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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Emerson, Rick.     Subjects     Sparks, Beatrice -- Criticism and interpretation.     Young adult literature, American -- History and criticism.     Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 20th century.     Teenagers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.     Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     LSD (Drug) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.     Diaries in literature -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Emerson, Rick.       by title:      Unmask Alice : LSD, ...       by call number:      813.54 S736u     Search the Web     Emerson, Rick.     Sparks, Beatrice -- Criticism and interpretation.     Young adult literature, American -- History and criticism.     Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 20th century.     Teenagers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.     Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     LSD (Drug) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.     Diaries in literature -- 20th century.       MARC Display

Unmask Alice : LSD, satanic panic, and the imposter behind the world's most notorious diaries / Rick Emerson. by Emerson, Rick. BenBella Books, Inc., 2022. Call #: 813.54 S736u Subjects Sparks, Beatrice -- Criticism and interpretation.   Young adult literature, American -- History and criticism.   Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 20th century.   Teenagers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.   Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   LSD (Drug) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.   Diaries in literature -- 20th century. ISBN:  9781637740422 (hc) Description:  xiv, 366 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Summary:  "Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud. In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, Go Ask Alice remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book's mythic premise: A Real Diary, by Anonymous. But Alice was only the beginning. In 1979, another diary rattled the culture, setting the stage for a national meltdown. The posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist, Jay's Journal merged with a frightening new crisis -- adolescent suicide -- to create a literal witch hunt, shattering countless lives and poisoning whole communities. In reality, Go Ask Alice and Jay's Journal came from the same dark place: Beatrice Sparks, a serial con artist who betrayed a grieving family, stole a dead boy's memory, and lied her way to the National Book Awards. Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries is a true story of contagious deception. It stretches from Hollywood to Quantico, and passes through a tiny patch of Utah nicknamed 'the fraud capital of America.' It's the story of a doomed romance and a vengeful celebrity. Of a lazy press and a public mob. Of two suicidal teenagers, and their exploitation by a literary vampire. Unmask Alice...where truth is stranger than nonfiction."--Publisher. Genre:  Literary criticism. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Dartmouth North Public Library Adult Nonfiction 813.54 S736u Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 813.54 S736u Adult books Checked out Jul 10, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 813.54 S736u Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 11, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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