Alice likes playing soccer and working on her go-kart with her dad. But when she moves to the suburbs, she learns from Zen, the boy down the stree...
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Jan 26, 2009
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Marta Morrison for TeensReadToo.com
Moving to another town right before middle school can be very scary - but also exciting.
Alice has moved from a cramped little apartment in Boston to a 3,500-square-foot house in the suburbs. Alice's mom works as a vice-president in marketing at a publishing house in Boston while her father is a stay-at-home dad who buys old stuff at yard sales or from the newspapers and then sells them for a lot more on the Internet.
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Moving to another town right before middle school can be very scary - but also exciting.
Alice has moved from a cramped little apartment in Boston to a 3,500-square-foot house in the suburbs. Alice's mom works as a vice-president in marketing at a publishing house in Boston while her father is a stay-at-home dad who buys old stuff at yard sales or from the newspapers and then sells them for a lot more on the Internet.
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Jan 11, 2009
Ellyn
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Alice is excited to move to the suburbs and make new friends before middle school starts. But she's perplexed by Zen, the only kid her age in the neighborhood. As Alice begins to chart the waters of middle school and teenagedom, she must determine whether it is better to conform in the crowd, or be an individual.
I liked this book a lot. Alice was a good narrator and had a very realistic voice. Zen was a bit annoying in the beginning, but you gain sympathy for him as his motivation More...
I liked this book a lot. Alice was a good narrator and had a very realistic voice. Zen was a bit annoying in the beginning, but you gain sympathy for him as his motivation More...
Dec 18, 2008
Rachel
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Alice, somewhat of a tomboy, is new in town and excited to make new friends. Unfortunately none of her neighbors have kids her age and when she goes further afield she meets the very unique and effeminate male teen Zen. He gets her ready for middle school and tells her who she should befriend. When they get to school she finds that Zen is a complete outcast and she isn't sure what to do.
Mar 02, 2010
Jada
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This book was amazing! Even though it was over 200 pages it was worth it. I don't want to give away everything but I will say in the end......…… haaaawhoops!! i can't say that! sorry you'd better read the book it is SOOOOOOO GOOOOODD!! oh and the descriptin says that it's 168 pages……… wellll it's not it's over 200 pages so don get it expectng a QUICK read!
Jul 29, 2010
Michelle
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I don't know...so far I can't feel the characters. Finished the book and still did not feel a connection. I did like the main premise of Alice making her own choices by the end. I thought she was really naive to not understand what was going on between Haley's group and Zen.
Jun 22, 2009
Ginger
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An upbeat look at middle school cliques and a small group of individuals who break free of peer pressure to establish true friendships built on mutual interests and trust. maybe a little too good to be true, but a nice change of pace.
Sep 29, 2010
Becky
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Another "new girl in a new school" story, with a fairly predictable plot.
Jul 09, 2008
Jessikah
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Definite tween fiction here. I was irritated by the character of Zen in the beginning to middle of the book, but his personal issues pulled through as one of the more complex characters of tween lit I have read of late.
Alice was a likable and believable individual who carried the story well. Not bad at all.
Alice was a likable and believable individual who carried the story well. Not bad at all.
Aug 01, 2010
Amy
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A good story about kids learning to accept others who are not like them. Kids always look on the outside and this is a story about looking for something good in everyone even if they are different from you.
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