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Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice
Author: Anonymous
January 24th--After you've had it, there isn't even life without drugs....It started when she was served a soft drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the mean streets of an unforgiving city. It was a journey ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781416914631
ISBN-10: 1416914633
Publication Date: 12/27/2005
Pages: 192
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 215 ratings
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 1
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georgiagymdog avatar reviewed Go Ask Alice on
Helpful Score: 7
I read this book probably 10 times as a teenager, and was fascinated by the deviant behavior of the protagonist. It would be interesting to read it again as an adult. Here's a link about the book being an urban legend, rather than an actual diary: http://www.snopes.com/language/literary/askalice.asp
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Helpful Score: 5
Originally published in 1971, this book has sold millions of copies. Most editions say on the front cover "A real diary."

From the back of my copy:
"You can't ask Alice anything anymore. But you can do something -- read her diary. Strong, painfully honest, nakedly candid. The actual story of a desperate girl on drugs and on the run who almost made it.
'An extraordinary work... A document of horrifying reality.' The New York Times"

Actually, it's a fake, written by Beatrice Sparks. Read more at Snopes.

Trivia: In the 1973 made-for-TV version, William Shatner starred as the doomed girl's father.
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Helpful Score: 4
This is a great book that will take you into the heart of a teenage girl struggling with her addiction with drugs. I highly recommend it.
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Helpful Score: 3
I would only recommend this book to people who know that the world of drugs and the negative things it brings with it. This book is a series of journal entries that a young girl has been keeping as she begins to experiment with drugs. It all started at a party when they played a game called 'Button, Button, Whose Got The Button?' where certain soft drinks are laced with LSD and some are not. The intention of the game is to pick out the people who have recieved a drink that has been laced and the surprise of not knowing who may have them. This girl recieves a laced drink and there after, she begins to experiment more. It goes through her life of experimenting with drugs, selling drugs, running away, and telling herself over and over she will stay drug free only to start again. This is a very serious book on how drugs can affect the lives of many teens.
janflora avatar reviewed Go Ask Alice on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
excellent true-life journal of adolescence gone down the wrong trails, a bit dated [late 60s/early70s] but not too much even for todays kids...if you want a scary but heartning anti-drug example, this is reality
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I don't know how this slipped under my radar for all these years - a very powerful and impactful read.
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I remember this from high school..it actually prevented me from 'doing drugs' cause it scared me!!
cortney avatar reviewed Go Ask Alice on + 4 more book reviews
I've read this book more than 3 times. The last time being more than 6 years ago, but I still remember it as being one of the most eye-opening, honest books I've had the pelasure of reading. A true/real journal of a teenager growing up and experimenting with many things... amazing.
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This book was great, it's good for children who are getting exposed to drugs.
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Every teenager should read this book. And every parent of a teenager should read this book. Then they should talk about it.
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Timeless classic. It gives a view from a teenager as she heads into a life of drugs and sex.
kenziecantshutup avatar reviewed Go Ask Alice on
I was definitely impacted by this read, and interested in what happened. (Disregarding the drama behind the book and just reading it as a fictional story). It was a quick read and certainly raises some awareness about the dangers of drugs.
xxtiffanyxxo avatar reviewed Go Ask Alice on + 3 more book reviews
i really enjoyed this book
cheryll avatar reviewed Go Ask Alice on + 51 more book reviews
read ties when i was 12 very powerful and gripping book


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