Alice in the Know

I love the Alice books, but this one is not one of my favorites. It's still a wonderful read because Ms. Naylor is a wonderful writer, but I found parts of it a little tedious. As always, I love the characters, I love the way important social and relational issues are addressed, and I love the poignant ending. What felt "tedious" to me though was what came across as day-by-day journaling and I found myself wanting to get to the end of the book as quickly as possible. It's still a good read but just not my favorite in the series.

I've been an Alice fan for more years than I can remember. I had been a little unsure of how I felt about the high school Alice, but "Alice in the Know" reassured me. Alice is definitely growing up. I found the ending of this novel to be poigniant, and I read this one twice in the two weeks I had it from the library. There were still plenty of silly, embarassing moments (just like real life) but with some hard issues mixed in. This is definitely my favorite Alice that's been out in a while.

I had heard that this book was not that great. I had to buy it though, because I own all of the other Alice books, and had to add it top my collection. I read it in three days, (my usual for Alice books) and was very pleased. It was very good, and the only thing that I didn't like was the new guy Keeno. Where did he come from, and why was he added to the "gang"? Maybe Naylor has a greater plan for him, and it will show up in the next book. The only other thing that I thought I would say (because maybe, just maybe, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor reads these) is that before she is done writing the Alice series, if she would make Alice and Patrick get back together. I know he is supper smart, and will be graduating a year early, but I think (and I know this sounds stupid) but that Alice would really like it. They were so good together, and I would like to see that again. Once again, this was great, and I hope the next books are as well!

Omigosh it is so good i am almost done. One more chapter left. I reccomend this book to girls who love to see unexpected things and loving Patrick. The new guy Keeno is so mysterious. READ IT FOR YOURSELF NOW!!!!!!