Books written like go ask alice and jay's journal

It was a gripping, entertaining read that i believe is of value as a piece of fiction. No where in aldens journal is there any mention of drinking cows blood, or any of the other alleged occult or satanic activities mentioned in jays journal. Both are incredible books that are very well written and perfect for anybody like me who is interested in reading about the effect of drugs from the eyes of fellow teens. Go ask alice was definitely targeted towards younger people. The writing is tin eared like here i am in denver and riotously. Go ask alicejays journal by anonymous a boxed set of two classic, cautionary tales. Books with neat pictures and a kind of underground flavor. Go ask alice is a startling frank and disturbing glimpse into the mind of a teenager as she spirals further down into drug addiction and prostitution. Another book written in the style of crank is jinx by margaret wild. Ive done my research of the wiccan religion, and there is no details or information given of any form of brutality to animals and or humans. Goodreads members who liked go ask alicejay s journal also lik. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. I didnt read it until i was working at frederick county middle though as a teacher. Go ask alicejays journal book by anonymous, beatrice.

Beatrice sparks january 15, 1917 may 25, 2012 was an american therapist and mormon youth counselor who was known for producing books purporting to be the real diaries of troubled teenagers. Both are incredible books that are very well written and perfect for. I wish there were more books out there like this one. The book go ask alice was the reallife diary of a teenage girl. The book that defined my teen anxiety turned out to be a.

Go ask alice and jays journal are the only books of sparks that have any proof of real people behind them, and are based on actual diaries, and yet only go ask alice is listed as fiction by the publisher ever since sparks admitted that it was not entirely true, although it is still sold as nonfiction in many bookstores, and generally. I am very interested in the topic and would like to read some books on it but i would do my research and try to find more authentic and wellwritten. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Go ask alicejays journal by anonymous 2010, paperback.

I think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho. Jays journal beatrice sparks read online free books. I read jays journal a couple months back after being intruiged by a previous book, go ask alice. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered. I am completely aware that both go ask alice and jays journal are edited to take away identifying names or create more flow to the writing etc. In my opinion, go ask alice is wholly fiction, and jays journal is mostly fiction. I guess i just loved go ask alice so much that i thought i had read jays journal too. A year later came jays journal, the diary of an adolescent boy who succumbs to satan worship, which similarly credited dr. Books written in diaryjournalemail format branigan. Look at what happened with the authors other book jays journal.

Jays journal is a book presented as an autobiographical account of a depressed teenage boy who becomes involved with a satanic group. Tell us what you like and well recommend books youll love. One book that is extremely similar to go ask alice is jays journal, written by anonymous aka beatrice sparks again. And its not because i dont believe something like this could happen, because im open to all possibilities. Everyone who encounters go ask alice goes through the same four stages titillated horror, for the young reader, at the books dramatic depictions of drug use. Its great in a sense, different than anything i read at the time.

She later wrote jays journal which was based on yet another true story and what she did with that one is unforgivable. The books deal with topical issues such as drug abuse, satanism, teenage. It was based partially on the diary of a patient of hers but most of it was invented according to the patients parents who provided the diary. Almost home annies baby basketball diaries, jim carroll beauty queen checkers cut a recent one about treatment of a self mutilator. Hoping to fill in sketchy gaps in jays journal i interviewed many of his friends and teachers. Sidebyside comparisons of jays journal and go ask alice reveal suspiciously similar writing styles. It isnt all happy and dark, but it does have a good message that i.

Just like no one else is qualified to talk about what its like to have a baby than someone whos had a baby. Even so, the real author has never been identified, though there is strong evidence suggesting. I actualy came across this book by trying to find go ask alice but it was out and then i found this book. What is, perhaps, most disturbing is how easily she slipped through the cracks. A year later came jays journal, the diary of an adolescent boy who succumbs to. Go ask alicejays journal, anonymous diaries by anonymous.

Go ask alice, the first of a number of books by beatrice sparks purported to be based on diaries of real teenagers, was originally presented by sparks as the nonfictional diary of an anonymous teenage girl, but was later classified by publishers as fiction. The truth behind jays journal and interviews with the family, sparks used roughly 25 entries of 212 total from barretts actual journal. Her first work, go ask alice, was published under the byline anonymous in. Sparks apparently is the authoreditor of several books like go ask alice, such as jays journal, treacherous love. Turned out to be a thinly veiled anti drug propaganda book, no real alice, no diary. The true story of an anonymous teenagers life on the streets, annies baby. Not all of these books are currently available at thomas branigan memorial library but we can always help you with an interlibrary loan. If you enjoy reading books written in diary, journal or email format then this list might interest you. Entries that repeat words three times for emphasis, for example. Happening upon that anonymous diary felt like a great discovery.

What are some books that are like diaries and are real for example go ask alice. Now from the editor who brought the phenomenal go ask alice to light, here is jays journal a haunting, heartbreaking story that may help other young people struggling with the same demons, and that will surely leave no reader unmoved. Reading go ask alicethe socalled real diary, first published in 1971, of an anonymous girl who took drugs and diedis an experience so widely shared that theres little point personalizing it. First of all, another of beatrice sparkss discovered and edited books ive read, go ask alice, is written in the same exact way as this one. 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. According to a book written by barretts brother scott a place in the sun. Its a scaremongering, preachy piece of fluff that rings hollow from beginning to end. The other entries were fictional, with sparks claiming they were based on case histories from other teenagers sparks worked with and interviews of friends and acquaintances of barrett.

In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage. In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage girls all. It was not only educational, but also entertaining and almost as mesmerizing as go ask alice. Jay s journal was also a good read, although i didnt connect with it as well as go ask alice.

These books, the most wellknown of which is go ask alice, serve as cautionary tales. Id like to include a few passages from the books wikipedia articles to show you. Aside from that though, this box set is absolutely amazing. 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. Ooh, i know this is an old topic but those books are from the publisher push, if i remember correctly. Although an introductory note urges the reader not to take her account as the definitive. The true story of an anonymous teenagers life on the streets. Beatrice sparks is presented as its editor rather than its author, and one. Jays journal is a book presented as an autobiographical account of a depressed teenage boy. Only in the pages of his journal could jay express the dark forces that led to his suicide. Editorbeatrice sparks and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Reading go ask alicethe socalled real diary, first published in 1971, of an.

The diary of anonymous, a pregnant teenager and it happened to nancy. Beatrice sparks also penned jays journal, the real diary of a boy that died. 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. Then, in 1978, a book called voices, a compilation of stories about troubled teens, was released, with jacket copy attributing it to beatrice sparks, the author who brought you 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 p. If you do like it, there is another book called jays journal that is. A brief history of montmaray by michelle cooper acceleration by graham mcnamee angus, thongs. Go ask alice, a real diary in print for four decades. Find books like go ask alicejay s journal from the worlds largest community of readers. A riveting firstperson tale of addiction, in the tradition of go ask alice and jays journal.

The book that defined my teen anxiety turned out to be a lie. As a whole they said he was a mostly just like everybody else boy. Jay s journal, though it received a lot of criticism for not being the true story, was a good read. The author of this diary began journaling on her sixteenth birthday. Jays journal, originally published in 1979 and rumored to be based on an actual boys life and suicide, is a wrenching and cautionary tale reminiscent of go ask alice, and is presented by the same psychiatrist, dr. Buy a cheap copy of go ask alicejay s journal book by anonymous. The truth behind jays journal and interviews with the family. Of course, about halfway through, i realized i hadnt ever read it at all. Books similar to go ask alicejays journal goodreads. Jays journal by anonymous in the tradition of go ask alice, a harrowing account of a teen boys descent into drugs, satanism. I had remembered jays journal from middle school and i decided that i wanted to reread it. This kind of book is obviously intended to carry a moral message.

The sobering message of go ask alice had a huge effect on my lifeand then i found out the real story. In it, he felt free to express his confusions, his hopes, and his fears. I found jays journal bizzare and gave false information. Jays journal yet another diary, this one of a teen boy who turns to satan.

The book is based on the true diary of a sixteen year old boy from utah who ultimately committed suicide after joining a satanic cult, and the writing style is very similar to go ask alice. Beatrice sparks whose other books included jays journal the real diary of. Go ask alice by anonymous was obviously very real, but i wasnt as fond of it. Jays journal by anonymous, beatrice sparks 9781442419933. Go ask alice kept me mesmerized throughout the scenes, and its descriptions of the drug effects are very vivid and real. Jays journal was also a good read, although i didnt connect with it as well as go ask alice. Beatrice sparks also penned jays journal, the real diary of a boy that died after getting involved with. I read it at an impressionable age and i can honestly say it scared me away from ever trying drugs. Yes, the anonymous author of go ask alice was, in fact, a 50something mormon youth counselor named beatrice sparks, who would later go on to write jays journal about teenage satanism that ultimately ends with his death and it happened to nancy about teenagers and hiv that ultimately ends with a teenagers death.