GREEN, John.
Looking For Alaska.
New York: Dutton Books , 2005.
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“When I look at my room, I see a girl who loves books": First Edition of John Green's Looking For Alaska; Signed by Him
First edition of this "gem of modern literature" (Guardian). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by John Green on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Linda McCarthy.
Looking for Alaska follows the novel's main character and narrator Miles Halter, or "Pudge," to boarding school where he goes to seek the "Great Perhaps," the famous last words of François Rabelais. Throughout the first half of the novel, Miles and his friends Chip "The Colonel" Martin, Alaska Young, and Takumi Hikohito grow very close and the section culminates in Alaska's death. In the second half of the novel, Miles and his friends work to discover the missing details of the night Alaska died. While struggling to reconcile Alaska's death, Miles grapples with Simón Bolivar's last words and the meaning of life, leaving the conclusion to these topics unresolved. Looking for Alaska is a coming-of-age novel that touches on themes of meaning, grief, hope, and youth-adult relationships. The novel won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association. Looking for Alaska premiered as a Hulu Original in 2019.
Looking For Alaska.
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