Go Ask Alice. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1971.
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Genre: Classics
Annotation:
Go Ask Alice is a diary of a 15 year old that exposes her experiences with drugs, alcohol, boyfriends, moving, family and death.
Booktalk Review:
It all starts with a taste. Read Go Ask Alice and you will instantly get caught up in the slippery slope of dangerous and unfortunate situations in this 15 year old's life. You won't be able to put the book down as the main character tries to escape the problems of her life through drugs, sex and running away. As she does so, she realizes that she is losing control of her life and eventually tries to regain her power. Will she get her life back? Does she even want it back? Does she ever Go Ask Alice?
