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Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. It was awful, and pace the well meaning folk who tell victims to ignore bullies. It is said to have sold more than four million copies. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. 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. In her commentary to the opera the peony pavilion, peony writes. It is not a definitive statement on the middleclass, teenage drug world. 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. Some people maintain that alice in wonderland can only have been written by an author with considerable hallucinogenic mushroom experience under their belt. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Go ask alice by anonymous, first edition abebooks passion for books. Go ask alice, by anonymous beatrice sparks beatrice sparks, who. Go ask alice is a 1971 novel by beatrice sparks that bills itself the reallife diary of an. Go ask alice a teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. It has sold over four million copies, was adapted as a tv movie with. 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. Most leaders dont even know the game they are in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. Go ask alice a real diary timeline timetoast timelines. 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. Smith is the author of eight books for young adults.

Go ask alice is a 1971 novel by beatrice sparks that bills itself the reallife. Go ask alice has also ranked among the most frequently challenged books for. Personally id like to get a whole new everything, except my books of. Go ask alice jays journal a boxed set of two classic, cautionary tales. Go ask alice has been around for decades, and is even being. Shop books ebooks kids amillion teen bargain books entertainment toys fandom. Go ask alice by anonymous banned book but was it real. 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. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the. The diary begins right before alices fifteenth birthday. The difference betweeen alice and a lot of other kids on drugs is that alice kept a diary. January 24th after youve had it, there isnt even life without. Shes kind of shy too and prefers books to people just as i do. Go ask alice a fifteenyearold drug user chronicles her daily struggle to escape the pull of the drug world.

The sobering message of go ask alice had a huge effect on my lifeand then i found out the real story. The author, through this book, doesnt wants his readers to look for. It has sold over four million copies, was adapted as a tv movie with william. A book report on go ask alice english literature essay. Go ask alice, written by an anonymous author, is a diary kept by a fifteenyearold drug user. 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. As a kid, alice won the worst kind of lottery possible when her parents died just. Go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living.

In go ask alice, the diary is written by a teenage girl over a two. Alice asks her mother for help, sewing a dress together for a christmas party to which shes been invited. With over a million copies in print, this book has become a classic. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Services millionaires club affiliate program business services education services gift cards. I certainly didnt know the real meaning, but i cant remember being confused about it either. The stand by stephen king, harry potter reread sixth time, the way of kings by the. Go ask alice is written as the diary of a fifteenyearold girls daytoday struggle with drug addiction.

I think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age. She is a pretty typical teenage girl in the late 1960sshes mostly concerned with school, boys, her hair, and fitting in okay. 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. Go ask alice by anonymous and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. 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 is based on the actual diary of a fifteenyearold drug user.

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. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. Go ask alice a lot of teenagers take drugs and run away some never make it back. To ask other readers questions about go ask alice, please sign up. 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. I wouldnt trade my life now for anything short of several million dollars.

Leslie jamison and james parker discuss supposedly terrible books that left a lasting impression. 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. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, 198208, avon flare edition, mass market. Girl by blake nelson written like a diary of a true 16 year old. Lines from go ask alice that, in hindsight, should have tipped me. This is her unsettling true life account of her journey. 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. 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. Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country. A riveting, firstperson tale in the tradition of go ask alice and lucy in the sky. A possible explanation for this novel relationship is that one of these drugs. Bestsellers new arrivals coming soon autographed editions. A dark and edgy firstperson cautionary tale about how one girls seemingly minor. Alice hoped to be like her mother some day and wondered if her mother ever struggled with the same.

In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Reviews of the go ask alice thus far concerning the guide. Go ask alice is small, 224 under size pages and written in diary format so is a quick read. Based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. 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. 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.