Looking for Alaska

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Life-changing love and loss at a boarding school.

Looking for Alaska would be a good read for someone who enjoys a coming-of-age story with a focus on self-discovery and navigating complex emotions. The book's unique and distinctive feature is the nonlinear structure in which the story is told. The first half of the book is "BEFORE," when Miles is getting to know Alaska and experiencing the excitement of his new school, while the second half is "AFTER," which deals with the aftermath of a tragedy that changes everything. Readers may appreciate the nuanced portrayal of grief and the exploration of themes such as guilt and forgiveness.

  • 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.

Looking for Alaska

Regular price RM22.54 MYR
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per
ISBN: 9780007523528
Authors: John Green
Date of Publication: 2013-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.97
(rated by 1580910 readers)

Description

Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave “the Great Perhaps” even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . . After. Nothing is ever the same.
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Life-changing love and loss at a boarding school.

Looking for Alaska would be a good read for someone who enjoys a coming-of-age story with a focus on self-discovery and navigating complex emotions. The book's unique and distinctive feature is the nonlinear structure in which the story is told. The first half of the book is "BEFORE," when Miles is getting to know Alaska and experiencing the excitement of his new school, while the second half is "AFTER," which deals with the aftermath of a tragedy that changes everything. Readers may appreciate the nuanced portrayal of grief and the exploration of themes such as guilt and forgiveness.

  • 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.