Shannon lark as the rabbit sallie smith as alice asked in united kingdom, alices adventures in wonderland book, banned and challenged books was alice. Since its publishing in 1971 go ask alice has become one of the most controversial banned books. Also there is no exact tally of the number of places that ban a certain book. Some of the recurring reasons for it being banned are language, sexual content, and drug use. In a close vote 43, the school board of richmond, british columbia has banned the controversial book go ask alice as encouraging experimentation with drugs and sex and having no.
Go ask alice download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. New york removed from school libraries in levittown due to language and sexual content. May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. Oct 27, 2018 go ask alice free download ebooks pdf 1416914633 go ask alice a real diary pb n in the 35 years since its original publication, this acclaimed, bestselling diaryformat account of a teenage girl s harrowing descent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teens readers.
Well be looking at why the book was challenged, howif things have changed since the book was originally published and what we actually think of the book. Censorship and book banning in america share flipboard email print. Read one or more of these books and compare them to go ask alice. Leading up to banned books week 2012, ala will highlight one book from its new timeline of banned and challenged books each day. By thi time i was finished with the book i knew what i wanted i saw the exciting life i wanted. The reader has to be mature, but the book should not be shot down because some people are too immature to read it. Go ask alice book by anonymous official publisher page.
In a 1995 village voice column for banned books week, nat hentoff described it as an extraordinarily powerful account of what its actually like to. Parents and school boards were worried that this book would encourage teens and preteens to try out drugs. I picked up this book at our recent friends of the library sale. A 1978 article from the librarians game titled go ask alive banned. Its difficult to pin the book as banned because the us doesnt officially ban books, specific organizations usually schools or libraries do. Go ask alice by anonymous beatrice sparks banned library.
Leading up to banned books week 2012, ala will highlight one book. Since its publishing in 1971, go ask alice has become one of the most challenged and banned books of all time. In richmond, students sent a petition to the school board to protest the ban, and the richmond teacherlibrarians association supported them. I wanted her life it seemed cool it was a way to lose weight.
For example, a superintendent in new jersey had all of the copies of this book removed from. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after publication. Glendale community colleges enh 295 banned books and censorship course. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 2 pages and is available in paperback format. The book and especially the ending shows the harsh reality of drugs and addiction in teenagers. This is my second read of go ask alice, and i loved it just as much the second time around. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are. Today we feature the year 1993 and go ask alice, by anonymous. 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. It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to. Pdf go ask alice book by beatrice sparks free download. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years. The american library association condemns censorship and works to ensure free access to information.
Authentic, tragic tale of teen drug addiction a classic. Go ask alice free download ebooks pdf 1416914633 go ask. Go ask alice by anonymous beatrice sparks go ask alice. View essay go ask alice banned book project from english english ii at leonia high. This special anniversary edition includes a readers group guide. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. Adventures of huckleberry finn is the 4th most banned book in schools according to banned in the u. Go ask alice has been around for decades, and is even being used as reading material in high schools. The american library association listed go ask alice as number 25 on its list of the 100 most frequently challenged books of the 1990s. Due to its frequent and strong references to sex, heavy drug usage, and teen pregnancy, libraries and schools across the country have banned the novel as it sits at number 23 on the american library association ala 100 most frequently challenged books from 19902001. This site includes analysis of the text supported by research, the right to intellectual freedom, censorship of go ask alice, the effects of censorship on minority groups from the dominant culture, my personal position, and interactive extras to enhance the learning process.
Click download or read online button to get go ask alice book now. There have been other books that deal with teenagers and drugs, most notably crank by ellen hopkins and smack by melvin burgess. Go ask alice has been one of the most frequently challenged books. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks as anonymous banned. Go ask alice, a diary of a teenage girl who fell into drug use and committed suicide, is the most frequently censored book in high school. Our team members have advanced degrees in public health, health education. Go ask alice banned book project go ask alice when the. Point of viewthe perspective from which the author tells the story. A personal opinion on the reasons why the book go ask alice. Go ask alice, written by an anonymous author, is a diary kept by a fifteenyearold drug user.
Banned books week september 25october 1, 2016 banned books week info. This is because of its strong commentary on sex, suicide. Michigan removed from school libraries in saginaw due to language and sexual content. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. When the family moves for the collegeenglishprofessor fathers new job, alice apprehensively approaches the unfamiliar and befriends another shy girl. Every year, the office for intellectual freedom oif compiles a list of the top 10 most challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. Her addiction starts after she attends a party and accidentally drinks a coke that contains lsd. According to the library journal 1978, in may of 1978, a british colombian school board voted 43 in favor of banning go ask alice as encouraging experimentation with drugs and sex and for having no redeeming social or literary value go ask alice 920.
Free download or read online go ask alice pdf epub book. The book was number 8 on the most challenged list in 2001 and up to number 6 in 2003. As as child in high school i was 15, im 49 now, i read the book go ask alice, i was a loner i wanted cool friends. 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. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. Please join us the last monday of november when we will be discussing lunas banned book choice annie on my mind by nancy garden. Parents and school boards were worried that this book would encourage teens and preteens to. Go ask alice definitely provided an interesting discussion for us all.
Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age. Im an advocate for banned stories that teach difficult lessons the easier way, and go ask alice definitely falls into this category. Title stance on the book 3 articles it was banned challenged in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, and 2009 it was banned usually in schools and libraries title. However, the ala keeps track of official challenges and go ask alice is a frequently challenged book. But those of you old enough to remember the latter portion of the 70s might remember that beatrice sparks, the editor of go ask alice, also edited a bunch of other alarmist books aimed at teens, all supposedly taken from teenagers diaries. Fever book burned described the hysteria rising around the literary controversy. Day 5 virtual read out how are you spreading the word about banned books.
Go ask alice was first published in 1971 and has since become one of the most banned books of all time. In richmond, students sent a petition to the school board to protest the ban, and the richmond teacherlibrarians. 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. The list go ask alice has been one of the most frequently challenged books, according to the american library associations frequently challenged books of the 21st century list, since its publication in 1971, for content relating to drugs, sexual explicitness, offensive language, and inappropriate themes for the target age group frequently challenged 1. The first edition of the novel was published in 1971, and was written by beatrice sparks. 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.
In langley, a committee of school trustees, librarians and. Go ask alice is a novel written by beatrice sparks, an american author, mormon and therapist. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks goodreads share book. She is unsure how she has ended up here and can only think of. Go ask alice has been banned in the past for its language and sexual content. I am always on the look out for classics and banned books often one and the same when i seen a copy of this book. Perhaps you can do some charitable work, start a book club, paint, or chat online.
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. Go ask alice, a diary of a teenage girl who fell into drug use and committed suicide, is the most frequently censored book in high school libraries, according to a survey of librarians. Go ask alice should be banned from middle school and elementary libraries and only permitted at the high school level because of the use of vulgar language, the use of illegal substances, and the explicit descriptions of the activities being done throughout the book. A mothers objection to language in go ask alice so stirred the principal thatwith no time for discussionhe demanded that the books be. In 1998 three new attacks arose to challenge its inclusion in education. Alice alice is the anonymous protagonist her name is an allusion to a jefferson airplane song whose intermittent diary entries narrate go ask alice. Banned books according to, more than 60% of teens are doing or have done drugs at one time. This book is supposedly a diary written by a fifteen year old girl named alice who slowly descends into drug addiction.
In 1993, go ask alice was removed from the wall township, nj intermediate school library by the superintendent of schools because the book. Go ask alice by anonymous banned book but was it real. Do you think the book go ask alice should be banned. A story of order and a nightgown with little anchors then a book about an anonymous diary full of lies about drugs and a life not worth living. Go ask alice is small, 224 under size pages and written in diary format so is a quick read. An intelligent, sensitive girl with a literary flair, she experiments with drugs and the counterculture to escape from. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited. Afterwards, alice becomes addicted to the trips and begins. If the book doesnt make strict chronological sense, it does obey emotional logic. Minnesota challenged at the osseo school district in brooklyn park after a school board found the books language personally offensive. Go ask alice when the book was first published in 1971, the novel had no known author or editor as the cover. Go ask alice snatched from students national coalition against. Top 10 most challenged books lists advocacy, legislation.
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