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Friday, 18 November 2011

First book - From Alice to Zen by Elizabeth Atkinson



This is a book I borrowed from the library recently. It's about a girl called Alice Bunt, a real tomboy & a sports fanatic, who just moves house from Boston. She soon finds a kid around her age, Zenithal Stevie Wonder Malinowski (Zen for short). Zen is a weird boy who loves reading fashion magazines & Motown music, which gives Alice a hard time understanding his unusual personality. As middle school approaches, Zen tries to help get Alice ready by deciding her outfit & choosing which friends she should hang out with. Alice ends up with Haley and Yvette, the 2 most popular girls in the school. Soon, Alice finds out that Zen is the "loner" in the school & is looked down on by the other students. Will Alice find out her true friends or will she have to put up with the popular girls' unreasonable ways?

I really like this book as there is a bit of humour in it as well a lesson on friendship. The way Zen talks about the "latest fashion" & tries to help Alice really seems unreal for a boy, which makes you want to laugh out loud when you read it. You can also empathize with Alice as she tries to fit in at school & tries to be cool like her "friends". I think this is a good book for teens like me, especially those who have friendship problems. This book will show you what a true friend is & how you should stand up for those you care for, even though others may not agree.

I hope you will enjoy this book as much as I did. Please tell me your views & comments so that we can share great books together!
Lydia
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  1. gwen18 November 2011 at 16:04

    Lydia, great review!I will borrow this book the next time I visit the library!

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