A lice s adventures in wonderland is infinitely greater than its critics. Jennifer mathieus debut novel the truth about alice roaring brook is the type of novel that gets banned by conservative schools across the u. Before things blew up, alice had been liked well enough by the other girls and attractive to the guys at her small texas high school, but was uninterested in being part of the in crowd. After the quarterback is killed in a car crash, the rumors start to spiral out of control. Alice walker said she had a copy of the controversial british author david ickes and the truth shall set you free on her nightstand. Since that time, kelsie did not quite trust alice to tell the truth. The truth about alice by jennifer mathieu posted by giselle the truth about alice jennifer mathieu. After falling in love with moxie over the summer last year, i was really excited to find jennifer mathieus first book on netgalley, as its being published for the first time in the uk, despite being a 2014 release in the us. The truth about alice by jennifer mathieu booksamillion. I am an avid the sword of truth series fan up until the book confessor and i would definitely recommend reading the whole of the series up to that point and beyond if the change in story direction doesnt leave you cringe and upset i really. Find books like the truth about alice from the worlds largest community of readers. Kelsie explains how alice made her angry over the summer of their sophomore year when she lied about performing oral sex on one of the lifeguards at the town pool. Goodreads members who liked still alice also liked.
The truth about alice by jennifer mathieu goodreads. It was never a struggle to keep track of each perspective like some books can be. Winner of the childrens choice book awards teen choice debut author awardeveryone knows alice slept with two guys at one party. Soon shes drawn deep into the inner circle of the audyn schools elite, the nobility, who each have secrets of their own. My debut novel, the truth about alice, will be out in the spring of 2014. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the truth about alice by jennifer mathieu. The truth is irrelevant to the juicy bits of gossip that have spread like wildfire. Booklist swift pace and compact size may entice reluctant readers as well as those. The first chapter starts with massive infodumping and to be honest, most of the truth about alice was full of infodumps and telling, not showing. Realistic fictioncontemporary books like this are seriously some of my favourite. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. My favorite things include chocolate, pepperoni pizza, and this super hilarious 1980s sitcom about four retired women called the golden girls. Before things blew up, alice had been liked well enough by the other girls and.
Are there any books similar to alice in wonderland. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the truth about alice. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. The truth about alice book the seattle public library. As the rumors about alice continue to swell, kelsie stops answering her friends texts and phone calls. Teens are so often presented in television, books, and movies as articulate. Its a deep, thoughtful story mostly told by petty, insecure, smallminded teensall unreliable narrators but one, and then finally two, but skillfully crafted into completely believable, realistic characters. In ickes books there is the whole of existence, on this planet and several others, to think about. The truth about alice is jennifer mathieus 2014 novel that tells the story of. The truth about alice by jennifer mathieu is a ya comingofage romance about the horrible realities of bullying in high school.
Its written all over the slut stall in the girls bathroom. Fans of speak by laurie halse anderson and speechless by hannah harrington will welcome first time author mathieu, who has crafted a realistic and hardhitting debut. You see, rumor has it that she did the deed with two different guys in the same night. The truth about alice is a heartbreaking and heartwarming novel. Books similar to the truth about alice the truth about alice. For fans of kristin hannah, these books will fulfill your need for brave characters in perilous times of war. The truth about alice by the author of moxie, a powerful feminist novel that deals with slutshaming, told through the perspectives of four smalltown teens, about how everyone has a motive to bringand keepa teen girl down. But in this novel from jennifer mathieu, exactly what is the truth about alice. Yet we still dont know the truth about alice, what to do about alice or really anything about alice. It tells a typical teenage high school life full of gossips, shaming, bullying and whatnots. The truth about alice is what happens when a teen girl is targeted as a slut, courtesy of party gossip. The truth about alice new books for women june 2014. But did you know alice was sexting brandon when he crashed his car.
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In the original article, giles argues that alices adventures in wonderland was not written by charles dodgson. The truth about alice by jennifer mathieu scholastic. Alice franklin is rumored to have slept with two boys at the same party. More than twenty years ago, a littleknown swiss psychoanalyst wrote a book that changed the way many people viewed themselves and their world. The truth about alice will be a hard book to get into at first. The truth about alice by jennifer mathieu duration. Although personism tells us that simply acting like ourselves is enough to make poetry, its lesson is also surprisingly difficult. Not along these lines, but more to the alice story, is a series of books written by frank beddor called the looking glass wars and seeing redd. The truth about alice is a contradictionin the best way possible. Debut author mathieu brings new life to a common mean girls narrative through her multiple firstperson narrators. The truth about alice kind of reminded me of a book called tease written by. Covering classics, recent feminist writing, and fiction and poetry through a feminist lens, these are the best feminist books to get started with. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world.
One reader with newlydiagnosed ocd looks at how ocd is represented in books, and what more shed like to see in representations. The rumor mill has always been a side effect of high school, but thanks to cell phones and social media, a story can now spread at warp speed. She narrates her pov using like, the word like 1,000 times. He has a very weak argumentation for this, but he does make an interesting case about how the book could satirize english politics. Use the alphabetical lists below to look up a favorite book or author and then click see readalikes to discover similar books. The truth about alice was written kind of like in the style of a diary without the dear diary. The truth about alice by jennifer mathieu is a gutwrenching, realistic look at bullying and the lies people tell to protect themselves regardless of the consequences synopsis. Then kelsie sanders enters as alices best friend, who is willing to cast her aside to maintain her own tenuous place in the social hierarchy. Find books like still alice from the worlds largest community of readers. Alice walker under fire for praise of antisemitic david. The truth about alice is a novel that i really enjoyed and loved, because is very realistic, unique, and interesting, it shows you some of the problems teenagers get through like gossips, rumors, sex, friendships, live, parents, bulling and others. Like my stomach has sunk to the floor, and i might not be able to pick it back. Goodreads members who liked the truth about alice also liked. It was great to see mathieu deal with similar themes in all about alice as with moxie.