Review The Truth about Alice by Jennifer Mathieu

The Truth About Alice 

by Jennifer Mathieu

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.

This title has Common Core connections.

Amazon Link:

https://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-Alice-Novel-ebook/dp/B00GVSABUO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532309432&sr=8-1&keywords=the+truth+about+alice

My 3.5 star review 

I am not sure what to think about this book. My heart broke for Alice and it made me question her all together. Then I feel like a jerk for questioning her.

All of the lies. All of the secrets. All of the rumors. The life that was taken.

I will say that this book I am sure has been a reality in so many of our teenage lifes. I can't tell you how many rumors I actually started not as a way of a big screw you but just joking around.

I look back and think what did I do and what if their life turned out like Alice's.

I wasn't sure about the writing, it sounded like it was written by the minds of multiple kids in high school.

So I am torn with my star rating.

About the Author

Hi! I'm young adult author Jennifer Mathieu. (It's pronounced Muh-two, but if you speak French you can pronounce it better than that. Sadly, I don't speak French.) I'm a writer and English teacher who lives in Texas with my family. . A native of the East Coast and a former journalist, I enjoy writing contemporary young adult fiction that treats teenagers like real people. My debut novel is The Truth About Alice followed by Devoted, Afterward, and Moxie.

I love to eat and hate to cook. For more information about me, visit www.jennifermathieu.com

To check out the amazing Moxie Tumblr, visit www.moxiegirlsfightback.com.