When I read in the book, Go Ask Alice, that "Alice" (they use pretend names for the people since it is a real story) was getting made fun of and was under peer pressure, it reminded me of what other kids face today. When "Alice" got made fun of, because of her choice to stop using drugs, the kids called her names like "Nancy Nice" and "Mary Pure". She was also under pressure to start using drugs again even when she told the kids that she didn't want to. Lots of kids today are under the same exact pressure and are being made fun of because of their choices and beliefs. I think that this is very wrong and I am glad I got to read a little bit more about one person's view on her difficult life.
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I feel that this is somewhat true, kids get pressured but I think it's not really about drugs... So i guess I view this the same way. I read this book in 7th grade and I loved it, I thought it was so good.
Brieleigh
yes, this book sounds alot better than the one i'm reading right now, or the one that was on my comment board last week, when you said that it was a bad influence. your book is exactly the opposite, it's teaching you the right thing to do, instead of the wrong. and i think i'll read that book next.
I devoured this book! I agree with you- (and maybe you already knew this) but the book was published in the 60-70s, and yet it is still so applicable to today's teenagers. The same problems seem to follow people through time, huh?
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