Name: Go Ask Alice
ISBN: 9780689832499

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Why This Clicks

A Harrowing Descent

A first-person account draws you into a teenager’s devastating struggle with addiction.

Come here for

An intimate diary form and an unflinching account of addiction
A stark cautionary tale rooted in a young person’s experience

Expect

A harrowing, emotionally heavy reading experience
A story of addiction’s devastating consequences

Book Details

Authors: Anonymous
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: July 13, 1999
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Addiction & Substance Use for Teens · Substance Abuse & Addiction for Teens
Reading lane: Addiction & Substance Use for Teens

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Publisher Categories

Letters & Diaries for Teens
Addiction & Substance Use for Teens
Peer Pressure for Teens

About This Book

The acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teen girl’s harrowing descent into drug addiction—a cautionary tale as heart-wrenching, shocking, and timely as ever. January 24th After you’ve had it, there isn’t even life without drugs… It started when she was served a drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the streets of an unforgiving city....

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The acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teen girl’s harrowing descent into drug addiction—a cautionary tale as heart-wrenching, shocking, and timely as ever. January 24th After you’ve had it, there isn’t even life without drugs… It started when she was served a drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the 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. Enter her world. You will never forget her.