In it, he felt free to express his confusions, his hopes, and his fears. The book is based on true events of 16yearold alden barrett from pleasant grove. The books deal with topical issues such as drug abuse, satanism, teenage pregnancy or. To all of you people from utah that claim jay s journal is a true story, well, lets just say that beatrice sparks has convinced you, once again, that her self righteous fantasy view of the world is fact, and teenagers can gain some sort of phenomenal powers by killing cats and drinking cows blood, and only by obeying your parents and going to church will save you from the evils of the. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. For the first time that i could remember in my whole life, i was completely uninhibited. The book of knowledge states that formerly people thought that the world was divided into a kingdom of good and a kingdom of evil. Go ask alicejays journal by beatrice sparks goodreads. Hoping to fill in sketchy gaps in jays journal i interviewed many of his friends and teachers.
Publication date 1979 topics witchcraft publisher new york. A withdrawn adolescent boys initiation into the occult draws him ever deeper into the bizarre world of witchcraft. Jays journal by anonymous in the tradition of go ask alice, a harrowing account of a teen boys descent into drugs, satanism, and death. Jay was a very good boy who was dedicated to his studies and things he could do in life. 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. Beatrice sparks actually made up most of this book from a real boys short diary. She has also edited go ask alice another anonymous journal that she published. Jays journal anonymous beatrice sparks i is who i is. Its hard not to be cynical about this book, knowing it was prepared by the same woman who prepared go ask alice. Jay was a sweet, bright high school student who cared about his grad. The truth behind jays journal, and interviews with the family, sparks used roughly 25 entries of 212 total from barretts actual journal. Jay s journal has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. With jay s journal however i believe that beatrice sparks went a bit overboard. Jay s journal jay was a sweet, bright high school student who cared about his grades and his friends.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. She cared more for money than she did for the family of poor alden barrett and cared more for sensation than she did for the truth. Jays journal is a book presented as an autobiographical account of a depressed teenage boy who becomes involved with a satanic group. This is the real diary of a teenager named jay as he becomes interested in the occult, edited by beatrice sparks. Jays journal beatrice sparks read online free books. Browse the most recent arlington, texas obituaries and condolences. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Jays journal by anonymous, beatrice sparks 9781442419933. Go ask alicejays journal book by anonymous, beatrice. Jays journal book by anonymous, beatrice sparks official. Jay s journal reveals his growing involvement with witchcraft before his suicide at age 16.
The truth behind jays journal and interviews with the family, sparks used roughly 25. Yeah, after writing that little bit i feel a heck of a lot better. Whereas go ask alice was a genuinely moving story, despite its misleading packaging, jays journal offers nothing to sit the emotions. When jay falls in with a crowd thats dabbling in drugs and the occult, he finds himself in over his head and doing things he never thought possible. In his real diary, there is no mention of the occult. Beatrice sparks s most popular book is go ask alice. Beatrice sparks january 15, 1917 may 25, 2012 was an american therapist and mormon youth counselor who was known for producing books purporting to be the real diaries of troubled teenagers. Jays journal was a very interesting book about a 16 year old boy.
Jays journal jays journal is the journal of a 16 year old boy, jay that was found after his untimely death. Go ask alice jay s journal by anonymous a boxed set of two classic, cautionary tales. Download free jays journal beatrice sparks jays journal beatrice sparks if you ally infatuation such a referred jays journal beatrice sparks book that will meet the expense of you worth, get the categorically best seller from us currently from several preferred authors. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in arlington, texas. Sparks just made all that up to preach what she believes to be evil. The quotations may have given away that i think the validity of this book is utter crap. As a whole they said he was a mostly just like everybody else boy. A few months ago i read go ask alice and was drawn in completely i didnt put it down all night until i had finished. Apparently, jay wasnt into satanism and sparks only used about 25 entries from the original journal. After participating in several occult rituals, jay believes he is being haunted by a demon named raul.
The result, titled jay s journal, depicts jay as a satan worshipper who sacrifices animals, drinks blood, and is ultimately driven to suicide by a demon he has summoned. Editor beatrice sparks and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Again, sparks claimed that she filled it in with her history of working with teens and with interviews with the boys friends. Beatrice sparks is a family and adolescent therapist who edited the diary that formed the basis for go ask alice, and has since edited many diaries on topics such as gangs, aids, and teen pregnancy in the 1988 annies baby. After a while jay fell in love with a girl that wasnt good for him, she did drugs. Jay s journal has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The books deal with topical issues such as drug abuse, satanism, teenage pregnancy or aids. This is the true story of the famous novel jays journal by anonymous.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. The journal was given to beatrice sparks by his mother. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks abebooks passion for books. What i mean by that is that there is a letter at the end from jay s mother in which she summarizes certain aspects of jay s life which were pretty big plot points of the story. Jay s journal 9781442419933 by anonymous and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Of the 212 entries in jay s journal, 187 were found to have been fabricated by sparks.
Instead, sparks expanded a single mention of the occult into a major theme of the book. Go ask alicejay s journal paperback oct 19 2010 by anonymous author, beatrice sparks editor 5. If you desire to hilarious books, lots of novels, tale, jokes, and more. Exactly 21 of 69 entries from aldens journal were used by beatrice sparks in jay s journal. According to a book written by barretts brother scott a place in the sun. Beatrice sparks is well known for taking the words of teenagers and bulking them up with fictional fluff to make them sell a specific narrative. Beatrice sparks has 12 books on goodreads with 409248 ratings. Sure, it may have been loosely based on a real diary, but im talking very loosely. Buy a cheap copy of go ask alicejay s journal book by anonymous. The other entries were fictional, based on case histories from other teenagers sparks worked with, and interviews of friends.
Jay s journal the book is evidence of the exploitation of moral panic over satanism in the 80s and the exploitation of a young teenagers death by beatrice sparks. The result was jays journal and when the book was released the boys parents were very upset. Was i the table or the book or the music, or was i part of all of them, but it didnt really matter, for whatever i was, i was wonderful. Jays journal book by anonymous, beatrice sparks, ph. Browse dallas morning news obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolencestributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. Jays journal anonymous diaries and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
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