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Kerley, Barbara.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT ALICE? HOW ALICE ROOSEVELT BROKE THE RULES, CHARMED THE WORLD, AND DROVE HER FATHER TEDDY CRAZY!
New York : Scholastic, 2008
IL K-3, RL 4.8
ISBN 0439922313
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 "Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem. Her name was Alice."
Alice was a potential embarrassment for her whole family. Alice's very public antics ­ zooming around town in her car, dancing all night, and betting on horse races ­ shocked people who felt that young ladies should behave with more restraint. Many people felt that Alice had gone too far, many more were captivated by her zest for fun.
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 In the book What To Do About Alice?, Barbara Kerley  shares the exciting life and adventures of Theodore Roosevelt's oldest daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth. Alice's life was an exciting adventure.
Read What To Do About Alice? To learn more about the colorful and influential life of a woman who was certainly ahead of her time!
"Theodore Roosevelt called Alice's antics 'running riot.' Alice called it 'eating up the world." (Margaret Marshall, m-marshall@wiu.edu, college student)
SUBJECTS:     Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980.
                        Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
                        Women -- Biography.
                        Daughters.

 
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