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  1. michelle said on April 27, 2012 at 5:48 pm:

    Dear Alice, okay??
    I am a producer of theater productions and phaco 12 years, I read your book Life on the refrigerator door and loved it! I wonder if we could adapt it for a theater piece in Brazil, and would cost the copyrights by 03 years. IN Brazil usually have a value and then closed we allocated 10 percent of box office each day of the show for the author.
    No more waiting your return soon.
    Thank you
    Michelle

  2. AliceKuipers said on April 30, 2012 at 4:21 pm:

    Hi Michelle,
    I’ve replied directly to your email address. Thanks very much,
    Alice

  3. jérôme Vincent said on April 22, 2012 at 2:37 am:

    Dear Mrs Kuipers
    I’m Jérôme Vincent, editor of yabook.fr, a french professional website.
    We would be very happy to issue an interview from you. If you agree with this, please let me know at your early convenience so that I can send you some questions for the interview.
    Thank you for consideration in this matter, and I’m looking forward to
    hearing from you soon.
    Best regards,
    Jérôme

  4. AliceKuipers said on April 23, 2012 at 3:13 pm:

    Bonjour!
    I replied to your email address from my yahoo account (listed below in an earlier reply). You can also find me on Facebook.
    Warmest wishes,
    Alice

  5. David said on April 19, 2012 at 12:13 pm:

    Hello Alice,

    It is always a pleasure to hear you speak. Your ten tips for reading were thoughtful and entertaining.

    Here is the link to my blog where I publically wrestle with words.

    http://oneplanetonegear.blogspot.ca/

  6. AliceKuipers said on May 7, 2012 at 4:46 pm:

    I’ve been really enjoying reading these poems! Thanks, Ali

  7. AliceKuipers said on May 7, 2012 at 4:47 pm:

    I’ve been really enjoying reading these. Thanks!

  8. Birgitta Flodén said on April 18, 2012 at 3:54 pm:

    Hi,
    Sorry, no Top Tip or prompt for other writers but a BIG thank you. Just found your page when looking around for information on you and your books as a friend and colleague recommended your book Life on the Refrigerator Door as perfect for my Swedish students learning English. And so I found this gem!

    With your permission I will use your tips, images and texts about writing in class for my students. A real inspiration and so pedagogical. You have just planned some of my lessons! In addition our next texts in English class are all about Canada. Spot on.

    Year 8 will be delighted as we have spent a lot of time since September 2010 on William Shakespeare working on an eTwinning project with King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon. So it is time to focus on something else as we will close the project in the summer. Writing texts with tips from a real writer. What could be more interesting.

    Warm regards

    Birgitta Flodén
    Hässelbygårdsskolan
    Stockholm
    Sweden

  9. AliceKuipers said on April 18, 2012 at 4:10 pm:

    Thanks, Birgitta. And please do use as many of the tips/prompts and ideas as you find to be helpful. That’s what they’re for, so of course you have my permission! Say hello to your Year 8s for me.
    Warmest wishes,
    Ali

  10. hayley said on April 18, 2012 at 9:16 am:

    hey i was just want to say i love the book.
    is the book true
    because that iw aht happend with my really close friends ;(

  11. AliceKuipers said on April 18, 2012 at 3:15 pm:

    Hi Hayley,
    The story is made-up, but based on a lot of research which I did by reading, watching videos and talking to people who had gone through this. Thanks for letting me know you loved the book! Ali

  12. Janice Cook said on April 13, 2012 at 6:18 pm:

    Hi Alice,
    I would like to speak to you about a project I’m working on, but I’m unable to find a current email address for you…last one I used to talk to you was at sasklibrary. Do you have a current contact I can use?
    Thank You ,
    Janice Cook

  13. AliceKuipers said on April 16, 2012 at 3:33 pm:

    Hi Janice
    My email address is kuips1@yahoo.co.uk or you can find me on Facebook.
    Sorry not to get back to you until today, I spend Fridays and the weekends with my little guys and I don’t get much computer time in!
    Ali

  14. Genevieve said on April 10, 2012 at 12:28 am:

    Hi Alice,
    I haven’t read Life on the Refrigerator Door yet, but I just finished reading The Worst Thing She Ever Did. It was an incredibly meaningful book to me. It was similar to something that I went through and reading it helped to open my eyes. Since reading this book, I have tried going back to writing in an old journal that I have, and so far it’s really helped. Thanks so much for writing this book, it really helped me through a difficult time.

  15. AliceKuipers said on April 10, 2012 at 4:33 pm:

    Thank you for letting me know. I find writing helps me think and rethink all sorts of things so I’m glad you’ve pulled out your old journal. Warmest wishes and good luck. Ali

  16. Leona said on April 5, 2012 at 3:59 am:

    Hi Ali. Thanks for the shout-out. I like the advice you offered at Stuck in YA Books: “Just write.” So simple, so true.

  17. Pippa said on March 22, 2012 at 4:17 pm:

    alice, i think many of the readers of Life on the Refrigerator Door feel the same as i do, as i can see from the comments they do. I am 13 and i also have dyslexia, Life on the refrigerator door is the only book i have been able to read on my own with out getting my mum to read it out, or just completely missing the point of the story after not under standing most of the words. Life on the Refrigerator Door has really helped me to start looking for books that i can read without worrieing about not being able to finish it. It is such a meaning full book and i really enjoyed reading it (Twice!). I am doing a presentaition on the book in school for english, if you could give me any tips or even a quote i can use, i would really appreciate it!

    thank you,
    Pippa

  18. AliceKuipers said on March 22, 2012 at 6:01 pm:

    Hi Pippa,
    Thanks so much for writing and letting me know you enjoyed Life on the Refrigerator Door. I hope your presentation goes well. How about this as a tip for you to use in your presentation: read anything you can, be it a novel or a shampoo bottle. That’s how I grew to love reading and I think everyone should feel free to read whatever they want.
    You’re obviously very hard working and I wish you great success in whatever you do.
    Warmest wishes,
    Ali

  19. AliceKuipers said on March 21, 2012 at 4:40 pm:

    Thank you very much, Rachel!

  20. AliceKuipers said on March 21, 2012 at 4:39 pm:

    Paige, your note is wonderful for a writer to read. Thank you so much for letting me know that Life On The Refrigerator Door is getting you started on a reading journey. The fact you are so determined is inspiring for the rest of us.

  21. Rachel said on March 17, 2012 at 9:53 am:

    This is a great book which effected me a lot! I’ve start hugging my mom more often, and I’ve learned to appreciate the time I got with her.
    I loosed some tears at the end of the book just like many others did, and that means that this is a truly great book to read.
    Now I’ve given it to my mom so she can read it as well !

  22. Paige Stewart said on March 16, 2012 at 1:31 pm:

    life on the refrigerator door is the only book i have ever read cover to cover. i am 18 and i have dyslexia, ever since i can remember i have struggled to read and wright, but i have learnt to live with it and i know that the more i read and wright the easier it will come. this is more and thank you then anything, a thank you for a book that i could be engaged by but is also a easy read that i can keep up with. you are probably reading through this picking up my spelling and grammar mistakes but I’m sure you can understand what I am trying to say and thats all that maters.

    many thanks,
    Paige Taylor Stewart

  23. Rachel said on March 14, 2012 at 5:07 pm:

    Hi Alice!
    This book is one of the best I’ve ever read! It effected me a lot since it made me think about my mom, and how it would make me feel if anything will ever happen to her. I am also 15 and having a boyfriend. And I’m busy with school and handball, so it’s not so often that I see my mom.
    After I read the book I start hugging my mom more often, and it made me appreciate life even more! Close to the end of the book I just had to loose some tears… So this is a really great book !

  24. Nicole Clapson said on March 10, 2012 at 12:30 am:

    Hi Alice! You came to my school today (Red Wing School) adnd you inspired me to write a novel and to become a author! Thanks so much Alice!

  25. Nicole said on March 9, 2012 at 10:11 pm:

    Hi Alice!!!! You came to my school today (Red Wing School) and inspired me to write a novel and to become a author just like you! Thank you sooooooo much Alice!!

  26. AliceKuipers said on February 26, 2012 at 3:20 am:

    Hi Zara,
    When I first set up this site, I wrote ten tips to help writers get published (have a look in the tips section in the top right hand corner of the home page). I think the best thing to do is to keep sending work out, to listen to feedback, to expect rejection, to write as if no-one is ever going to read it and then to edit more times than you first thought possible. One day (hopefully soon) publishers will give you more positive feedback, maybe even asking to read more of your work. Oh, and always make sure you send your writing to the places that publish your sort of work – there’s no point asking a romance publisher to publish your YA fantasy novel, for example! Good luck!
    Alice

  27. Zara Hoffman said on February 26, 2012 at 2:44 am:

    I’m a young aspiring author, do you have any advice for those trying to break into the publishing world?

  28. Lily said on February 23, 2012 at 5:54 am:

    It is a very nice novel!!! I love it very much because it’s a short novel expressing complicated thoughts and relationships…

  29. Beáta Siklósi said on February 20, 2012 at 7:59 pm:

    Life on the Refrigerator Door is indeed a great book! I am also one of those who cried while reading. And when I started to read it I couldn’t put it down till I finished it. I hope I will never be in a situation like the girl from the book.
    Greetings from Croatia

  30. Alice Kuipers said on February 14, 2012 at 10:32 pm:

    Thanks!
    Thank you for telling me how the book made you feel. Warmest wishes,
    Alice Kuipers

  31. Anonymous said on February 14, 2012 at 9:14 am:

    This book was the best book i have ever read!
    Could not put it down!

  32. Anonymous said on February 6, 2012 at 1:41 pm:

    Tears
    a book that i had no idea where it was going, but when it finished i was just sittting there crying. emotional and just amazing book.

  33. Anonymous said on January 30, 2012 at 3:11 pm:

    Dear Frabes, if your reading this we’re all behind you. We are so sorry about what happened to your dad and want you to know we think you’re coping so well! Be the big brave girl you are, good luck x

  34. Anonymous said on January 29, 2012 at 11:34 pm:

    It made me cry!
    Every time my mom goes out, I kiss her and hug her. And that’s not usual for me or her!and when she comes back, I kiss her and hug her again and ask her about her day, I make her tell me every exact thing happened to her. I’m just scared that one day something happens to her.

  35. Anonymous said on January 29, 2012 at 5:18 pm:

    The book i thought i would never read.

    this book is the greatest book i have read, i love the whole concept of the book and the way it is written. and i just want to say whoever this has happened to i think about you and hope the best for you mums and family. Life on the refigerator door has been a great book which i love reading, i read this book a long time ago and i still do because it’s just so wonderful.

  36. Anonymous said on January 27, 2012 at 11:34 pm:

    It is a sad but true book. My mother died of cancer in early Jan 2012. I read this book in one evening and cried when I have realised what this was about. It is absolutely true – this happens in real life.

    When I read PS I love you, I cry because I miss my mother

  37. Anonymous said on January 27, 2012 at 6:12 pm:

    I feel the same way about my mother when I read this book.

    My mom died in January this year. I cried when I read PS I Love you

  38. Anonymous said on January 24, 2012 at 7:50 am:

    It was great I’m 12 year old and I enjoyed a lot!

  39. Anonymous said on January 23, 2012 at 10:54 pm:

    i thought this was an amazing book. it made me put my self in her shoes. suchhh a great bookkk!! :)

  40. Anonymous said on January 17, 2012 at 1:34 pm:

    I love this book soooooooooo much! I have read it at least 5 times, it never gets old! I am sorry to you all who have lost their mums’. I’ll think of you…

  41. Anonymous said on January 16, 2012 at 11:14 am:

    Amazing. I love this book i have read it 4 times and am about to read it again it is a very heart warming story which will never get old!
    Kfr x

  42. Anonymous said on January 10, 2012 at 5:49 am:

    right after i read the book for the first time.. my granma was diagnosed with breast cancer. i freaked out over that cause id just read this sad story. but luckyly today my granmas fine and im supposed to introduce the book to my class. Im really excited ♥
    I love the book and its story. ever since i bought it i read the book every year at least twice ♥

  43. Anonymous said on January 8, 2012 at 9:05 pm:

    Mum. I love you so much, and reading this book made me miss you more:-( You still feel so alive to me, and i love you forever and ever and ever. Nothing will ever make me forget you, love you trillions mopsicile xxxxxxxxxxx

  44. Anonymous said on December 15, 2011 at 1:18 pm:

    Lost my mum to cancer 5 yrs ago. Gee I miss her and her stupid jokes.
    She stuck them all in a scrap book for me. YAY!!!
    Cherish every moment you have your loved ones.

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