Do You Believe in Teen Pregnancy?

Question: do you believe in teen pregnancy/parenting/ having sex?
Phyllis replied:
I don’t believe it’s a good idea for a teenage girl to subject her body to becoming pregnant, nor do I think she is ready to be a mother.  She has a lot of living to do before that happens.  I think that some teenagers turn [...]

Are the Alice books too old for me?

Question:
i’ve read your alice prequals and my birthday is soon.  (i’ll be 11)  your alice books are on my wish list. are the alice books too old for me? are only some of them ? if so, which one or ones ?  
Phyllis replied:
Only some of them.  You are certainly old enough for The Agony of Alice, [...]

High School Isn’t That Much Different

Question:
i would like to offer up advice to girl whose nervous of high school. A lot of people are also afraid even if they don’t admit it. Just remember you aren’t the only one. When you feel yourself getting overwhelmed just know that you made it through junior high and high school isn’t that much [...]

Can You Come to San Diego?

Question:
 
My name is Dania. I’ve been reading your books since I was in 5th grade. I was at the library when I saw Alice in Blunderland. I just skimmed it and put it back on the shelf. The next week I decided to give it a shot…ever since then I’ve been reading your books.
My question [...]

Girl on the Cover

Question:
I was wondering if you know the name of the girl who is on the Alice book covers?
I would like to know.
 
Phyllis replied:
No, I’m sorry but I don’t.  Except for the earlier books, it’s a different model each time.

Turning Seventeen

Question:
First of all I would like to tell you how appreciative I am that you have kept to the character’s and the Alice series, even as the characters have grown older. Even though I am turning seventeen in the fall, I still love waiting for the next book to come out so that I can [...]