Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. The list go ask alice has been one of the most frequently challenged books, according to the american library associations frequently challenged books of the 21st century list, since its publication in. This is her unsettling true life account of her journey. Most leaders dont even know the game they are in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. My plan was to read this for banned book week, and although i did not finish it during the week i meant to, i did finish. Alice asks her mother for help, sewing a dress together for a christmas party to which shes been invited. Go ask alice a real diary timeline timetoast timelines. Go ask alice by anonymous, first edition abebooks passion for books. The progenitor, go ask alice, was published in 1971 as a real diary about a good girl who is turned on to drugs by friends, runs away, trades. Go ask alice, an information service originally available only to columbia university students but later accessible to others through its web site, takes book form in this eyeopening.
A riveting, firstperson tale in the tradition of go ask alice and lucy in the sky. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, 198208, avon flare edition, mass market. I wouldnt trade my life now for anything short of several million dollars. Go ask alice has also ranked among the most frequently challenged books for.
Reviews of the go ask alice thus far concerning the guide. In go ask alice, the diary is written by a teenage girl over a two. Go ask alice by anonymous and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Some people maintain that alice in wonderland can only have been written by an author with considerable hallucinogenic mushroom experience under their belt. A dark and edgy firstperson cautionary tale about how one girls seemingly minor. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. To ask other readers questions about go ask alice, please sign up. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Shop books ebooks kids amillion teen bargain books entertainment toys fandom. Go ask alice anonymous diaries paperback january 1, 2006. She is a pretty typical teenage girl in the late 1960sshes mostly concerned with school, boys, her hair, and fitting in okay.
Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of selfdestructive escapism. The sobering message of go ask alice had a huge effect on my lifeand then i found out the real story. Go ask alice is a 1971 novel by beatrice sparks that bills itself the reallife diary of an. It was awful, and pace the well meaning folk who tell victims to ignore bullies. Shes kind of shy too and prefers books to people just as i do. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks is an epistolary work, meaning that is structured as a series of entries such as letters or in this case, a diary. The difference betweeen alice and a lot of other kids on drugs is that alice kept a diary. Go ask alice jays journal a boxed set of two classic, cautionary tales. By 1975, more than three million copies of the book had reportedly been sold, and by 1979 the paperback edition had been reprinted 43 times. But those of you old enough to remember the latter portion of the 70s might remember that beatrice sparks, the editor of go ask alice, also edited a bunch of other alarmist. In her commentary to the opera the peony pavilion, peony writes.
The anonymous diarist in the 1971 book go ask alice is just a normal 15yearold girl dealing with crushes, friendships, a new move and body image. Go ask alice is a 1971 novel by beatrice sparks that bills itself the reallife. Created during the height of the drug era, the girl could be anyone from this time. As a kid, alice won the worst kind of lottery possible when her parents died just. Go ask alice is a reference to a jefferson airplane song called white rabbit, which alludes to rampant hallucinogenic drug use in lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. Smith is the author of eight books for young adults. Girl by blake nelson written like a diary of a true 16 year old. For thirtyfive years, the acclaimed, bestselling firstperson account of a teenage girls harrowing decent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen readers. Lines from go ask alice that, in hindsight, should have tipped me. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. I think this book writes in a interesting way while it teaches us a life lesson by expressing in diary form. Go ask alice is written as the diary of a fifteenyearold girls daytoday struggle with drug addiction. It has sold over four million copies, was adapted as a tv movie with.
The diary begins right before alices fifteenth birthday. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. Go ask alice was published anonymously in 1971, but in the last two decades, it still lives in the top 25 most frequently banned books, according to the american library association. Go ask alice a teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale.
Go ask alice, by anonymous beatrice sparks beatrice sparks, who. It has sold over four million copies, was adapted as a tv movie with william. The stand by stephen king, harry potter reread sixth time, the way of kings by the. It is not a definitive statement on the middleclass, teenage drug world. Go ask alice has been around for decades, and is even being. Almost home annies baby basketball diaries, jim carroll beauty queen checkers cut a recent one about treatment of a self mutilator dear miffy which is full of really foul. Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the. But those of you old enough to remember the latter portion of the 70s might remember that beatrice sparks, the editor of go ask alice, also edited a bunch of other alarmist books aimed at teens, all supposedly taken from teenagers diaries. Yet it was originally promoted as nonfiction, its still sold as by anonymous and the copy i have has this is alices true story on the cover plus the blurb on. Go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living.
Go ask alice, written by an anonymous author, is a diary kept by a fifteenyearold drug user. Personally id like to get a whole new everything, except my books of. The book that defined my teen anxiety turned out to be a lie. Go ask alice by anonymous banned book but was it real. The author of this fictional diary began writing for a class assignment, but soon it became much more to him. The author, through this book, doesnt wants his readers to look for. Based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. Go ask alice is based on the actual diary of a fifteenyearold drug user. Services millionaires club affiliate program business services education services gift cards. Leslie jamison and james parker discuss supposedly terrible books that left a lasting impression. Alice hoped to be like her mother some day and wondered if her mother ever struggled with the same.
Bestsellers new arrivals coming soon autographed editions. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. I think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho. For thirtyfive years, the acclaimed, bestselling firstperson account of a teenage girls harrowing decent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen. January 24th after youve had it, there isnt even life without. A dark and edgy firstperson cautionary tale about how one girls seemingly minor choices quickly spiraled into a life as a sex worker in the tradition of go ask alice and lucy in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A book report on go ask alice english literature essay. Go ask alice was written in the 1970s, a decade with a very unique sense of style. Go ask alice is a 1971 book generally viewed to have been written by the author beatrice sparks, however the novel was published originally under the pseudonym anonymous. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age. A possible explanation for this novel relationship is that one of these drugs. Go ask alice a fifteenyearold drug user chronicles her daily struggle to escape the pull of the drug world. I certainly didnt know the real meaning, but i cant remember being confused about it either.
Go ask alice a lot of teenagers take drugs and run away some never make it back. Go ask alice is small, 224 under size pages and written in diary format so is a quick read. It is said to have sold more than four million copies. Essay about go ask alice by anonymous 837 words bartleby.
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