“Alice on Her Way” by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

           I am currently reading the book “Alice on Her Way” by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. This book is about a girl named Alice that has a very stressful life and don’t know where it’s going. Her dad has been recently re-married; she broke up with her boyfriend, failed the driver- licensed test, and doesn't really know where her life is going. The book is in her point of view, which makes it very interesting and makes you think more.

       Alice is a highschooler, which has hardships she has to face.  But she doesn't take them to an ease. Instead, she makes a choppy road where nothing is paid attention to and goes where faith makes her go. It’s like she wants to achieve it, but she can’t because she doesn't try. However, I can relate to her. I mean sometimes, when I feel lazy or let-down, I just let things fade away; let it go where it can go. I don’t try. In some cases, I see Alice in a good way and others in negative way. I mean the way she lets go of everything. It makes me want to scream into the book “START TRYING!!!” The character’s relationship had changed all the way. I mean it started with wanted a boyfriend, she even said “Any boyfriend will do”.  In the beginning of her relationship with Sam, she likes him a lot. He sounded like the nicest person you’ll ever meet.  But then she gets tired of him hanging around her all the time. I mean everywhere she goes, he’s there.  She does some pretty bad things to try to break their relationship. However, he tries so hard to keep it, while she doesn't. But in the end, Alice breaks to him that they are no longer in a relationship. 

        One main conflict of the story is “faith”. I mean Alice expects everything should be according to faith. She doesn't try to change anything. Never. It’s like it will magically come to her one day. I wish she could put in a bit of effort. I mean at least try. If you think you can’t make it, you should try at least. Never take any type of work small. Because work is work. I thought the ending was a very broad and should have ended a better way.  SPOILER ALERT  I mean the ending was with Alice taking about her future with her friends. The character went through some change, but not much. It was very little. If you think about it, the story has barely much meaning. It was just about a girl that triggered though her high school life.

         “I hope so”.  Is quote that summed up the whole story. I mean all Alice does is hope. There is no trying. This quote symbolized how much laziness there is in the world. It tells you that it might happen. It might not. Your hopes and dreams can be crushed in one second, but can be saved the next. All and all, I think the character should have tried instead of hoping. Because when you hope, it might not get accomplished. So people should have stop hoping and start trying.