Click this button to copy a link to add into the 856 tagline of the marc record. I first heard of go ask alice when still in school in the 1980s. All picture source titles are hyperlinked to the pages that they appear on this site. 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. Go ask alice anonymous diaries paperback january 1, 2006. Alice was the pseudonymous name of the teenaged author who wrote the book upon which this aboveaverage tv movie was based. Go ask alice book by anonymous official publisher page simon.
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. Look up a books measure if you want to know whether a specific book is within your childs lexile range, you can use our lexile find a book tool. Letting ana go is the diary of a 16yearold girl chronicling how a simple task of keeping a food journal for track turned into an uncontrollable obsession to be thin. A book report on go ask alice english literature essay. Readers often look forward to seeing their favourite novel be brought to life. With over a million copies in print, this book has become a classic. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. All you need is a books author, title or isbn number to find the lexile text measure of that book. All you need is a book s author, title or isbn number to find the lexile text measure of that book. Books similar to go ask alice goodreads share book. A fifteenyearold drug user chronicles her daily struggle to escape the pull of the drug world.
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. Jun 05, 2008 where can i read the book go ask alice online free. Im now a mum and i decided a couple of years ago to read the book myself. But below the surface, she felt like she could never be good enough. Go ask alice by anonymous i have read this book at least 5 times. She was a good girl from a good family, with everything she could want or need. Accelerated reader quiz information zpd range atos book level, through. Throughout the whole book, it brought the readers attention by giving us enough details. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. Oct 03, 2016 go ask alice has been around for decades, and is even being used as reading material in high schools. Most leaders dont even know the game they are in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. As powerful and as timely today as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. The best selling, 1971 novel, go ask alice far surpasses its film adaptation by beatrice sparks because of the removal of crucial scenes. Go ask alice save to list other books you might like.
Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage p. 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. It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to. Book of answers is published and the site gets an overhaul and updated look go ask alice.
My very go ahead principal read it to the whole school in assembly over the course of a couple of weeks. Novel versus the movie adaption of go ask alice essay cram. Many products and services offer lexile measures for their books and reading materials. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after. 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. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years. Im an advocate for banned stories that teach difficult lessons the easier way, and go ask alice definitely falls into this category. Choose your favorite scene from the book and rewrite it using modern language. Go ask alice book by anonymous official publisher page. Make it sound like something that you might write in a diary.
List accelerated reader bookfinder us advanced search. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks goodreads share book. We are working with the hundreds of companies that partner with us to transition them to the more precise lexile measures.
Go ask alice by anonymous a teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. A shocking true story for fans of reasons why kindle edition by anonymous. 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. 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. Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country.
Go ask alice is a diary of a teenage middleclass girl. Authentic, tragic tale of teen drug addiction a classic. Perhaps you can do some charitable work, start a book club, paint, or chat online. Go ask alice was written in the 1970s, a decade with a very unique sense of style. 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 parents expectations.
If you want to know whether a specific book is within a students lexile range, you can use our quick search feature l ocated on our lexile find a book tool. This book presents itself as a diary, written over a period of about two years, by a girl in her midteens. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a book s lexile measure by entering a book s title, author or isbn. 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. 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. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Young adult books can be enjoyed by all ages, but the best readers for ya is of course, teenagers. The diary begins right before alices fifteenth birthday. 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. This is my second read of go ask alice, and i loved it just as much the second time around. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. There are several books with 70sstyle crafts macrame, string art, clothing items, etc. To ask other readers questions about go ask alice, please sign up.
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. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. I sat there pissed off after i closed the book so the next day i looked up blogs about the book to get more information and i was extremely. Here are the 10 young adult books every teen needs to read. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. Make your own 1970s project to wear or use as decoration. I think this book writes in a interesting way while it teaches us a life lesson by expressing in diary form. In the tradition of go ask alice and lucy in the sky, a harrowing account of anorexia and addiction. There have been other books that deal with teenagers and drugs, most notably crank by ellen hopkins and smack by melvin burgess.
Created during the height of the drug era, the girl could be anyone from this time who found him or herself seduced by the mindaltering affects of marijuana, lsd, bennies, dexies, and heroin. 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. This is my first anonymous book, having never read any of the other similar books published in the previous years go ask alice, lucy in the sky or jays journal. It was a brave decision on her part, but the text always stayed with me. 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. See more ideas about books, lexile and books to read. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. The narrator tries to change her image several times throughout the story. You can search for book titles based on authors, topics, or titles of books. Go ask alice is written as the diary of a fifteenyearold girls daytoday struggle with drug addiction.
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