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John Green

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Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska

Navigating grief, love, and the labyrinth of suffering.

"Looking for Alaska" is the kind of book that lingers in your mind long after you've turned the last page. It captures the chaotic and intense world of teenage emotions and the pursuit of meaning in a manner that's both deeply philosophical and relatably human. If the complexities of young love, the pain of loss, and the big questions of life intrigue you, this novel will not only entertain but also provoke profound reflection.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2005)
  • Michael L. Printz Award (2006)
  • Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2007)
  • Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award Nominee (2006)
  • Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Jugendbuch (2008)
  • The Inky Awards for Silver Inky (2007)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2009)
  • Bronzener Lufti (2007)
  • Green Mountain Book Award (2008)
  • The Inky Awards Shortlist for Silver Inky (2007)
  • Alabama Author Award for Young Adult (2006)
  • Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera independiente (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780007523160
Author: John Green
Publisher: HarperCollins s
Date of Publication: 2013-02-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Contemporary, Young Adult, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Realistic Fiction, High School, Young Adult Contemporary, Mystery, Teen, Coming of Age
Goodreads rating: 3.96
(rated by 1788622 readers)

Description

First drink, first prank, first friend, first girl, last words… A poignant and moving crossover novel about making friends and growing up from American author, John Green.Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words – and tired of his safe, boring and rather lonely life at home. He leaves for boarding school filled with cautious optimism, to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed-up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps. Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another.
 

Navigating grief, love, and the labyrinth of suffering.

"Looking for Alaska" is the kind of book that lingers in your mind long after you've turned the last page. It captures the chaotic and intense world of teenage emotions and the pursuit of meaning in a manner that's both deeply philosophical and relatably human. If the complexities of young love, the pain of loss, and the big questions of life intrigue you, this novel will not only entertain but also provoke profound reflection.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2005)
  • Michael L. Printz Award (2006)
  • Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2007)
  • Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award Nominee (2006)
  • Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Jugendbuch (2008)
  • The Inky Awards for Silver Inky (2007)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2009)
  • Bronzener Lufti (2007)
  • Green Mountain Book Award (2008)
  • The Inky Awards Shortlist for Silver Inky (2007)
  • Alabama Author Award for Young Adult (2006)
  • Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera independiente (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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