Alice Franklin was never one of the super popular girls in school, but she had friends and boyfriends, too. One night after a party given by the most popular girl in school, Elaine, the most popular guy in school, Brandon, tells everyone that Alice slept with him and a college student on the same evening. Alice becomes the school slut, but it gets much worse. Brandon is killed in a car accident a few days later and now that he is gone everyone blames Alice for this death. She is made a complete outcast.
The book is told from the POV of Elaine, Kelsie, Kurt, a shy kid with no social standing, Alice's former friend and Josh who was Brandon's best friend. A really tough but great book. The characters are real even and not stereotypical even though there is the whole super popular guy, super popular girl, nerd guy, side-kick going on. I really like what Elaine has to say about wanting to stay in her whom town. "Despite how odd this year has been in many ways, the thing is, I like it here and I don't ever want to leave. I want to go to UT and then marry a guy who wants to stay in Healy forever and I want him to take over the business from my dad and I'll help run it, and I want to have a daughter who's just like me, and I'll join Healy Boosters and be the dance squad mom and help out during the Christmas Carnival and all of that. I know what you are thinking. So lame. So small town. But why is it lame? Why is it lame to want to be in a place that feels safe to you and that you like?"
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