go ask alice

Go Ask Alice.. a real diary entry by a teenage girl who struggles with life, friends, family, and .. addiction. Because the author is Anonymous, we do not know who this girl really is. Before reading the book, the back side described this book as a testimonial against drugs and "she is one of thousands of drug deaths that year."
The fifteen year old began to keep a journal or diary as a way of escape and confidentiality. She expressed her thoughts on boys, loosing weight, her sexuality, if she fits in, and the struggles with her parents.  Before moving to a new place due to her dads job, she is excited to "refresh" and start a new beginning at school. Unfortunately, things took the wrong turn..she had no friends, shy, alone, and an outcast at her new school. Eventually meeting her only best friend Beth. But that soon soon ended after a summer camp she went to and met her boyfriend who she is with all the time, leaving our teenage girl once again..alone.
Visiting her grandparents and unexpectedly having the attention from the popular group from her old high school, she is introduced to LSD that was intentionally put in random bottles of Coca Cola. She writes her experience and the thrill and how much life is better with it. She even lost her virginity while on LSD. Worrying if she is pregnant and her grandfathers mini heart attack, guilt  starts to take over. She thinks about her actions and vows to never come back to her town... at least hanging out with the popular group and urgently wants to leave and return back home where she can be safe from all the drugs.
This girl seems very confused and not one of those bad girls. She writes how she has the perfect family, perfect house yet she isn't perfect. Maybe she doesn't want to be. Maybe the pressure or stress is too much for her. Maybe this diary isn't a bad idea to express her thoughts and feelings. Everyone has problems but she is one of those girls in school that seem to be deceiving. They look shy and quiet, when they are the most prone and can explode in.. not yelling.. can't describe it, possibly explode with rejoice? If given a chance and a little kindness she wouldn't be so alone. Maybe she wants to talk and be social..just can't..physically. I can't put this book down..every entry is a step closer in discovering really who she is, struggling, thriving, living with her addiction and maybe there will be a happy ending. Only one way to find out.