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Go Ask Alice is a controversial 1971 book about the life of a troubled teenage girl. The book purports to be the actual diary of an anonymous teenage girl who became addicted to drugs, and is presented as a testimony against drug use. The diarist's name is never given in the book.
The story caused a sensation when published and remains in print as of 2010. Revelations about the book's origin have caused much doubt as to its authenticity and factual accounts, and the publishers have listed it as a work of fiction since at least the mid-late 1980s. Although it is still published under the byline "Anonymous", press interviews and copyright records suggest that it is largely or wholly the work of its purported editor, Beatrice Sparks. Some of the days and dates referenced in the book put the timeline from 1968 until 1970.
The title is from the lyrics to the Jefferson Airplane song "White Rabbit". Grace Slick wrote the song based on perceived drug references in the classic novel Alice In Wonderland. (On July 14, the writer says she "feel like Alice in Wonderland" and "maybe Lewis G. Caroll was on drugs too.")
The book was made into an ABC Movie of the Week in 1973.
Plot summary
An unnamed fifteen-year-old begins keeping a diary. With a sensitive, observant style, she records her thoughts and concerns about issues such as crushes, weight gain, sexuality, social acceptance, and difficulty relating to her parents.
I had to read "Alice in Wonderland" in 4th. grade then in 10th. grade I had to read a different version of "Alice in Wonderland".
Go Ask Alice is a controversial 1971 book about the life of a troubled teenage girl. The book purports to be the actual diary of an anonymous teenage girl who became addicted to drugs, and is presented as a testimony against drug use. The diarist's name is never given in the book.
The story caused a sensation when published and remains in print as of 2010. Revelations about the book's origin have caused much doubt as to its authenticity and factual accounts, and the publishers have listed it as a work of fiction since at least the mid-late 1980s. Although it is still published under the byline "Anonymous", press interviews and copyright records suggest that it is largely or wholly the work of its purported editor, Beatrice Sparks. Some of the days and dates referenced in the book put the timeline from 1968 until 1970.
The title is from the lyrics to the Jefferson Airplane song "White Rabbit". Grace Slick wrote the song based on perceived drug references in the classic novel Alice In Wonderland. (On July 14, the writer says she "feel like Alice in Wonderland" and "maybe Lewis G. Caroll was on drugs too.")
The book was made into an ABC Movie of the Week in 1973.
Plot summary
An unnamed fifteen-year-old begins keeping a diary. With a sensitive, observant style, she records her thoughts and concerns about issues such as crushes, weight gain, sexuality, social acceptance, and difficulty relating to her parents.
I had to read "Alice in Wonderland" in 4th. grade then in 10th. grade I had to read a different version of "Alice in Wonderland".
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