Looking for Alaska by John Green - Young Adult Fiction - Paperback Book - Ages 13+

Details. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9780007523528. Publisher: Harper Fire. Age Range: 13+. Overview. Looking for Alaska is John Green's award-winning debut novel, a modern young adult classic that captures the chaos, longing and heartbreak of adolescence with rare emotional honesty. Following Miles "Pudge" Halter as he leaves his safe, uneventful life behind for Culver Creek Boarding School, the story explores first love, friendship, mischief and devastating loss with wit and raw honesty. Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award, this brand-new paperback edition is a must-have for teen and YA fiction fans, book clubs, and anyone who loved The Fault in Our Stars or Paper Towns.. About the Book. Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words and tired of his safe, unremarkable life at home. Seeking what the dying poet François Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps," he transfers to Culver Creek Boarding School in Alabama, hoping to find something more meaningful. There he falls in with a tight-knit group of friends and becomes utterly captivated by Alaska Young — clever, funny, self-destructive and endlessly fascinating. Alaska pulls Miles into her orbit, launching him into a new life far removed from anything he has known: late-night pranks, illicit cigarettes, philosophical debates and an aching, unspoken love that quietly consumes him. The novel is split into two distinct halves, "before" and "after," pivoting around a sudden tragedy that forces Miles and his friends to confront grief, guilt and the seemingly impossible task of truly understanding another person, even one they thought they knew completely. Told with John Green's trademark blend of sharp humour and genuine heartbreak, Looking for Alaska is as much a meditation on mortality and meaning as it is a coming-of-age story about first love, loyalty and lasting friendship. It has become a staple of school reading lists and book clubs worldwide, resonating deeply with generations of teen and ad