Written by: John Green
Miles, also known as 'Pudge', Halter is tired of his monotonous home life. He feels that his entire life has been extremely uneventful. Fascinated by last words, Pudge heads off to a new start at Culver Creek Boarding School. His life quickly becomes the opposite of what it once was. Down the hall is a girl named Alaska Young who changes his life. He falls head over heels for her. Quickly Alaksa pulls pudge into the Great Perhaps and wins him over.
This is not a story I would read with my class, but would be something I would recommend to my students if I was teaching at a high school level.
Awards :
Winner, 2006 Michael L. Printz Award
Finalist, 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2006 Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults
2006 Teens’ Top 10 Award
2006 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
A Booklist Editor’s Choice Pick
Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection
Borders Original Voices Selection
Miles, also known as 'Pudge', Halter is tired of his monotonous home life. He feels that his entire life has been extremely uneventful. Fascinated by last words, Pudge heads off to a new start at Culver Creek Boarding School. His life quickly becomes the opposite of what it once was. Down the hall is a girl named Alaska Young who changes his life. He falls head over heels for her. Quickly Alaksa pulls pudge into the Great Perhaps and wins him over.
"After. Nothing is ever the same."
This is not a story I would read with my class, but would be something I would recommend to my students if I was teaching at a high school level.
Awards :
Winner, 2006 Michael L. Printz Award
Finalist, 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2006 Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults
2006 Teens’ Top 10 Award
2006 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
A Booklist Editor’s Choice Pick
Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection
Borders Original Voices Selection
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