Genre: Realistic Fiction
Rating: 4 stars
Alice is back in her 25th book and she's finally a senior! As she takes on her last year in high school, she is feeling overwhelmed. Not only is she Features editor of the school paper, The Edge, but she is also tapped to be part of the new Student Jury to pass judgement on crimes by students. Add to that the pressure of visiting and applying to colleges, missing her boyfriend Patrick away at college in Chicago and doing her normal schoolwork, and Alice is a blur of busy-ness. Then things become even more complicated when the new student from Sudan, Daniel, gets a Nazi hate symbol placed in his locker. Some other signs of a supremist group pop up as well--who are these kids? And when Alice gets a piece of hate herself for going to the dance with Daniel, she knows they need to do SOMEthing at the school to get a dialogue going. She finds herself worried about other issues as her school year moves along, like whether or not she should go to college close or somewhere far away, and whether or not the substitute teacher Mr. Granger is being inappropriate with students. As always, there is plenty of laughter mixed in with Alice's family and friends, and readers will enjoy the funny parts right along with the more serious moments. Another solid installment in the series, and fans will look forward to the next book about the second half of her senior year.
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