Alice oh Alice... tipikal ABG jaman sekarang. Tepatnya, ABG yang beranjak ke masa remaja. Seorang gadis yang harus memecahkan sendiri segala misteri tentang kewanitaan gegara sang ibu telah meninggal dunia dan ia hanya tinggal dengan ayah dan kakak lelakinya yang terkadang tak mau membantunya. Ada sih Pamela dan Elizabeth, besties-nya, tapi mereka sama saja dengan dirinya. Sama-sama ABG yang nggak ngeh soal perubahan-perubahan menjadi wanita seutuhnya. Penulis sungguh cakap menggambarkan kecanggungan Alice yang ikut pesta siraman (dia terjebak kuis tentang perempuan dewasa), bingung menemukan lingerie yang tepat sebagai kado buat mantan kakaknya, pusing membedakan masalah seks dan agama (posisi misionaris itu apa?), hingga pencarian jati dirinya yang sesungguhnya. Syukurlah, pada akhirnya ia bisa membayangkan citra dirinya di masa depan: seorang psikiater!
Alice is really growing up and testing her limits, which drives her dad and brother crazy. A strange installment in the series, but a bold one in which Alice begins to ask some very serious questions about sex. The conversation even goes as far as discussing different positions. Pamela finds out her parents are splitting up and this is hard on her. Alice faces an emergency when her father falls from a ladder while cleaning the gutters and is surprised and happy to see Miss Summers care for her father so genuinely. Lastly, Alice stands up in Crystal's wedding and mourns the fact that Crystal isn't marrying her brother. Recommended for girls grades 6-8.
What do You think about Outrageously Alice (1998)?
I am a big fan of the entire Alice series. I am glad I get to follow Alice through her jurney as she grows up. I't s crazy how I have fell in love with all of the characters, and the things they are going through as they grow up. I have read this entire series about 2 times, and, I can't wait for the last book to come out. I am so excited to see how the life of Alice ends! This time we are following Alice into the life of 8th grade, and the wonders of boys. This book is really good, and fun to read!
—Jackie
