The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu

Everyone knows Alice slept with two guys at one party.

But did you know Alice was sexting Brandon when he crashed his car?

It's true. Ask ANYBODY.

Rumor has it that Alice Franklin is a slut. It's written all over the bathroom stall at Healy High for everyone to see. And after star quarterback Brandon Fitzsimmons dies in a car accident, the rumors start to spiral out of control.

In this remarkable debut novel, four Healy High students—the girl who has the infamous party, the car accident survivor, the former best friend, and the boy next door—tell all they know.

But exactly what is the truth about Alice? In the end there's only one person to ask: Alice herself.

"The Truth About Alice" is like "The Spoon River Anthology" where many voices are weaved together to tell the whole story. When Alice attends a party at Elaine's house a rumor is started that she slept with both Brandon Fitzsimmons and Tommy Cray. Her reputation is even more destroyed because Brandon dies in a car accident a few days later. The cause possibly being her continuous texting to him. Girls begin writing horrible things about Alice in a stall in the girls' restroom. Alice even loses her best friend Kelsie. The only person who will even speak to her is the class nerd, Kurt Morelli. As each student shares their side of the story, the real truth is revealed about what actually happened. This book should only be read by older students or those who are mature enough to handle the sexual jargon, curse words, and mature themes. The topic of abortion is also discussed. I really enjoyed this book and I like the powerful theme of telling the truth and not getting sucked up into vicious rumors.  This book can be found in Mrs. Brown's classroom library.