All but Alice — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

There are, Alice decides, 272 horrible things left to happen to her in her life, based on the number of really horrible things that have happened already. And she's only just started seventh grade.

Alice joins the All-Stars Fan Club and the earring club and becomes one of the Famous Eight. That way she can be part of the "in" group and have sympathy and protection, even if being "in" can be boring.

But there are still some sticky situations to solve. Can she be a sister to all three girls who want to be her brother Lester's girlfriend? How should she act when her father dates her teacher, Miss Summers? And how do you accept a box of valentine candy from a boy?