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Go Ask Alice

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ISBN13: 9780689817854
ISBN10: 0689817851
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Alice — COULD BE ANYONE.

Alice — COULD BE SOMEONE YOU KNOW.

Alice — USES DRUGS.

With over a million copies in print, Go Ask Alice has become a classic of our time. This powerful real-life diary of a teenager's struggle with the seductive — often fatal — world of drugs and addiction tells the truth about drugs in strong and authentic voice. Tough and uncompromising, honest and disturbing — and even more poignant today — Go Ask Alice is page-turning and provocative reading.

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"This novel in diary form powerfully depicts the confusions of adolescence. Its impact cannot be denied." School Library Journal

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"[This] extraordinary work for teenagers is a document of horrifying reality and literary quality." The New York Times

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"An important book, this deserves as wide a readership as libraries can give it." Library Journal

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More compelling than ever, this classic real-life diary charts an anonymous teenage girl's struggle with the seductive — and often fatal — world of drugs.
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bgelean, April 17, 2008 (view all comments by bgelean)
I first read this book many years ago, and it was very powerful. I always thought it should be read by all teenagers and parents; now I think it should also be read by younger students. It is no holds barred writing about life.
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S.Elliott, May 5, 2007 (view all comments by S.Elliott)
I read this book in 3 hours. Devoured it. Yes, it is very popular among the high school crowd because it gives a voice to a demographic of kids who are struggling with real issues with drugs. Was it really written by a teenage girl? Probably not. But certainly that does not take away the influence it can have in a reader's life.

While many students read this book, the content is pretty graphic. The scenes of drug use and the narrator's experiences with sex are harsh and real.

Since it is such a quick read, it is worth experiencing.

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AciDTrip, September 10, 2006 (view all comments by AciDTrip)
i havent actually gotten the chance to read this book..but i know that its supposed to be a real 15 year old girl's diary. almost everything i've ever read about this book says thats not true. Also, the girl's name isnt Alice, her name is never mentioned, although there is an alice but shes only involved in a few paragraphs of the begining chapters. But still, from what ive read and know about his book, i would recommend it to most teenagers, especially the ones who are experimenting with drugs. Although some of the things that happen in this book arent realistic, i think it would be an intersting story.
P.S. anyone who doesnt feel like reading the book, there was a movie made back in the 70's where william shatner plays the troubled girl's father.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689817854
Author:
Anonymous
Publisher:
Simon Pulse
Location:
New York, NY :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's fiction
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - General
Subject:
Girls
Subject:
Social Situations - Drugs, Alcohol, & Substance Abuse
Subject:
Teenagers
Subject:
Drug abuse
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Sociology
Subject:
Diaries
Subject:
Drug abuse -- Juvenile fiction.
Subject:
Situations / General
Subject:
Situations / General
Subject:
Social Issues - Drugs, Alcohol, & Substance Abuse
Copyright:
1998
Edition Number:
1st paperback ed.
Edition Description:
B101
Series Volume:
107-605
Publication Date:
19980301
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
7 x 4.1875 in 3.568 oz
Age Level:
12-17
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