The Truth About Alice: A Novel

· Sold by Roaring Brook Press
4.3
41 reviews
Ebook
208
Pages
Eligible

About this ebook

Winner of the Children's Choice Book Awards' Teen Choice Debut Author Award

Everyone knows Alice slept with two guys at one party. When Healy High star quarterback, Brandon Fitzsimmons, dies in a car crash, it was because he was sexting with Alice. Ask anybody.

Rumor has it Alice Franklin is a slut. It's written all over the "slut stall" in the girls' bathroom: "Alice had sex in exchange for math test answers" and "Alice got an abortion last semester." After Brandon dies, the rumors start to spiral out of control. In this remarkable debut novel, four Healy High students tell all they "know" about Alice--and in doing so reveal their own secrets and motivations, painting a raw look at the realities of teen life. But in this novel from Jennifer Mathieu, exactly what is the truth about Alice? In the end there's only one person to ask: Alice herself.

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4.3
41 reviews
Kathy Bodnar
November 19, 2019
Normally I don't read the futuristic stuff but this one was a nice surprise. The language was very normal which usually in these types of books are unrecognizable and made up. Also the names were a cool thing. It was Alice but not lol. The dominant male character was such a traditional part it made the story better. I would definitely recommend this book. Although I do love all Alta's books. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Andisiwe Olivia
January 20, 2020
I love this books, because it shows different perspective of how people viewed Alice, and it makes me wonder who is the real Alice. Anyway I have not finishing reading this book it's just the samples.
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Rachel Welninski
September 11, 2014
It pulls you in with the different versions if what happened. Learning about what happened through the words of each character makes this book worth reading. The plot and everything about it is just blissful. I didn't want it to end!
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About the author

Jennifer Mathieu started writing stories when she was in kindergarten and now teaches English to middle and high schoolers. She lives in Texas with her husband, her son, her dog, and two cats. Nothing bad has ever been written on the bathroom stall about Jennifer. At least she doesn't think so. The Truth About Alice is Jennifer's debut novel.

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