Synopsis
Based on the diary of a fifteen-year-old drug user chronicling her struggle to escape the pull of the drug world.
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Review
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. When one of her new friends spikes her drink with LSD, this diarist begins a frightening journey into darkness. 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. 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. Despite a few dated references to hippies and some expired slang, Go Ask Alice still offers a jolting chronicle of a teenager's life spinning out of control.
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Seller: Once Upon A Time Books, Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. Seller Inventory # mon0003413838
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0133571114I3N01
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0133571114I2N00
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hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Book has considerable wear. No Highlighting or Underlining. Former Library Copy. Seller Inventory # mon0000004725
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN 0133571114. Hardback. Later Printing. Very Good condition book in a Good condition dustjacket with crease to back interior flap, slight fade to spine, minor tears, chips, rubs and creases around its edges. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. No Signature. Seller Inventory # 9519471
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prentice-hall, new york, 1972
ISBN 10: 0133571114
ISBN 13: 9780133571110
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Seller: leaves, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
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seventh printing, 1972. upon its publication in 1971, the anonymously written "go ask alice" was a quick bestseller. inititally intended for a young adult audience, the book's diaristic narration indicates the pitfalls of drug abuse. scholar alleen pace nilsen has called it "the book that came closest to being a YA phenomenon" of its time, situating its popularity as a predecessor to the harry potter and hunger games series. new york: prentice-hall. isbn: 0133571114. 5.5 x 8.5". 159 pages. hardcover. book condition: ex-library book with stamps and residual glue on fly leaf. good. jacket condition: small tape mark on spine otherwise fine. In uncommonly pristine condition for an uncommon book. near fine. Seller Inventory # 280
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Go Ask Alice
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Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1971
ISBN 10: 0133571114
ISBN 13: 9780133571110
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First Edition
Seller: Laureate Fine Books, Poultney, VT, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition, First Printing. A Good Book in A Very Good Dust Jacket. Book has partial coffee ring on front board and some intermittent soiling. Wear to extremities. Spine cocked. Text block toned and foxed. Illustrated bookplate to FFEP. Dust jacket is ever so slightly toned and has chips to head and tail of spine panel. 4 cm closed tear to bottom right corner of front panel of jacket. Internally clean and unmarked. Hardcover. Octavo. [6], 159pp. Go Ask Alice presents itself as the diary of a teenager as she descends into drug addiction, prostitution, and eventual death. Originally published as a true diary, we now know that it is a work of cautionary fiction by therapist and counselor, Beatrice Sparks. While the first edition remains scarce, the work itself has been in continuous publication for over 40 years. Publisher's Yellow Cloth Boards with Black Printing to Spine. Seller Inventory # 832