Go Ask Alice
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (937 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000NIWHXC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 547 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Enter her world. A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale.January 24th 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. 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. 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. As powerful -- and as timely -- today as ever, Go Ask Alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction.
The drugs take the edge off her loneliness and self-hate, but they also turn her life into a nightmare of exalting highs and excruciating lows. When one of her new friends spikes her drink with LSD, this diarist begins a frightening journey into darkness. Although there is still some question as to whether this diary is real or fictional, there is no question that it has made a profound impact on millions of readers during the more than 25 years it has been in print. The torture and hell of adolescence has rarely been captured as clearly as it is in this classic diary by an anonymous, addicted teen. Lonely, awkward, and under extreme pressure from her "perfect" parents, "Anonymous" swings madly between optimism and despair. . Despite a few dated references to hippies and some expired slang, Go Ask A
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who felt like an outcast Amazon Customer Go Ask Alice In the book, Go Ask Alice, a young girl, who felt like an outcast, was invited to a party. The kids who were there were considered popular at her old school. She was so excited to finally be accepted by them, all she ever really wanted was to be one of them. During the party, they decided to play a game. The girl wasn't sure what the game was, but decided it would be a good idea to participate. A few moments when by, and then she started to feel weird. She soon found out that she had just taken a drug called LSD. This is what started it al. MelissaJean said but there were parts I liked so I went with three. Kind of wavered between giving this two or three stars, but there were parts I liked so I went with three. My boyfriend recommended this because he remembered reading it in middle school and thought it was awesome, though he did add as an after thought that he wasn't sure if he'd still like it or not. He's not a reader, so I figured it must be pretty good. After finishing it I realized that, had I read this in middle school, I probably would have loved it as well. Reading it now though, I can't say the same.First off, I'm gonna say that you can't go in. Bookish said I Encourage Everyone To Read This Book. "Go Ask Alice" is a very good, easy read. This is the type of book I believe everyone should read so we can understand the effects drugs have on people. It helped me understand the hardships children and young adults go through and just how easy it is to fall into the drug world.Reading it has reminded me just how lucky I am and the importance of having a good, loving family.It's a great book and it makes me mad to know that it has been banned inside a lot of high schools; if these kids read anything, they should read books like this so they don't fall