Is it possible to be too good of a friend—too understanding, too always there, too much like a doormat? Alice has always been a best friend to Pamela and Liz. But she’s starting to wonder where that leaves her: What am I? An ear for listening? An arm around the shoulder? And then there’s Patrick—after ending their relationship two years ago, he’s suddenly calling again, and wants to take her to his senior prom. What does that mean? As Alice tries to figure out who she is in relation to her friends, she learns one thing: Aometimes friends need you more than they let on…especially when the unthinkable happens
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Summary
Reviewer Name: samiam Oh the drama in this one. Alice is in the second half of her junior year of high school. The biggest event she's looking forward to is Prom, which Patrick invited her to 5 months early. As Alice wonders whether this invitation will lead to a rekindling of their relationship, he friend Pamela spills that she's taken her relationship with Tim to the next level. Alice and Liz have a few questions being that of their group Pamela is the first one to have explored a sexual relationship. This revelation early in the book sets the stage for the BIG drama when Pamela misses her period. She takes a test and tells her mother, all with Alice and Liz's help, but in the end Pamela miscarries. I was a bit disappointed by the pregnancy scare dram. Wasn't it Pamela way back in middle school who was assigned the task of managing a pregnancy back in the Life Skills class they all took? It was way too convenient for the plot that she miscarried, especially seeing as how after that assignment she would've been well versed in her options. Plus, it made the whole incident seem like a big slap on the wrist followed by a huge sigh of relief. What I did like about this book was Alice's extracurricular activities. She assumes an editor position on the paper and has good ideas to contribute. She's also involved in the Gay Straight Alliance group at her school and takes part in a big event they host as well as covers it for the paper. This book in the series drives home the message that Alice is a really good friend. Over and over throughout this book, readers see Alice helping her many friends with their unique needs and it is the thing that in the end Patrick confesses he likes most about her: her shoulder. This series is like a friend/big sister for teen girls and it does a good job of giving a realistic view of high school and the pressures teen girls face. Recommended for teen girls grades 9+.