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Description

Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in this hair. And it got worse... His best friend deserted him. There was no dessert in his lunch bag. And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV! This handsome new edition of Judith... read more

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Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Alexander: He is a young boy who complains about everything going wrong. He wants to move to Australia.

Memorable Quotes

  • “I think I'll move to Australia.”
  • “i am having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day”

First Sentence

I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

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  1. Judith Viorst (Author)
 

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