Looking for Alaska Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words–and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the “Great Perhaps.” Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Green was awarded the 2006 Michael L. You can buy Looking for Alaska from your favorite retailer via the Penguin portal: If you’ve read the book and are completely prepared for spoilers, visit the Looking for Alaska Questions page for much, much more information on the book. Awards Winner, 2006 Michael L. Reviews (SPOILER ALERT!) “Green…has a writer’s voice, so self-assured and honest that one is startled to learn that this novel is his first. “Like Phineas in John Knowles’ “A Separate Peace,” Green draws Alaska so lovingly, in self-loathing darkness as well as energetic light, that readers mourn her loss along with her friends.” “The spirit of Holden Caulfield lives on.”
Best Young Adult Novels, Best Teen Fiction, Top 100 Teen Novels It's almost a cliche at this point to say that teen fiction isn't just for teens anymore. Just last year, the Association of American Publishers ranked Children's/Young Adult books as the single fastest-growing publishing category. Which is why we were only a little surprised to see the tremendous response that came in for this summer's Best-Ever Teen Fiction poll. A whopping 75,220 of you voted for your favorite young adult novels, blasting past the total for last year's science fiction and fantasy poll at, dare we say it, warp speed. And now, the final results are in. Selecting a manageable voting roster from among the more than 1,200 nominations that came in from readers wasn't easy, and we were happy to be able to rely on such an experienced panel of judges. Summer, like youth, is fleeting.
Looking for Alaska Unrequited love. Pranks. Rule-breaking. Illicit behavior. Based on this, Looking for Alaska sounds like a pretty great young adult book, right? But if all of this fancy pants award winning doesn't pique your interest, then perhaps this will: Looking for Alaska is about a teen named Miles who desperately wants adventure. Miles finds adventure, uncertainty, and excitement in spades at Culver Creek, the boarding school he transfers to for his junior year of high school. Spoiler alert. No really—this is a pretty major reveal. Okay, you ready? Drag out your tissue box, because you're going to laugh until you cry and also just plain old cry. In Looking for Alaska, John Green shows us that in spite of the death of a friend and the agonies of grief and adolescence, the suffering of life and the hope that springs from it is worth the trouble. A lot of adults belittle the intense feelings and the experiences of teenagers. Gosh, this sounds kind of boring, you might be thinking.