Alt Ed

While I liked the theory of the book, and it was definitely a page-turner, so I liked the plot, some rather glaring annoyances keep me from rating this as better than average. First, Susan, the title character learns to BOTH accept herself as she IS and CHANGE herself to be like what everyone wants......more

Alt Ed is the best and most realistic representation of being fat in high school I’ve ever read. Susan is significantly less whinny than most overweight girls in books. She also realizes that she is a big part of her own problem. That she has to change because she wants to, not because that’s what o......more

It was pretty good, I just wish that it was longer. It really, really could've used a little more meat to it. Honestly, the book kind of felt like someone took out the highlights of a longer, more meatier book and compiled them into a different book. I appreciate the character development in ALL the......more

Like most of the books I've read so far on this list, Alt Ed was interesting but a pretty light read. I KNOW I've read YA books that were significantly more feminist, so I wonder (as usual) whether it actually belonged. More than feminism in general, Alt Ed explored bullying and victims thereof. The......more

I really related to this book a lot. I wasn't bullied in high school (much) but I was the fat girl, and this book exposes some of the thoughts that girls like me face. Bullying is a major problem in high school. I often feel the need to ask my students why they are so mean to one another. They can n......more