Phyllis Reynolds Naylor





Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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born
January 04, 1933 in Anderson, Indiana, The United States

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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was born in Anderson, Indiana, US on January 4, 1933.

Her family were strongly religious with conservative, midwestern values and most of her childhood was spent moving a lot due to her father's occupation as a salesman.

Though she grew up during the Depression and her family did not have a lot of money, Naylor stated that she never felt poor because her family owned good books. Her parents enjoyed reading stories to the children--her father would imitate the characters in Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer--and her mother read to them every evening, "almost until we were old enough to go out on dates, though we never would have admitted this to anyone."

By the time Phyllis reached fifth grade, writing books was her favor...more


Average rating: 3.83 · 43,996 ratings · 2,986 reviews · 161 distinct works
Shiloh
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 16,752 ratings — published 1991 — 33 editions
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The Agony of Alice (Alice, #1)
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,355 ratings — published 1985 — 15 editions
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Shiloh Season
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 1,174 ratings — published 1996 — 15 editions
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Jade Green
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 1,116 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions
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Saving Shiloh
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 956 ratings — published 1997 — 15 editions
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Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 889 ratings9 editions
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Alice in Rapture, Sort of (...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 866 ratings — published 1999 — 13 editions
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Reluctantly Alice (Alice, #3)
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 748 ratings — published 1991 — 15 editions
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Dangerously Alice (Alice, #19)
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 699 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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Alice Alone (Alice, #13)
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 704 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions
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Shiloh Shiloh Season Saving Shiloh
Shiloh (3 books)
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3.768816067653277 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 18,920 ratings
The Agony of Alice Alice in Rapture, Sort of Reluctantly Alice All But Alice Alice in April Alice In-Between Alice the Brave
Alice (24 books)
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3.8853868194842405 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 15,007 ratings
The Boys Start the War The Girls Get Even Boys Against Girls The Girls' Revenge A Traitor Among the Boys A Spy Among the Girls The Boys Return
Boy/Girl Battle, (12 books)
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4.04630890765459 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 3,671 ratings
Starting with Alice Alice in Blunderland Lovingly Alice
Alice Prequels (3 books)
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3.821401077752117 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,299 ratings
Witch's Sister Witch Water The Witch Herself The Witch's Eye Witch Weed The Witch Returns
Witch Saga (6 books)
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3.9439374185136895 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 767 ratings
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October 2009, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? PN: Fulfilling, intense, consuming, organized, poignant, messy, worrisome, spiritual SS: What is your motto or maxim? PN: Don't sweat the little stuff What Readers want to know... SS: ..." ...More

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“I used to think that when I grew up there wouldn't be so many rules. Back in elementary school there were rules about what entrance you used in the morning, what door you used going home, when you could talk in the library, how many paper towels you could use in the rest room, and how many drinks of water you could get during recess. And there was always somebody watching to make sure.

What I'm finding out about growing older is that there are just as many rules about lots of things, but there's nobody watching.”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Alice in Rapture, Sort of

“Saying hello to something new means saying good-bye to something old and loved.”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Incredibly Alice

“Why is life so complicated....?' I asked.
'To keep us from being bored,' he said.”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Dangerously Alice

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