Well, I agree and I disagree. As I stated, I do not like the book - the characters
are weak, there is no development. I don't believe any of Alice's actions or
reactions. The plot is a potboiler, the language is less than exciting. On a VOYA
scale I would make it a 2 or 3 Q, 5P.
As the book never circulates and I don't push it, it may be time to get rid of it.
Reactions I get from High School students concerning the book is, "This is a stupid
book..She should know better."
I do agree, however, that liking a book or not should not be criteria for
purchasing or retaining a title.
I just don't think Go Ask Alice is a well written book and with tight money I would
not purchase it today.
Allan
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From: Kimberly Brosan <kbrosan@NEWBERRY.K12.SC.US>
Reply-To: Kimberly Brosan <kbrosan@NEWBERRY.K12.SC.US>
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 13:22:10 -0500
>I have to second Dorothy here...just because we don't like something =
>doesn't mean it doesn't have a place in our collections. I don't particular=
>ly like to read fantasy or science fiction but that doesn't keep me from =
>having it available. I probably don't push it like I push other materials, =
>but I still have them available. And I don't push them because I have less =
>personal knowledge about them to be able to speak convincingly to them, =
>not because I don't like them and think they have no value. Besides which, =
>Go Ask Alice *is* listed in Wilson's Senior High School Library Catalog, =
>indicating that many others besides me think it is worthy. That in and of =
>itself might lead you to reconsider your position.
>
>Kim
>
>Kimberly A. Brosan, library media specialist
>Mid-Carolina High School
>Prosperity, SC
>kbrosan@newberry.k12.sc.us
>
>
>>>> Dorothy Tissair <dtissair@SNET.NET> 03/04/02 12:57PM >>>
>I'm sorry you don't like the book, but I don't believe that this is a =
>valid
>reason to remove it from the shelf. I just re-read the book a couple of
>years ago and while it may not be non-fiction it is definitely realistic
>fiction and could be written by far too many young woman from apparently
>"nice" suburban homes, even today.
>
>At 07:51 AM 3/4/2002 -0500, library wrote:
>>Frankly, I have never"liked" this book. For one, it claims to be non
>>fiction and we know it is not. It was first published as anonymous but we
>>know it was written by Beatrice Sparks. Although my library owns 2 copies
>>I never push the title.
>>
>>If I was deciding to purchase a new copy I would not. I am hoping the
>>current copies die a natural death...they haven't circulated in years and
>>it may be time to put them to rest.
>>
>>Allan
>
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