Alice Brown - The Not-So-Cool School Days

<p>Welcome to the chaotic crimp-haired world of <strong>Alice Brown</strong> a 14-year-old determined to reinvent herself as one of the <em>cool kids</em> when she starts at Hillside Secondary in the 1990s. Armed with lip gloss questionable confidence and a stack of <em>Teen Vogue</em> magazines Alice launches <strong>Operation Cool Girl; </strong> a mission destined to fail in the most spectacular and hilarious ways possible.</p><p>Her best friend <strong>Louise Hurley </strong> nerdy loyal and allergic to drama warns her that chasing popularity is a disaster waiting to happen. But Alice has tunnel vision: she wants to impress the holy trinity of Hillside; <strong>Sasha</strong> <strong>Natasha</strong> and <strong>Lorraine</strong> the glam squad of teenage tyranny.</p><p>From accidentally ruining the school dance with Valentine's decorations to setting off a mini-volcano in science class to falling for <strong>Robbie</strong> Sasha's guitar-playing boyfriend Alice's diary chronicles every cringe-worthy misstep with unfiltered teenage honesty and humour. But as her schemes unravel and her friendship with Louise falters Alice begins to realise that maybe the coolest thing she can be is herself.</p><p>Set to the soundtrack of dial-up tones cassette mixtapes and '90s teen angst <em>Alice Brown: The Not-So-Cool School Chronicles</em> is a laugh-out-loud coming-of-age comedy about friendship identity and the art of embracing your inner dork. Perfect for fans of <em>Angus Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging</em> and <em>Diary of a Teenage Girl</em> it's proof that growing up is messy mortifying and absolutely magnificent.</p>