Go Ask Alice and Other Books Like It
Some Fiction and Some Nonfiction

(Beatrice Sparks is a therapist who used many of the stories from her patients to write her books. Because they are not actually one person's story, they are not exactly nonfiction, but they are based on true stories, so they are not exactly fiction, either!)
ABOUT THE BOOKS . . .
LCMR STUDENT REVIEWS
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Go Ask Alice

Anonymous/ Beatrice Sparks
Wildly popular book of about an average girl who made some poor choices and ended up living on the streets and addicted to drugs. Diary format. (Sometimes classified as fiction, sometimes nonfiction) 185 pages.
(301.47 GO Bestseller Section)

This was a great book! I never read, but this was worth my time! - B.G., class of 2006.

I really enjoyed this book. I didn't want to put it down. I really got into it, and I usually never read. - S.G.

I liked this book a lot because it's a book you can't put down because you never know what will happen next, and you're always hoping that it is good. - M.M.

I love the book! I couldn't put it down! I will always remember this book for the rest of my life! - Anonymous

Kim: Empty Inside

Anonymous/
Beatrice Sparks
The diary of a teenager with anorexia. This story can be classified as fiction or nonfiction. 165 pages.
(F SPA Bestseller Section)
I thought it was so good. -Kimberly Grossman, class of 2009

It Happened to Nancy

Anonymous/
Beatrice Sparks
The diary of a teenage girl who goes out on a date and gets raped (not explicit in the book). She contracts AIDS in this very sad story that is sometimes classified as fiction, sometimes as nonfiction. 238 pages.
(B ANO Bestseller Section)
I felt this book was an interesting book. I do not like to read, but this book I read in 2 days. -Dorathy Velez, class of 2009

Finding Katie

by Beatrice Sparks
(editor of Go Ask Alice)
Katie begins to find her own strength and courage after she ends up in foster care, away from her angry, abusive father.
(F SPA Bestseller Section)
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Annie's Baby

Anonymous/
Beatrice Sparks
The diary of an anonymous pregnant teenager. Sometimes classified as fiction, sometimes nonfiction. 245 pages.
(306.874 Bestseller Section)

It's really good. I couldn't put it down. As I was reading the book, I could see it in my mind. - D.V., Class of 2006

I really liked this book a lot. It was in diary form and a true story. I would definitely recommend this book to any girl. Not boys. -A.W.

I liked this book. It was easy to understand and easy to follow.
-Christina Hodges, class of 2009
Other Fiction About Girls With Emotional and Mental Problems

The Luckiest Girl in the World

by Stephen Levenkron
Young ice skater cuts herself to keep from feeling the pain of her imperfection. 188 pages.
(F LEV Bestseller Section)
Waiting for your review!

Lisa, Bright and Dark

by John Neufeld

 
Lisa's descent into mental illness concerns her friends, but not her parents. 125 pages.
(F NEU Bestseller Section)

This book is a thrilling story of four girls who beocme friends through one friend's, Lisa's, mental illness. It is a very interesting story that I couldn't put down. Short and sweet.
-Nicole Pezzi, class of 2007

Stick Figure

by Lori Gottlieb

 
Autobiography of an 11-year-old anorexic. Diary format. 240 pages.
(B GOT Bestseller Section).
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Cut

by Patricia McCormick
Callie has a problem with cutting herself.
168 pages. (F McC Bestseller Section)

I really enjoyed this book. I think that you see the ways people use to deal with problems, but also how little things can encourage them to get better. -M.C.

I liked this book a lot. It was very emotional.
-Veronica Harwood, class of 2009