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Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after. Shes kind of shy too and prefers books to people just as i do. The title comes from the jefferson airplane song from 1967, white rabbit, written by grace slick. In go ask alice, the diary is written by a teenage girl over a twoyear period and chronicles her experiences with drugsmainly marijuana, acid, and speed. Most leaders dont even know the game they are in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. 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. She is a pretty typical teenage girl in the late 1960sshes mostly concerned with school, boys, her hair, and fitting in okay, thats pretty typical for any decade. In 1976, a stage play version of the book, adapted by frank shiras, was. Nov 03, 2017 they say print is dead, but joan davidson must not have heard. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Overall go ask alice is a really fantastic bookdiary. Go ask alice by anonymous beatrice sparks banned library. But when she attends a party and drinks a soda laced with lsd, she begins a drawnout addiction to drugs that slowly but brutally takes over her life.

The go ask alice book of answers columbia university. Its an added unexpected ending you knew was coming,but you were not expecting to happen the way it did. Essay about go ask alice by anonymous 837 words bartleby. The narrator tries to change her image several times throughout the story. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. Even a small one will do, as long as i can get a little bit of info on it. It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to. And this years awards ceremony, held wednesday at the strands rare book room, showed that davidson isnt the only one who still believes in print culture. Make it sound like something that you might write in a diary. Perhaps you can do some charitable work, start a book club, paint, or chat online. Go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living. Go ask alice is a fiction work written anonymously and first published in 1971.

The adaptation by ellen violett was nominated for an emmy award. Alice happily experiments with more drugs and loses her virginity while on acid. Novel versus the movie adaption of go ask alice essay. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years. Books similar to go ask alice goodreads share book. If youre looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our weekly recommendation thread, suggested reading page, or ask in rsuggestmeabook. In interviews conducted over the next few years, sparks identified herself as the books editor and related that alice consisted partly of the actual diary of a troubled teen, and partly of fictional events based on sparkss experiences working with other teens. Choose your favorite scene from the book and rewrite it using modern language. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Theres no getting around the fact that alice has almost nonexistent selfesteem, so her sense of identity is determined by the people she surrounds herself with. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age. This may have also occurred because i read the book before hand. 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. Nov 20, 2003 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, 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 collection of questions and answers. Taylor swift asks anna wintour 8 questions go ask anna. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 256 pages and is available in paperback format. Novel versus the movie adaption of go ask alice essay cram. Oct 03, 2016 go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you smalland the ones that mother gives you, dont do anything at all go ask alice, when shes ten feet tall. The diary begins right before alices fifteenth birthday. Go ask alice has been around for decades, and is even being used as reading material in high schools.

From sex and relationships to alcohol and drugs to fitness and nutrition, this comprehensive handbook is the first of its kind to provide muchneeded information for young adults who cannot get reliable or anonymous. Go ask alice by anonymous beatrice sparks go ask alice. Based on a fifteenyearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. Principal in tiverton middle school confiscated the book from a class while reading.

From the author of the american book awardwinning when my. January 24th after youve had it, there isnt even life without drugs it started when she was served a soft drink laced with lsd in a dangerous party game. I first heard of go ask alice when still in school in the 1980s. Lines from go ask alice that, in hindsight, should have tipped me.

The main characters of this young adult, realistic fiction story are. It started when she was served a soft drink laced with lsd in a dangerous party game. In the tradition of go ask alice halfshadowed face of a teenager on the cover, cautionary tale told in the form of diary entries, anonymous author. D espite the popularity of go ask alice, the mystery of the diarists identity has never been truly solved, and none of her relatives have ever come forward to claim a share of the royalties. Authentic, tragic tale of teen drug addiction a classic. Go ask alice by anonymous if you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that this book is stolen property. Her first work, go ask alice, was published under the byline anonymous in 1971. Alice is an anonymous character and the most we know about her is that she is white, middleclass teenager who struggles to fit in at school and to live up to her.

For school, we have to read an awardwinning book for our independent reading project. As powerful and as timely today as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited. It was reported as unsold and destroyed to the publisher and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this stripped book. The diary of anonymous, a pregnant teenager pdf epub book. I mean no one could describe an lsd trip like alice does in the later parts of the book. Go ask alice is a diary of a teenage middleclass girl. Jul 03, 2014 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. The first edition of the novel was published in july 1st 1998, and was written by beatrice sparks.

With over a million copies in print, this book has become a classic. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Read one or more of these books and compare them to go ask alice. In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage. Go ask alice save to list other books you might like. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. The author, through this book, doesnt wants his readers to look for advise in it, but to learn about the real world in which some teenagers have to live through. The go ask alice book of answers is a groundbreaking guide that mines the best material from the eponymous awardwinning web site.

It was a brave decision on her part, but the text always stayed with me. The reader has to be mature, but the book should not be shot down because some people are too immature to read it. Go ask alice is supposed to be a diary, so theres quite a bit of anguished soulsearching and selfindulgent whining. This is appropriate for all ages, it is good for everyone to know what can happen if you get into drugs, and it can scare young kids away. My very go ahead principal read it to the whole school in assembly over the course of a couple of weeks. 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. Does anyone know if go ask alice has won any awards. Her father is a doctor and away from home most of the time just like dad, and her. Aug 08, 2019 in a very special episode of go ask anna, september cover star taylor swift has the floor. In a very special episode of go ask anna, september cover star taylor swift has the floor. Go ask alice book by anonymous official publisher page simon. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage indepth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. 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.

An award winning novel by the name of go ask alice did that. Alice was the pseudonymous name of the teenaged author who wrote the book upon which this aboveaverage tv movie was based. The movie switched a lot of the scenes around and removed some of the characters. Beatrice sparks a fifteenyearold drug user chronicles her daily struggle to escape the pull of the drug world. Click to read more about go ask alice by beatrice sparks. Go ask alice was written in the 1970s, a decade with a very unique sense of style. The author of this book really had no say on whether their name was added or not, because go ask alice is teenagers diary that was put into print, after she had passed away. Book of answers is published and the site gets an overhaul and updated look go ask alice. Jul 17, 2016 go ask alice by anonymous beatrice sparks.

Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country. 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. The go ask alice book of answers program, columbia universitys health. Go ask alice book ottawa public library bibliocommons.

Go ask alice teaches you what can happen when you get into drugs and its hard to stay away from them once you have started and know how easy it is to get ahold of them. 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 still awash in controversy, 43 years after publication. This is my second read of go ask alice, and i loved it just as much the second time around. There have been other books that deal with teenagers and drugs, most notably crank by ellen hopkins and smack by melvin burgess. Go ask alice by anonymous a teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. Make your own 1970s project to wear or use as decoration. 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. Go ask alice book by anonymous official publisher page.

Go ask alice, written by an anonymous author, is a diary kept by a fifteenyearold drug user. The queries are representative of those emailed by anonymous visitors to the go ask alice web site. There are several books with 70sstyle crafts macrame, string art, clothing items, etc. It started when she was served a soft drink laced with lsd in a da. 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. Im now a mum and i decided a couple of years ago to read the book myself. Alice loved and collected the illustrated book as a work of art in itself and an essential document of a civilized society. Bookbanners like to take go ask alice out of libraries because they think. Through out the history of film, many productions have been made based on best selling novels. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks goodreads share book. Sometimes i think were all trying to be shadows of each other, trying to buy the same records and everything. Go ask alice by anonymous was a completely eyeopening book that both broke my heart, and made me realize the morals of life although they werent mentioned.