The Truth About Alice

The Truth About Alice is a 2014 young adult novel by Jennifer Mathieu. It was published June 3, 2014 by Roaring Brook Press. The book follows Alice Franklin, who becomes the center of high school gossip after football player Brandon starts a rumor that she has sex with him and another boy at a party. Shortly after, he dies in a car crash, which his best friend Josh says is her fault because she was texting him. The story is told via five narrators: Elaine ("the queen bee of the junior class"), Kelsie Sanders (Alice's best friend), Josh Waverly, Kurt Morelli ("nerd extraordinaire"), and Alice.