How could she know i was like that, too eager to be what we in fact depended on her to be, and so terribly sensitive to criticism, and how. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Sep 27, 2016 i think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho. Our team members have advanced degrees in public health, health education. If you liked or wanted to like go ask alice, try reading. If you do like it, there is another book called jays journal that is very similar. Its great in a sense, different than anything i read at the time. 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. More like go ask alice why shes such a liar, beatrice. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of go ask alice and what it means. 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 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. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after publication. The story starts off like any other book, with a normal day and a normal family. Are there any reliable therapies to help the crossdresser resist and overcome his crossdressing urges. Almost home annies baby basketball diaries, jim carroll beauty queen checkers cut a recent one about treatment of a self mutilator.
The stages of accepting that go ask alice wasnt real. I thought it was interesting to read keeping in mind that this was a way adults thought they could discourage drug use. Reviews of the go ask alice thus far concerning the guide we now have go ask alice opinions customers have never but remaining their own article on the experience, or otherwise not read it yet. I think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho. A fifteenyearold drug user chronicles her daily struggle to escape the pull of the drug world. There are even meditations and visualizations you can use to help you move forward with confidence and clarity. In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage. Jan 04, 2008 go ask alice was the product of beatrice sparks, an author who has come out with a number of teens who saw their lives ruined by their bad choices offerings, each one presented as a true. Like a blink of an eye the main character turns towards drugs, sex, and running away. As such, we hope it will provide insights into the. One book that is extremely similar to go ask alice is jays journal, written by. All dopers are parttime sewer dwellers, the two go hand in hand together. People were desperate to find ways to discourage drug use by any means other than the highly ineffective dont do drugs speeches in health class. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist.
My very go ahead principal read it to the whole school in assembly over the course of a couple of weeks. I probably havent done anything that these kids havent done. May 22, 2019 many books have influenced my life and how i think, but very few have altered my sense of reality. Do cross dressers share any characteristics other than the desire to crossdress and the guilt that usually accompanies such desire. Soon she meets beth, a jewish neighbor, and the two become fast friends. Ellen hopkinss semiautobiographical verse novel, crank, reads like a go ask alice for the 21st century.
It is not a definitive statement on the middleclass, teenage drug world. The house is not a house but another name for christ church. 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. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. Go ask alice was written in the 1970s, a decade with a very unique sense of style. The sobering message of go ask alice had a huge effect on my lifeand. Then she is invited to a party, a special party where the drinks are spiked with lsd and alice is never the same again. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. In it, she chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between kristina, a more. There are plenty of books that might get you the thrills go ask alice did, but. 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 language beware dont you dare read this, mrs. Chances are, you have once read and maybe even declared a banned book your favorite book. On a normal day in alice s world, she decides to buy a journal to write in it every week to record her.
I first heard of go ask alice when still in school in the 1980s. Pressure to use drugs at school intensifies, as the kids harass alice and her family. Find books like go ask alicejays journal from the worlds largest community of. I read go ask alice quite awhile ago, and i really enjoyed it. Go ask alice is based on a true story about a teenager who becomes addicted to drugs. The book was adapted into the 1973 television film go ask alice, starring jamie smithjackson and william shatner. 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 the back, the foreword and the psychologists comment at the back everything is still packaged to make out this is nonfiction. Novel gazing is electric literatures personal essay series about the way. The queries are representative of those emailed by anonymous visitors to the go ask alice web site.
Everyone who encounters go ask alice goes through the same four stages titillated horror, for the young reader, at the books dramatic depictions of drug use. Mar 23, 2017 contrary to publishers weekly, i find go ask alice most convincing not as an authentic diary, but as literature when the prose is what we usually call bad writing. Reading go ask alicethe socalled real diary, first published in 1971, of an anonymous girl who took drugs and diedis an experience so widely shared that theres little point personalizing it. I never blamed the book for fueling my anxietiesthose wheels were clearly already in motionbut i do. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of go ask alice. While the rest of her family adjusts to the new town, alice feels like an outcast at school. As such, we hope it will provide insights into the increasingly complicated world in which we live. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. Turned out to be a thinly veiled anti drug propaganda book, no real alice, no diary. Sep 16, 2012 its said that the author of the book upon which this movie was based wrote it as a work of fiction, which she later admits, but i still think that this is a great movie that reflects what drug use. If you liked go ask alice, check out these two books which are. Find books like go ask alice from the worlds largest community of readers. It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to. This tragic and extraordinary truelife story shows the devastating effect that drugabuse can have.
Contrary to publishers weekly, i find go ask alice most convincing not as an authentic diary, but as literature when the prose is what we usually call bad writing. The only thing alice wants to keep when she moves is her books. And so i read go ask alice, and then i read it again, and again, and again. Dear alice, what causes a heterosexual male to crossdress. He and alice get to know each other better, as does her. Jul 11, 2006 does anyone know of any books that are similar to go ask alice. Does anyone know of any books that are similar to go ask. Go ask alice book by anonymous official publisher page. Many books have influenced my life and how i think, but very few have altered my sense of reality. Does anyone know of any books that are similar to go ask alice. Make it sound like something that you might write in a diary.
Pick a card and read the oracle for helpful insights and guidance. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. It sounds like alice is hearing what her mom is saying, seeing the sense in what shes laying down, and being contrary for the sake of it. What is the only thing she owns that she would like to keep. If you liked go ask alice, check out these two books which are written in the. He and alice get to know each other better, as does her family. One book that is extremely similar to go ask alice is jays journal, written by anonymous aka beatrice sparks again. 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. I dont want to just sit listening to other kids who can go home for christmas and who can write and phone when i cant and why cant i. It is, however, a highly personal and specific chronicle. Please allow 110 business days for shipping if you would like for a name to be. Things in oxford have a habit of being other than what they sound like.
Go ask alice anonymous diaries and millions of other books are available for instant access. But the big difference between alice and a lot of other kids on drugs is that alice kept a diary. In my memory, go ask alice is sulfurous and igneous. Go ask alice has also ranked among the most frequently challenged books for several decades due to its use of profanity and explicit references to sex and rape, as well as drugs. Go ask alice is based on the actual diary of a fifteenyearold drug user.
The go ask alice book of answers is a groundbreaking guide that mines the best material from the eponymous awardwinning web site. I also read the ones about sex where the journaler in one contracts aids and in the other gets pregnant. Go ask alice by anonymous i have read this book at least 5 times. The difference betweeen alice and a lot of other kids on drugs is that alice kept a diary. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after. I saw it in borders the other day, and i was hoping there were other books like this one out there.
Books similar to go ask alicejays journal goodreads. Go ask alice questions and answers the question and answer sections of our study guides are a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss literature. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years. It was a brave decision on her part, but the text always stayed with me. Its said that the author of the book upon which this movie was based wrote it as a work of fiction, which she later admits, but i still think that this is a great movie that reflects what drug use. The narrators style is so bland, her tendency to dwell on the banal while skirting the biggest traumas so unnovel like, that she actually is believable as a character prone. Im now a mum and i decided a couple of years ago to read the book myself. 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. Go ask alice prickles with red sally lightfoot crabs on a sunbaked black. There have been other books that deal with teenagers and drugs, most notably crank by ellen hopkins and smack by melvin burgess. Anything by ellen hopkins go ask alice anonymous cut patrica mccormick break hannah moskowitz hate list jennifer brown and a bunch of others im too tired to.
Alice meets a freshman at the university library, joel. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the. Anyway, given the agenda of its presumable author, it is not surprising that go ask alice comes off as heavy handed. The book that defined my teen anxiety turned out to be a. An awesome list by the newport beach public library. Find books like go ask alicejay s journal from the worlds largest community of readers. Girl by blake nelson written like a diary of a true 16 year old girl even though it written by a man, also made into a movie. Slammed book 1 slammed colleen hoover, new york times, book series. Obviously her diet is a wee bit too extreme if shes fighting hunger pangs, and maybe shes looking for a reason to stop that doesnt feel like quitting. Read one or more of these books and compare them to go ask alice. Is anyone else lying about using cocaine because some people act like its super normal to have done it a.
Is anyone else lying about using cocaine because some people act like its super normal to have done it a bunch. Have a question or challenge that youd like some guidance for. Where does the book go ask alice take place answers. Goodreads members who liked go ask alice also liked. Books like the harry potter series, go ask alice, or the hunger games series are all. Go ask alice was written as a sort of cautionary tale, antihippieculture propaganda directed at unsuspecting young teens. Make your own 1970s project to wear or use as decoration. If you like go ask alice you might like similar books crank, cut, identical, impulse, aimee. In retrospect, i can see that reading go ask alice at that particular stage of my adolescence had a profound effect on the person i became. The book is written in diary form, but the author is anonymous. Bookbanners like to take go ask alice out of libraries because they think.
Jan 22, 2018 i answered it correctly, and off we wentin such haste, as i recall it, that i forgot to pack any reading material other than go ask alice. Alice wonders if school is like a minor galaxy with a little world for each group. 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. Goodreads members who liked go ask alicejay s journal also lik. This is her unsettling true life account of her journey. Three lives, three different paths to the same destination. There are several books with 70sstyle crafts macrame, string art, clothing items, etc.
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