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. Library journal an important book, this deserves as wide a readership as libraries can give it. Alice was the pseudonymous name of the teenaged author who wrote the book upon which this aboveaverage tv movie was based. An individual readers lexile range is 100l below to 50l above his lexile measure. In the tradition of go ask alice and lucy in the sky, a harrowing account of anorexia and addiction. First paperback edition march 1998 go ask alice taken from white rabbit, written by grace slick.
Thus, the first unit in the first book of the firstgrade was assigned a rank order. Alice, once a shy, innocent girl, is sucked into the heartless world of drugs because of her need to be accepted. Go ask alice is a diary of a teenage middleclass girl. Then write an essay comparing and contrasting the book to go ask alice.
This is my second read of go ask alice, and i loved it just as much the second time around im an advocate for banned stories that teach difficult lessons the. The title go ask alice was taken from a 1967 jefferson airplane song called white rabbit. See all 25 questions about go ask alice lists with this book. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide go ask alice. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. Laina schumacher hlt 121 drug use and abuse campbell 041814 go ask alice go ask alice is a collection of various diary entries from an anonymous narrator who is never named well call her 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 ebook by anonymous 9780689832499 rakuten. An award winning novel by the name of go ask alice did that. This is appropriate for all ages, it is good for everyone to know what can happen if you get. Or maybe you saw the 1973 madefortv movie based on it costarring star treks william shatner. From sex and relationships to alcohol and drugs to fitness and nutrition, this comprehensive handbook is the first of its kind to provide muchneeded information for young adults who cannot get reliable or anonymous. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years.
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. Some people maintain that alice in wonderland can only have been written by an author with considerable hallucinogenic mushroom experience under their belt. Originally sold as the real diary of an actual teenager, go ask alice is the fauxmemoir of a 15yearold girl whose life is dominated by her drug problems. 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. Jamie smithjackson portrays a shy, slightly overweight high schooler. Accelerated reader quiz information zpd rangeatos book level, through. Be sure to give several specific examples from the text and the song.
The reading inventory, like any other assessment, is just one source of. The diary begins right before alices fifteenth birthday. An overview of lexile framework for reading measurements. Parents can ask their childs teacher or school librarian to print a list of books in. Novel versus the movie adaption of go ask alice essay. A book report on go ask alice english literature essay. I think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho. Go ask alice book by anonymous official publisher page simon.
Alice is a typical teenager in the late 1960s trying to find herself in the world. 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. In that hospital many children are helped, because they used drugs before. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited.
Read another book that deals with teenagers and drugs, such as crank by ellen hopkins and smack by melvin burgess. Books similar to go ask alice meet your next favorite book. It was reported as unsold and destroyed to the publisher and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this stripped book. In go ask alice, the diary is written by a teenage girl over a twoyear period and chronicles her experiences with drugsmainly marijuana, acid, and speed. Pdf measuring reading comprehension with the lexile framework. Stream go ask alice unabridged audiobook at by user1868941 from desktop or your mobile device. Measuring reading comprehension with the lexile framework. At her birthday 20 september she meets joel again and its going well between them. While go ask alice is not a true story, it does purport to be a. A reader with a lexile measure of l would have a lexile range of 900l1050l. Three weeks later alice died, at the age of seventeen, because of using too many drugs.
Then she used drugs again and she comes into a hospital. Joel gave her alice a lot of strength and offered her to go to the funeral. Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country. Similar to the reading framework, the listening framework is a scientific approach to measuring both students listening ability and complexity of audio materials on the same lexile developmental scale. The books listed below are fiction in the lexile level 1090 s.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. If you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that this book is stolen property. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. If youre looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our weekly recommendation thread, suggested reading page, or ask in rsuggestmeabook. The go ask alice book of answers is a groundbreaking guide that mines the best material from the eponymous awardwinning web site. Thurstones contributions to social science, however, go deeper than inventing modern. Explain in detail how the lyrics of the song parallel the story. Alice acted like she was sick, so she didnt had to go to school. With over a million copies in print, this book has become a classic. Go ask alice anonymous diaries paperback january 1, 2006. It may be reproduced in its entirety or excerpted for these. All picture source titles are hyperlinked to the pages that they appear on this site.
Go ask alice by beatrice sparks is an epistolary work, meaning that is structured as a series of entries such as letters or in this case, a diary. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage indepth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. If you want to know whether a specific book is within a students lexile range, you can use our quick search feature l ocated on our lexile find a book tool. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. Novel versus the movie adaption of go ask alice essay cram. This book presents itself as a diary, written over a period of about two years, by a girl in her midteens. Go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living. The book and especially the ending shows the harsh reality of drugs and addiction in teenagers. At the 16th of june, alices grandmother died in her sleep. All you need is a book s author, title or isbn number to find the lexile text measure of that book. Comprehension assessment in lexile measures, by grade.
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. She was a good girl from a good family, with everything she could want or need. They are both written by a female protagonist about the same age, and they both give in to peer pressure and both are very intelligent and wise beyond their years. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a books lexile measure by entering a books title, author or isbn. Based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction.
In brackets, beside each title, is the exact lexile level for each title. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, 198208, avon flare edition, mass market paperback in english 1st avon flare printing 77. They both have similar personalities and both end up. If so, only the first title in the series is listed in a lexile list. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a book s lexile measure by entering a book s title, author or isbn. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of selfdestructive escapism. Through out the history of film, many productions have been made based on best selling novels. A lexile measure will be between a low of 0l or br for beginning reader to a high of 2000l l for lexile. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the. Go ask alice has been around for decades, and is even being used as reading material in high schools. Alice is an anonymous character and the most we know about her is that she is white, middleclass teenager who struggles to fit. Popular measurement 3 institute for objective measurement. This study guide consists of approximately 52 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of go ask alice.
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