Little Girl Lost

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I always wondered what the circumstances were that led 9-year-old Drew Barrymore to turn to alcohol and then later drugs.

Though this is poorly written, it's a fairly interesting read considering the co-author was 14 years-old at the time. Drew talks about the support given to her by Steven Spielberg who she says gave her the best advice she ever been given on acting : "Drew, you can't act your character, you gotta be your character. The formatting alternates between writings from Drew, interviews with her mom and additional narrative provided by someone else. There was very little responsibility taken by Jaid and the frequent asides that were included by her were distracting, defensive, and inappropriate considering this was supposed to be her daughter's memoir.No one can save Drew her from herself except Drew, and this fourteen year old superstar in the final analysis is frighteningly isolated and on her own. Drew is offering advice to young actresses entering rehab these days: ""If you don't pull it together for yourself, no one else will," she says in the March issue of Vogue. Drew, as she says, will live the rest of her life on the brink of disaster, from minute to minute and hour to hour.

I wasn't sure if I would like this book since it was written so long ago and by someone so young, but it stands the test of time. If you loved "Carol", the loveable little pain-in-the butt thirteen year old in American Graffiti, her story (written decades later as an adult) is "High on Arrival" by Laura Mackenzie Phillips and is available.

Drew takes us through her journey of self-destruction, drug and alcohol abuse, and her struggle to become sober and understand herself and her issues better.