Alice McLeod is a social outcast. She dresses like everyday is Halloween, has only one friend, and is dating a boy named Goose. Despite these facts, Alice decides to enter a beauty contest in her town called "Miss Smithers." She's just in it for the $400 clothing allowance, but it seems like a lot of the other girls are too! Maybe Alice will actually have a chance.... Over the course of the contest, Alice meets mean girls, girls who want to beat her up, and girls who are bad influences (but popular!). Alice also joins a church group, enrolls in karate, and publishes her own 'zine. But will everything come crashing down on Alice?
Miss Smithers
By Susan Juby
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 9 - 12 | Grade 6 | n/a | 5.8 | 63116 |
Aware of her own inner beauty and completely self-assured, Alice enters Miss Smithers pageant to prove her competitors wrong and teach everyone at school an important lesson they won't soon forget. Reprint.
Publisher: HarperTeen
ISBN-13: 9780060515485
ISBN-10: 0060515481
Published on 5/10/2005
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 336