Being a good friend isn’t always easy. Alice, Pamela, and Elizabeth have been best friends forever, but being a good friend can still be complicated. They know one another so well—shouldn’t they be beyond misunderstandings and hurt feelings? And then there’s Patrick, who suddenly reappears in Alice’s life after ending their relationship two years earlier. Not only does he call out of the blue—but he wants to take her to senior prom. What’s that about? As Alice tries to juggle her friends, Patrick, and school, the unthinkable happens —and Alice discovers that sometimes friends need you more than they let on. SHARE THE UPS AND DOWNS IN THE LIVES OF ALICE McKINLEY AND HER FRIENDS. Look inside for a complete list of the Alice books. SIMON PULSE Simon & Schuster, New York Cover photograph copyright © 2008 by Photodisc/Veer 0609 Watch videos, get extras, and read exclusives at TEEN.SimonandSchuster.com Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is the author of more than 135 books for both children and adults, including the Alice series, hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “tender” and “wonderful,” and by Booklist as “a road map for a girl growing up today.” She includes many of her own growing-up experiences in the Alice books. Phyllis lives with her husband, Rex, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She is the mother of two grown sons and the grandmother of Sophia, Tressa, Garrett, and Beckett. Almost Alice Books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Shiloh Books Shiloh Shiloh Season Saving Shiloh The Alice Books Starting with Alice