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John Green (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 31 Mar 2011

A vivid, passionate and intensely moving novel from prize-winning author John Green.

“In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette, but even in the dark, I could see her eyes – fierce emeralds. And not just beautiful, but hot too.”

BEFORE. Miles Halter’s whole life has been one big non-event until he starts at anything-but-boring Culver Creek Boarding School and meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, screwed up and utterly fascinating she pulls Miles into her world, launches him into a new life, and steals his heart. But when tragedy strikes, and Miles comes face-to-face with death he discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally.

AFTER: Nothing will ever be the same.

Poignant, funny, heartbreaking and compelling, this novel will stay with you forever.

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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks (31 Mar 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007424833
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007424832
  • Product Dimensions: 13 x 2 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (216 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 74 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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“Miles's narration is alive with sweet, self-deprecating humor, and his obvious struggle to tell the story truthfully adds to his believability.” School Library Journal

“What sings and soars in this gorgeously told tale is Green's mastery of language and the sweet, rough edges of Pudge's voice. Girls will cry and boys will find love, lust, loss and longing in Alaska's vanilla-and-cigarettes scent.” Kirkus

“The novel's chief appeal lies in Miles's well-articulated lust and his initial excitement about being on his own for the first time.” Publishers Weekly

About the Author

John Green is a New York Times bestselling author who has received numerous awards, including both the Printz Medal and a Printz Honour. John is also the cocreator (with his brother, Hank) of the popular video blog Brotherhood 2.0, which has been watched more than 30 million times by Nerdfighter fans all over the globe. He attended a boarding school in Alabama not entirely unlike ALASKA’s Culver Creek. John Green lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Looking For Alaska 2 Feb 2008
By Megan Rae
Format:Paperback
I was casually scanning the books in the Young Adult section at Borders, when a guy who worked there came up to me and reccomended this book. I was a little skeptical - he was about 25 and not really the kind I'd imagine reading books aimed at teens, but the way he talked about this book intrigued me entirely. So, as there wasn't anything else interesting me in the slightest, I though - what the hell? Plus, he said that if I didn't like it I could come back and he'd refund me.

I'm so unbelievably glad that I bought it. Green captures the way a teenagers mind works perfectly - and the way he portrayed Miles being hopelessly in love was perfect. Miles is a young boy who joins Culver Creek boarding school in Alabama and befriends Chip 'Colonel' Martin; a sarcastic, trailor-bred intellectual who teaches Miles the way things work.

Immediately, I was curious with the he set out the chapters; divided into two halves - before and after a defining moment in Mile's life. It wasn't soppy or unrealistic - it's a story about a normal boy falling in love with a girl who - in his eyes - is perfect. The main girl Alaska is an endearing character - the author makes you want to know more about her; she's the epitomy of 'cool', but her underlying story gives her more depth, and you realise that there's a lot more to her and that her smile is a mask for her past. Filled with drinking, pranks and cigarettes - Looking For Alaska gives an insight into what teenage life is all about, and the harrowing reality of how precious life is.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One to read in one sitting-absolutely compelling 2 April 2007
By Lori Marshmallow
Format:Paperback
I took this book out of the library on a whim one day and I really don't regret it! This book is about friendship and what makes people who they are. Reading this makes you understand that people have so many hidden layers which have been influenced by their past. This book looks at teenage relationships in a way that is remarkably true to life. Most people should be able to identify with the feelings and issues that it deals with. It is also the darker moments in this book that make it such a refreshing, if touching, read.

Looking for Alaska is one of the most well written books that I have read in a long while. One minute it can make you smile the next it can make you feel like crying. I would definitely recommend this to anyone.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars What a book 13 Jun 2011
By ETL
Format:Paperback
Just like John greens video blogs the seemingly unsignificant start came to a beautiful end. This book is so amazingly written and the story is relatable maybe not the basic story but the feelings that the charchters have are. John Green has written a classic which could easily slip away into insignificants but I suggest that is you are on the edge of buying this book that you do because it is beautiful. Also to the nerdfighters DFTBA
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