For our final project my group read the book go ask alice by anonymous. A 15yearold girl in late1960s america is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs and eventually seeks help. School library journal this novel in diary form powerfully depicts. 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. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, breaking bailey by anonymous, calling maggie may by anonymous, it happened. It happened to nancy, almost lost, annies baby, finding kate, kim. Now, nicholas sparks has written over 20 books, including a walk to remember 1999, dear john 2006, and the choice 2016, all of which have been adapted for the big screen. 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. As such, we hope it will provide insights into the increasingly complicated world in which we live. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Discount prices on books by beatrice sparks, including titles like go ask alicejays journal anonymous diaries. Parents need to know that this is a noholdsbarred vivid picture of the life of a teen heavily addicted to drugs during the 1960s. Go ask alice independent reading project a honors english.
The 15 year old girl who is the author of the book is anonymous. Beatrice sparks also penned jays journal, the real diary of a boy that. However, beatrice sparks, a psychologist, stepped forward as the editor of go ask alice. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years. The novel is in epistolary format, being comprised entirely of diary entries and as such, was first thought to be an autobiography. The anonymous 1971 real diary of a teenage drug addict is unabashed, unadulterated, unapologetic. Jun 15, 2009 however, beatrice sparks, a psychologist, stepped forward as the editor of go ask alice. Go ask alice was a stark counterpoint to the freewheeling ethos of the early 70s that was ahead of its time, eventually fitting in perfectly with the war on drugs and d. Go ask alice by anonymous beatrice sparks banned library. Not long after go ask alices publication, beatrice sparks began. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks by tal volkozha on prezi. Go ask alice was a stark counterpoint to the freewheeling ethos of the early 70s that was ahead of its time, eventually fitting in perfectly with the war on drugs. So many people mistake the words they are reading as a tool to promote what the book is talking about.
According to a book written by barretts brother scott a place in the sun. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after publication. Beatrice sparks is currently considered a single author. Dec 08, 2011 after reading go ask alice and preparing a research project on it, i feel that the biggest reason books are banned is because of depiction vs. Although go ask alice has been credited to an anonymous author since its publication, and was originally promoted as the real, albeit edited, diary of a real teenage girl, over time the book has come to be regarded by researchers as a fake memoir written by beatrice sparks, possibly with the help of one or more coauthors. In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage. Go ask alice by anonymous beatrice sparks go ask alice. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. 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. Go ask alice beatrice sparks go ask alice is a popular young adult novel written by beatrice sparks january 15, 1917 may 25, 2012, an american therapist and mormon youth counselor. The true story of an anonymous teenagers life on the.
Go ask alice is a 1971 book generally viewed to have been written by the author beatrice sparks, however the novel was published originally under the pseudonym anonymous. Discount prices on books by beatrice sparks, including titles like go ask alice jays journal anonymous diaries. Beatrice sparks primary author only author division. Beatrice sparks january 15, 1917 may 25, 2012 was an american therapist and mormon youth counselor who was known for producing books purporting to be the real diaries of troubled teenagers. The diary of anonymous, a teenager in foster care, and kim. She helped edit a second diary entitled jays journal. It started when she was served a soft drink laced with lsd in a da. A 15yearold girl in late1960s america is sucked into an odyssey of. It is said to have sold more than four million copies. 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.
The truth behind jays journal, and interviews with the family, sparks used roughly 25 entries of 212 total from barretts actual journal. As such, we hope it will provide insights into the. Nowadays ya lit is pretty universal harry potter really opened the doors for people to read childrens books no matter what their agebut in 1971 when our book was written that wasnt really the case. Mar 23, 2017 then, in 1978, a book called voices, a compilation of stories about troubled teens, was released, with jacket copy attributing it to beatrice sparks, the author who brought you go ask alice. Go ask alice based on the anonymous diary of a teenage girl edited by dr. It is not a definitive statement on the middleclass, teenage drug world. It shouldnt be censored i believe that go ask alice shouldnt be banned or censored because its moral outweighs the controversies surrounding it. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks as anonymous banned books. The novel was compelling while the history behind the story was even more engaging. Beatrice sparks biography list of works, study guides. 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. Beatrice sparks is a family and adolescent therapist who edited the diary that formed the basis for go ask alice, and has since edited many diaries on topics such as gangs, aids, and teen pregnancy in the 1988 annies baby. With william shatner, ruth roman, wendell burton, julie adams.
A year later came jays journal, the diary of an adolescent boy who succumbs to satan worship, which similarly credited dr. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. These books, the most wellknown of which is go ask alice, serve as cautionary tales. Yabeatrice sparks, author of go ask alice prenticehall, 1971, claims to have interviewed over teenagers in 67 cities before settling on the four included in voices.
Additional resources for go ask alice by beatrice sparks. In the same vein, go ask alice is young adult literature because thats the audience it was specifically geared toward. Go ask alice anonymous diaries paperback january 1, 2006. Fonts go ask alice by beatrice sparks diary gripping, thrilling, exciting and heartbreaking, after youve had it, there isnt even life without drugs. Beatrice mathews sparks was born on january 15,1918, in goldberg, idaho. While some people believe that go ask alice is not a true diary after all, but the wholly or partly fictional work of beatrice sparks one of the books editors and the author of several fictional teen diaries, the diary indisputably evokes the drug and sexsaturated atmosphere of the late 1960s. It is supposed to be nonfiction, and by reading it, youd surely think it was. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Then, in 1978, a book called voices, a compilation of stories about troubled teens, was released, with jacket copy attributing it to beatrice sparks, the author who brought you go ask alice. The books deal with topical issues such as drug abuse, satanism, teenage pregnancy or aids, and are presented as cautionary tales. With over a million copies in print, go ask alice has become a classic of our time. Beatrice sparks books list of books by beatrice sparks. Go ask alice was originally published by prentice hall in. Georgia along with 40 other books, the gainesville public library restricted this book to adults and is kept in a locked room.
The story is a look into a teenage girls life as she gets mixed up in the tragic life of drugs. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks book report sparks alice. Beatrice sparks books list of books by author beatrice. All are remarkably similarunhappy, unloved, insecure, and. Along with 40 other books, the gainesville public library restricted this book to adults and is kept in a locked room. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after. Go ask alice essay go ask alice, written by an anonymous author, is a diary kept by a fifteenyearold drug user. An interview with the author who brought you go ask alice. The diary begins right before alices fifteenth birthday.
Go ask alice based on the anonymous diary of a teenage girl. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the. Michigan removed from the school library in kalkaska for language. Sparks modus operandi was writing real diaries from the accounts of troubled teens.
It is, however, a highly personal and specific chronicle. Go ask alice handler om en ung jente som uvitende far i seg lsd i en. There are even entries she writes with no dates, because they were said to be found on scraps of paper and paper bags. Beatrice sparks was an american therapist and mormon youth counselor who was known for producing books purporting to be the real diaries of troubled te. She thinks someday shed like to get married and raise a family. With over a million copies in print, go ask alice has become a. Our team members have advanced degrees in public health, health education, medicine, counseling, and a number of other. After several underground and some mainstream movementsthink of elvis presley. Our team members have advanced degrees in public health, health education, medicine, counseling, and a number of.
Beatrice sparks books list of books by author beatrice sparks. Read on to learn more about each of nicholas sparks novels. There is the possibility that beatrice sparks may well have made at least one other if not more of other moralistic books to warn teens about the dangers of drug. Go ask alice books often are written about real events and happenings so that other people can understand the experiences that they can relate and learn from of the author. May 31, 2000 beatrice sparks is a family and adolescent therapist who edited the diary that formed the basis for go ask alice, and has since edited many diaries on topics such as gangs, aids, and teen pregnancy in the 1988 annies baby. 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. Click to read more about go ask alice by beatrice sparks. It felt like the author beatrice sparks wasnt sure how to end it got sick of. Presented as a reallife diary published under the name anonymous, it was actually a cautionary tale written by the late beatrice sparks, a therapist and mormon youth counselor. Some people maintain that alice in wonderland can only have been written by an author with considerable hallucinogenic mushroom experience under their belt. Beatrice sparks is a mormon youth counselor and psychologist in uta h. I have read a few other books by beatrice sparks like jays journal and go ask alice, which i enjoyed mostly because of the way she was able to capture the. Stream go ask alice unabridged audiobook at by user1868941 from desktop or your mobile device.
These books included jays journal, another alleged diary of a real teenager that sparks was later. Its easy to argue that go ask alice is a terrible book. The author, through this book, doesnt wants his readers to look for advise in it, but to learn about the real world in which some teenagers have to live through. Jul 17, 2016 go ask alice by anonymous beatrice sparks. Go ask alice is based on the actual diary of a fifteen year old drug user. 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 when her fathers new job causes her family to move across the country, alice is thrust into a new school at a time when she is at best sensitive. It brings up issues that many people struggle with, and allows others to experience through the eyes of the. See all books authored by beatrice sparks, including finding katie. Go ask alice is based on the actual diary of a fifteenyearold drug user. Nonfiction materials gives people who read them an opportunity to show others that many events and happenings are shared on many levels. The stories of four troubled teenagers as told in personal interviews, this contrived, melodramatic book. The book that defined my teen anxiety turned out to be a lie. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Nov 18, 2019 now, nicholas sparks has written over 20 books, including a walk to remember 1999, dear john 2006, and the choice 2016, all of which have been adapted for the big screen.
The sobering message of go ask alice had a huge effect on my. A brief entry containing biographical information about beatrice matthews sparks and a critical introduction to. Library journal an important book, this deserves as wide a readership as libraries can give it. It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to return home and stay clean, her pleas to god to. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more.
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