▁get ▁to ▁know ▁her . ▁Al ong ▁the ▁way , ▁she ▁makes ▁some ▁new ▁friends , ▁gets ▁a ▁k itten , ▁att ends ▁a ▁wed ding , ▁att ends ▁a ▁fun eral , ▁confront s ▁bul lies ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁the ▁world ▁around ▁her . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Alice ▁McK in ley - ▁An ▁ 8 - year - old ▁girl ▁who ▁lost ▁her ▁mom ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁five ▁years ▁old ▁( or ▁four , ▁she ▁can ▁never ▁seem ▁to ▁remember ) ▁to ▁le uk emia . ▁She ▁lived ▁with ▁her ▁A unt ▁S ally ▁who ▁took ▁care ▁of ▁her ▁until ▁Alice ▁moved ▁to ▁Tak oma ▁Park , ▁Maryland . ▁She ▁now ▁has ▁to ▁make ▁friends ▁with ▁new ▁people , ▁and ▁meets ▁the ▁" T er rible ▁Tri ple ts ," ▁whom ▁she ▁h ates . ▁ ▁L ester ▁McK in ley - ▁Alice ' s ▁ 1 5 ▁soon ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁brother ▁who ▁broke ▁up ▁with ▁his ▁girl friend ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁moving . ▁He ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁band ▁with ▁Ros al ind ' s ▁brother ▁called ▁" The ▁N aked ▁Nom ads ". ▁ ▁Ben ▁McK in ley - ▁Alice ▁and ▁L ester ' s ▁single ▁d ad . ▁He ▁works ▁at ▁a ▁music ▁shop . ▁ ▁Donald ▁She a vers - ▁A ▁brown ▁ha ired ▁boy ▁who ▁is ▁described ▁to ▁look ▁like ▁Bar bie ' s ▁boy friend ▁Ken . ▁He ▁is ▁Alice ' s ▁neighbor ▁and ▁they ▁soon ▁become