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Upon moving from Boston to the suburbs, eleven-year-old tomboy Alice meets Zen, a very strange neighbor who is determined to help her become popular when they both begin middle school, although he himself is a loner. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Moving to another town right before middle school can be very scary - but also exciting.
Alice has moved from a cramped little apartment in Boston to a 3,500-square-foot house in the suburbs. Alice's mom works as a vice-president in marketing at a publishing house in Boston while her father is a stay-at-home dad who buys old stuff at yard sales or from the newspapers and then sells them for a lot more on the Internet.
In fact, that is how they got the new house.
Alice is hoping that the rest of the houses near her will have a BFF for her, but when that doesn't come to fruition she goes searching for a friend before school starts. She then meets Zeninthal Stevie Wonder Malinowski, aka Zen. He is an odd boy and he gives Alice advice on how to be popular in middle school, which goes against everything that is Alice.
How she defines herself and learns about what is important in life makes a fascinating read.
I enjoyed this novel a lot. It was fast-moving and fun to read. I loved the characters. Alice is a very normal sixth-grader and her family is loving and understanding. Zen, though, is very odd, but since my daughter went to a performing arts school I knew he was real and not just a character. I have met many kids who do not fit into middle school or even high school society, and Zen is one of those.
The lesson of not being afraid to be yourself is done well and I recommend this to all middle schoolers. ( )