Go ask alice by christina moore audiobook listen online scribd. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 256 pages and is available in paperback format. A highschool student documents her struggle to overcome her dependency on drugs in the pages of a diary. Alice was the pseudonymous name of the teenaged author who wrote the book upon which this aboveaverage tv movie was based. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Jan 22, 2018 in my memory, go ask alice is sulfurous and igneous.
Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. The first edition of the novel was published in july 1st 1998, and was written by beatrice sparks. 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. I loved it because it had real problems that teens go through everyday and everywhere. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. I remember reading this book when i was as young as the character in it. Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country. It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to. Jamie smithjackson portrays a shy, slightly overweight high schooler who is so anxious for acceptance that she falls in with the drug crowd. As powerful and as timely today as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks goodreads share book. The diary of anonymous, a pregnant teenager pdf epub book. The first edition of the novel was published in 1971, and was written by beatrice sparks. Its said that the author of the book upon which this movie was based wrote it as a work of.
Go ask alice audiobook by anonymous 9781440781933 rakuten. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. Each day is heaven or hell, depending on who talks to her, or. 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 by beatrice sparks, 198208, avon flare. Alice audiobook mp3 link in page 4 to listen or download book. Our team members have advanced degrees in public health, health education. 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.
It was a brave decision on her part, but the text always stayed with me. Novel versus the movie adaption of go ask alice essay cram. 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. Through out the history of film, many productions have been made based on best selling novels. An award winning novel by the name of go ask alice did that. Go ask alice by anonymous if you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that this book is stolen property. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction.
Listen to go ask alice by christina moore for free with a 30 day free trial. Sep 16, 2012 go ask alice 1973 full movie miss flowahs. 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. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 2 pages and is available in paperback format. Pdf go ask alice book by beatrice sparks free download 2. I got yelled at, at school because i would read it instead of doing schoolwork. Based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. I highly recommend this book to anyone who like to read books that make you never want to put the book away. Free download or read online go ask alice pdf epub book. Heres where youll find analysis about the book as a whole.
Listen to go ask alice audiobook by anonymous, narrated by christina moore. Its not the kind of book i normally read but i have to admit it did hook me, and once alice started on her downward spiral i raced through it. Stream go ask alice unabridged audiobook at by user1868941 from desktop or your mobile device. Nov 28, 2012 go ask alice anonymous is a story about a teenage girl who writes a dairy about her struggle with drugs and her decent into addiction. Book full go ask alice by beatrice sparks audio epub. 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. Apr 21, 2020 in striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Life at fifteen isnt easy for a girl if shes shy and hates the way she looks. 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. Im now a mum and i decided a couple of years ago to read the book myself. Go ask alice audiobook download go ask alice audiobook free go. Go ask alice reeks of a thousand sea lions, writhing and moaning in an orgiastic heap.
My very go ahead principal read it to the whole school in assembly over the course of a couple of weeks. Language english book s rating 12 ratings related tags literary collections go ask alice by beatrice sparks pdf go ask alice snopes go ask alice by beatrice sparks epub go ask alice beatrice sparks read online was go ask alice the reallife diary of a teenage girl. Go ask alice prickles with red sally lightfoot crabs on a sunbaked black moonscape. So when shes finally accepted by a group, she doesnt refuse their party games, even if it means taking lsd. Jun 05, 2008 where can i read the book go ask alice online free. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage p. The main characters of this young adult, realistic fiction story are. Go ask alice is a fiction work written anonymously and first published in 1971. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are.
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