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UnBan a Book Week: GO ASK ALICE by Anonymous

The anonymous diarist in the 1971 book GO ASK ALICE is just a normal 15-year-old girl dealing with crushes, friendships, a new move and body image. But when she attends a party and drinks a soda laced with LSD, she begins a drawn-out addiction to drugs that slowly but brutally takes over her life.

While not a feel-good story, GO ASK ALICE has been praised for its candid portrayal of addiction and realistic teen voice. It has also been banned time and time again, generally because of its depictions of drug use and sex and for using “offensive” language.

Author Stacie Ramey (THE SISTER PACT) and Teen Board member Linnea P. discuss these claims below, and talk about why they found reading GO ASK ALICE such a meaningful experience.

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