The white rabbit approaches alice, looking for his gloves and fan. Read another book that deals with teenagers and drugs, such as crank by ellen hopkins and smack by melvin burgess. Go ask alice anonymous diaries paperback january 1, 2006. Im now a mum and i decided a couple of years ago to read the book myself. 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 first part of go ask alice was chock full of this kind of content. Go ask alice a tale of psychedelia mixtape in 3 parts. At the beginning of the book, the girl lives in the real world, and she is unhappy there. Aug 31, 2009 go ask alice book part 1 theoriginalskyler. Then write an essay comparing and contrasting the book to go ask alice. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. Go ask alice is a controversial 1971 book about the life of a troubled teenage girl that is considered a classic of american young adult literature.
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. 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. Startled by the rabbits demands, alice obeys and soon finds his house. Actions are one of the ways we learn who alice truly is, no matter what she writes in the diary. Go ask alice audiobook by anonymous 9781440781933 rakuten. Included are new features, more interaction, better integration with social media, and a widget to have go ask alice. 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. Audio books are great to listen to when youre driving endless miles through the night, hiding from a murderous semihumanoid creature. A 15yearold girl in late1960s america is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs and eventually seeks help. The white rabbit mistakes alice for his housemaid, mary ann, and commands her to go to his.
Listen to go ask alice audiobook by christina moore free 30day. The names of the places arent mentioned, but a part of the story takes place in san francisco, thats where she goes with her friend chris. Life at fifteen isnt easy for a girl if shes shy and hates the way she looks. As such, we hope it will provide insights into the. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. This is an nonfiction book based on a girl who got servers drugs in her coke.
It is, however, a highly personal and specific chronicle. Reading go ask alice was a very shocking experience. The diary begins right before alices fifteenth birthday. It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to. Each day is heaven or hell, depending on who talks to her, or who doesnt. The story really begins with a normal girl that just wanted to write and express her feelings, but instead her story became a lifechanging book. With william shatner, ruth roman, wendell burton, julie adams. It was a brave decision on her part, but the text always stayed with me. Based on a fifteenyearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. Rebuilding a wrecked ferrari 458 spider part 12 duration. My very go ahead principal read it to the whole school in assembly over the course of a couple of weeks. This study guide consists of approximately 52 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of go ask alice.
Hd alice in wonderland rare version part 1 of 3 by classicgamesroom. One of the questions that i jotted down in the margins of my copy of go. The story really begins with a normal girl that just wanted to write and express her feelings, but instead her story became a lifechanging book for millions of young women. I first heard of go ask alice when still in school in the 1980s.
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. If youre looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our weekly recommendation thread, suggested reading page, or ask in rsuggestmeabook. No one and i mean no one could describe an lsd trip like alice does in the later parts of the book. Stream go ask alice unabridged audiobook at by user1868941 from desktop or your mobile device. Go ask alice a tale of psychedelia mixtape in 3 parts by markey funk, released 01 august 2006 1. Go ask alice ebook by anonymous 9780689832499 rakuten. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, 198208, avon flare edition, mass market paperback in. It may be reproduced in its entirety or excerpted for these. Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage p. All picture source titles are hyperlinked to the pages that they appear on this site.
For example, she is always promising herself that she will never do drugs again for various reasons, and yet, a few entries later she is back on drugs. 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. Listen to go ask alice by christina moore for free with a 30 day free trial. Alice in wonderland, chapter 1, in which alice chases the white rabbit down the rabbit hole when she actually sees it take the wrist watch out of its pocket, is one that sets off the mad world alice falls into and reveals to us a place with a very odd sense of time. She is a pretty typical teenage girl in the late 1960sshes mostly concerned with school, boys, her hair, and fitting in okay. It was surprising that someone so young could go through so much in their life and keep a diary of it.
She soon becomes addicted and travels around the us trying to get off of them. The white rabbit mistakes alice for his housemaid, mary ann, and commands her to go to his house and fetch his things. Go ask alice is based on the actual diary of a fifteenyearold drug user. 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. Our team members have advanced degrees in public health, health education. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, 198208, avon flare edition, mass market paperback in english 1st avon flare printing 77. Alice in wonderland, chapter 1, in which alice chases the white rabbit down the rabbit hole when she actually sees it take the wrist watch out of its pocket, is one that sets off the mad world alice falls. It is not a definitive statement on the middleclass, teenage drug world. 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. Jun 05, 2008 i need to find a quote from it that goes a little somthing like this. This weeks episode of the podcast was all about go ask alice, and all i can say is.
Then write an essay comparing and contrasting the book to go ask. The name of my book is go ask alice and it is an anonymous book. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. At some parts of the book, i absolutely hated the main character and her view on the situation that. 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. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook. For example, she is always promising herself that she will never do. Go ask alice ebook by anonymous 9780689832499 rakuten kobo. Listen to go ask alice by anonymous available from rakuten kobo. Jan 04, 2009 merlin idol distribution on behalf of aircheology. Based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction.
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