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Go Ask Alice (Anonymous Diaries) Paperback – January 1, 2006

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A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale.

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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 that would rob her of her innocence, her youth—and ultimately her life.

Read her diary.
Enter her world.
You will never forget her.

For thirty-five years, the acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teenage girl’s harrowing decent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen readers. As powerful—and as timely—today as ever, Go Ask Alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction.
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  4. Language
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"Library Journal" An important book, this deserves as wide a readership as libraries can give it.

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

"The Boston Globe" ...a book that all teenagers and parents of teenagers should really read.

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

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (January 1, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1416914633
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416914631
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 11+ years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 930L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 12
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.6 x 7 inches
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Jazmin
5.0 out of 5 stars Amzing good and good story line.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023
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The book of Go Ask Alice is a shocking one. A fiction book based on Non-fiction events with references to a true journal of a young teen, 15 years old, getting into drug use and addiction. For those who like somewhat of cliffhangers and even a little mystery this book would be perfect. Plus a good read for those who like reading and imagining from perspectives. Now for those uncomfortable with the topics of addiction, drugs, and depression this isn’t really the best book for you. This book is an array of journal entries from a year who got into drugs very young and then grew an addiction and how she went through life and even how she tried to overcome her addiction. In the beginning she can be pretty relatable being a fresh student in highschool struggling to fit in and find her place. And all of a sudden having to make a huge move, having a break up, and losing everyone from her hometown. Once you here in the book how she got into drugs and the hold the growing addiction has on her you feel sorry for her and through reading you start to gain an understanding on addiction. Most people don’t believe that its that bad, but this book shows the internal struggle and the severity that it can be as a person going through addiction. Later in the book she tries to get help and even tries to make friends with people who understand her situation. Its a slow start, but turns into a very captivating book. When you see the book it isn’t what you really would expect to see. There is so much detail however that you just have to keep reading and its more interesting as the book goes on and the diary style just makes you feel more connected to the character.
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Katelyn
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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As a teenager I must have read this book three or four times and loved it. Something made me think of it as I have now have a teenager myself and feel like he should read it. Even though the author is speaking as a young teenage girl he might enjoy the read.
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CatSim
4.0 out of 5 stars Your Everyday Alice
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2014
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When I decide to read Go Ask Alice, I was skeptical at first assuming that this was a typical drug user’s perspective of how great drugs were. Being sixteen, I felt this was also a controversial topic, because in school there are kids in my grade that possibly do use drugs. However, once I started to read, I found Go Ask Alice intriguing, seeing a fifteen year old girl’s point of view of drugs while she abuses them. Yet, as eloquently as book was written, the one part that irritated me was that the truth was most likely embellished by the publisher.
Being fifteen and a drug user, the author had a way with her words. She describes how the trips from the LSD create an atmosphere of pure bliss, as many other abusers have explained their experiences. However, unlike most young drug users who use drugs as a social gateway, the author is aware that the substances terribly consume her. At one point in the beginning after she takes the LSD a few times, she states, “I will never ever, under any circumstance, use drugs again. They are the cause of this whole rotten, stinking mess I am in, and I wish with all my heart and soul that I had never heard of them.” Attempt after attempt she struggles to veer away from the substances. Additionally, unlike serious child abusers of drugs, she comes from a stable home life and originally is not a total outcast in school, being cognizant of these facts.
Another aspect of the way Go Ask Alice is written helps me relate to the author on some emotional level. She discusses the fights with her siblings, relationship drama, and the struggle of fitting in at school. As a sixteen year old, I can relate to the pain of those events. However, the author also states catastrophes that I would never in a million years think would ever occur in my life. In a way, I believe she embellished these events to convey how intense the events that actually happened were. No one can have that much misfortune in about a year.
Overall, Go Ask Alice made me reflect on the use of drugs, both socially and as an addiction. At the point of abuse, people are both physically and mentally addicted to drugs and this book helped convey the point that doing drugs are not worth the pain. To finally become free of drugs becomes an insane amount of work that a person should not have to deal with in the first place. I strongly encourage young adults to read this book. If Go Ask Alice does not move you, listen to the words of other peers and celebrities. As Demi Lovato, a former addict once said, “Being addicted was one of the lowest points of my life and I regret it deeply. If I could go back and change it, I would.”
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's a powerful read, and it should be read by many
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2022
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Go Ask Alice is a powerful read, as it is the story of a young girl, and the words of her life that she shares through her diary. I remember when I first read this book, I was probably about 13 or 14. It shares the life of "Alice" and comes from a diary of a young girl, who is introduced to LSD when her drink is spiked. Her life is full of ups and downs, including addiction to not just drugs, but also an eating disorder. She is attracted to people that aren't the best influence on her. From the way she talks about her life, I'm guessing it takes place in the sixties, and the fact that the first edition was printed in 1972. To be honest, it is a story that continues to happen to teens (and older and younger) every day. It's a story that should be told, and it should be read by as many as possible, parents and teens a like. When the diary ends, the reader feels like "Alice" is going in one direction, when in fact, she goes in another direction (according to the epilogue). This book is a popularly banned book, and it should not be banned or censored. It is one of those horrors of teen drug addiction, and how misunderstood teens or those who parents don't seem to listen, are more likely to find that high or low to escape their world, whether its an escape from school or just home life. There are other books in the "Anonymous Diaries" and even though I haven't read those yet, I plan on it. A definite attention grabber, so much I couldn't put it down. This book is on a list of banned books. Go Ask Alice is a definite recommendation by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews.
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Shelby Slater
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2022
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I liked the format of writing. Written as a diary. It was so good, I read it all in 2 days. A great book for parents to see the signs of teenage addiction
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5.0 out of 5 stars sad and compelling
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2024
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I read this as a teenager and now many many years later it was just as readable and compelling, maybe even more so. Alice was such a sympathetic character, very loving and genuinely a moral person, apart from being lured into pushing drugs, for which she never really forgave herself. It was heartbreaking that she fought so hard to be free of drugs and make her family proud. She was starting to have hope for the future! But, ultimately, she was not able to escape. Tragic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfaite
Reviewed in France on January 19, 2019
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Conforme à la description. Je recommande.
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katie Lings
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Australia on November 18, 2020
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Loved this book when I was younger and still love it
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