Looking for Alaska
2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by 
J4Shaw
from finding my place, Somewhere -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, November 21, 2017
J4Shaw from finding my place, Somewhere -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, November 21, 2017
About the Author:
John Green's first novel, Looking for Alaska, won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award presented by the American Library Association. His second novel, An Abundance of Katherines, was a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His next novel, Paper Towns, is a New York Times bestseller and won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best YA Mystery. In January 2012, his most recent novel, The Fault in Our Stars, was met with wide critical acclaim, unprecedented in Green's career.
About the Book:
(first published March 3rd 2005)
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.
John Green's first novel, Looking for Alaska, won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award presented by the American Library Association. His second novel, An Abundance of Katherines, was a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His next novel, Paper Towns, is a New York Times bestseller and won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best YA Mystery. In January 2012, his most recent novel, The Fault in Our Stars, was met with wide critical acclaim, unprecedented in Green's career.
About the Book:
(first published March 3rd 2005)
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.
MY REVIEW:
John Green has been an author I've wanted to delve into for a number of years, and upon spying his debut novel in a charity shop in North Wales several weeks ago, I quickly snaffled this - his debut novel - and was excited at the prospect of getting started.
The book was an enjoyable read, which altogether took me less than 6 hours to devour in a couple of sittings.
This book tackles perfectly the intensity of adolescence, and I enjoyed the journey it took me on.
Looking forward to more from this author in time to come.
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Released as part of the ● US~Canada Wishlist Tag● ☆ 2017 .
(I always add physical postage stamps to my packages. If you are not a collector yourself, check out the I collect postage stamps because... thread to find them a happy home.)
John Green has been an author I've wanted to delve into for a number of years, and upon spying his debut novel in a charity shop in North Wales several weeks ago, I quickly snaffled this - his debut novel - and was excited at the prospect of getting started.
The book was an enjoyable read, which altogether took me less than 6 hours to devour in a couple of sittings.
This book tackles perfectly the intensity of adolescence, and I enjoyed the journey it took me on.
Looking forward to more from this author in time to come.
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Released as part of the ● US~Canada Wishlist Tag● ☆ 2017 .
(I always add physical postage stamps to my packages. If you are not a collector yourself, check out the I collect postage stamps because... thread to find them a happy home.)
thank you so much for this book
