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| Book #19 of 2011 |
| Title: Incredibly Alice |
| Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
| Publisher: Atheneum |
| Pub Date: May 10, 2011 |
| Grade: C+ |
| Comments: Alice is approaching her high school graduation. She’s looking forward to prom with Patrick, attending the wedding of old friends (no matter how crazy she thinks they are for getting married in high school), and figuring out what she’s going to be doing for the summer.
This isn’t out yet, and I don’t want to give away too much, but I was very disappointed in this book. I feel like the early Alice books actually had plots, and this one is just a series of scenes. Some were enjoyable (prom was a highlight, as were some of the goofy moments she has hanging out with her friends), but some of it seemed less significant (one throwaway line about her relationship with Sylvia doesn’t make up for an unnecessary baby shower). I’ve been disappointed in a bunch of the last Alice books because sometimes they feel less about the characters and more about hitting certain controversial issues. This one wasn’t controversial at all, but it just felt like it was hitting storylines that should be included in a book about senior year, rather than an interesting story about Alice. I miss the days of Alice sitting around the kitchen table and joking with Ben and Lester. I like that she’s grown up, but I want more than just moments in her life. I want a story.
Reviewed from e-galley provided by Simon and Schuster |
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