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Beatrice Sparks

Born

in Goldburg, Idaho, The United States

January 15, 1918

Died

May 25, 2012

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Beatrice Sparks was an American therapist and Mormon youth counselor who was known for producing books purporting to be the 'real diaries' of troubled teenagers. The books deal with topical issues such as drug abuse, Satanism, teenage pregnancy or AIDS, and are presented as cautionary tales. Although Sparks always presented herself as merely the discoverer and editor of the diaries, records at the U.S. Copyright Office show that in fact she was listed as the sole author for all but two of them.
Sparks began working with teenagers in 1955, after attending the University of California at Los Angeles and Brigham Young University. She has worked as a music therapist at Utah State Mental Hospital and taught continuing education courses at BYU.
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Average rating: 3.72 · 311,000 ratings · 16,347 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks (as "Anonymous"), Carlo Corsi (Translator), Anonymous, Selçuk Budak (Translator) 3.73 avg rating — 292,123 ratings — published 1971 — 166 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jay's Journal 3.23 avg rating — 7,842 ratings — published 1979 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, A Pregnant Teenager 3.61 avg rating — 2,845 ratings — published 1998 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Go Ask Alice/Jay's Journal (Boxed Set) (Anonymous Diaries) 4.12 avg rating — 1,289 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treacherous Love: The Diary of an Anonymous Teenager 3.31 avg rating — 1,002 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kim: Empty Inside: The Diary of an Anonymous Teenager 3.26 avg rating — 836 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Almost Lost: The True Story of an Anonymous Teenager's Life on the Streets by Beatrice Sparks, Phillip Morgenstern (Foreword by) 3.40 avg rating — 609 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Katie: The Diary of Anonymous, A Teenager in Foster Care 3.56 avg rating — 531 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices: The Stories of Four Troubled Teenagers 3.33 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1978 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Go Ask Alice: A Full Length Play by Beatrice Sparks, Frank Shiras 3.42 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I'm not really sure which parts of myself are real and which parts are things I've gotten from books.”
― Beatrice Sparks, Go Ask Alice

tags: identity, sense-of-self

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“It's a good thing most people bleed on the inside or this would be a gory, blood-smeared earth.”
― Beatrice Sparks, Go Ask Alice

tags: beatrice-sparks, diary, drugs, go-ask-alice, heroin, marijuana, pot

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“I'm partly somebody else trying to fit in and say the right things and do the right thing and be in the right place and wear what everybody else is wearing. Sometimes I think we're all trying to be shadows of each other, trying to buy the same records and everything even if we don't like them. Kids are like robots, off an assembly line, and I don't want to be a robot!”
― Beatrice Sparks, Go Ask Alice

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What frequently challenged or banned book for children or young adults (or book about banning books) should we read in July and August?

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

25 votes, 27.8%

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

21 votes, 23.3%

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks

17 votes, 18.9%

The Haunted School by R.L. Stine

9 votes, 10.0%

Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa by Mark Mathabane

6 votes, 6.7%

Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman

5 votes, 5.6%

The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar

3 votes, 3.3%

Running Loose by Chris Crutcher

2 votes, 2.2%

Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block

2 votes, 2.2%

The What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons by Lynda Madaras

0 votes, 0.0%

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