she is a professor of creative writing at Vancouver Island University.
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. It was first published in 2000. It is set in
Smithers, British Columbia
Smithers is a town in northwestern British Columbia, approximately halfway between Prince George, British Columbia, Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Prince Rupert. With a population of 5,378 in 2021, Smithers provides service cove ...
and describes the struggle of a young woman, Alice Macleod, as she matures.
''Alice, I Think'' was nominated for the Amazon/
Books in Canada First Novel Award
The Amazon Canada First Novel Award, formerly the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and the Books in Canada First Novel Award, is a Canadian literary award, co-presented by Amazon.ca and ''The Walrus'' to the best first novel in English published the p ...
, and shortlisted for the Canadian Library Association Best Young Adult Novel Award.
The second and third volumes in the series are ''Miss Smithers'' and ''Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last''. The series follows Alice as she moves from home schooling into near-mainstream high school and develops friendships and her sense of self. The series was made into a television series
of the same name.
See also
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Smithers, British Columbia
Smithers is a town in northwestern British Columbia, approximately halfway between Prince George, British Columbia, Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Prince Rupert. With a population of 5,378 in 2021, Smithers provides service cove ...
References
External links
Reviews of ''Alice, I Think'' at Susan Juby.com
2000 Canadian novels
Canadian bildungsromans
Canadian young adult novels
Novels set in British Columbia
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