Awards

• Commended for L.A. Times Book Prize (Young Adult Fiction) 2005
• Commended for Tayshas Reading 2006
• Winner of Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award.
• Winner of Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Grades 9-12) 2006
• Winner of Michael L. Printz Award (Young Adult) 2006

Overview

The award-winning, genre-defining debut from John Green, the #1 international bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award • A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist • A New York Times Bestseller • A USA Today Bestseller • NPR’s Top Ten Best-Ever Teen Novels • TIME magazine’s 100 Best Young Adult Novels of All Time • A PBS Great American Read Selection • Millions of copies sold!   First drink. First prank. First friend. First love. Last words.    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 François Rabelais called “The Great Perhaps.” Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young, who will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps.    Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another. A modern classic, this stunning debut marked #1 bestselling author John Green’s arrival as a groundbreaking new voice in contemporary fiction.

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An ALA Best Book for Young Adults Top 10An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young ReadersA 2005 Booklist Editors ChoiceA Kirkus Best Book of 2005A 2005 SLJ Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age What sets this novel apart is the brilliant, insightful, suffering but enduring voice of Miles Halter. -- Chicago Tribune Funny, sad, inspiring, and always compelling. -- Bookpage Stunning conclusion . . . one worthy of a book this good. -- Philadelphia Inquirer The spirit of Holden Caulfield lives on. -- Kliatt What sings and soars in this gorgeously told tale is Green s mastery of language and the sweet, rough edges of Pudge s voice. Girls will cry and boys will find love, lust, loss and longing in Alaska s vanilla-and-cigarettes scent. Kirkus, starred review Miles s narration is alive with sweet, self-deprecating humor, and his obvious struggle to tell the story truthfully adds to his believability. Like Phineas in John Knowles s 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. -- SLJ, starred review .. .Miles is a witty narrator who manages to be credible as the overlooked kid, but he's also an articulate spokesperson for the legions of teen searching for life meaning (his taste for famous last words is a believable and entertaining quirk), and the Colonel's smarts, clannish loyalties, and relentlessly methodological approach to problems make him a true original....There's a certain recursive fitness here, since this is exactly the kind of book that makes kids like Miles certain that boarding school will bring them their destiny, but perceptive readers may also realize that their own lives await the discovery of meaning even as they vicariously experience Miles' quest. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books, starred review Readers will only hope that this is not the last word from this promising new author. -- Publishers Weekly John Green has written a powerful novel one that plunges headlong into the labyrinth of life, love, and the mysteries of being human. This is a book that will touch your life, so don t read it sitting down. Stand up, and take a step into the Great Perhaps. K.L. Going, author of Fat Kid Rules the World, a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults Top 10<br> An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers<br> A 2005 Booklist Editors' Choice<br> A Kirkus Best Book of 2005<br> A 2005 SLJ Best Book of the Year<br> A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age <br> What sets this novel apart is the brilliant, insightful, suffering but enduring voice of Miles Halter. -- Chicago Tribune <br> Funny, sad, inspiring, and always compelling. -- Bookpage <br> Stunning conclusion . . . one worthy of a book this good. -- Philadelphia Enquirer <br> The spirit of Holden Caulfield lives on. -- Kliatt <br> What sings and soars in this gorgeously told tale is Green's mastery of language and the sweet, rough edges of Pudge's voice. Girls will cry and boys will find love, lust, loss and longing in Alaska's vanilla-and-cigarettes scent. Kirkus, starred review <br> Miles's narration is alive with sweet, self-deprecating humor, and his obvious struggle to tell the story truthfully adds to his believability. Like Phineas in John Knowles's 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. -- SLJ, starred review <br> .. .Miles is a witty narrator who manages to be credible as the overlooked kid, but he's also an articulate spokesperson for the legions of teen searching for life meaning (his taste for famous last words is a believable and entertaining quirk), and the Colonel's smarts, clannish loyalties, and relentlessly methodological approach to problems make him a true original....There's a certain recursive fitness here, since this is exactly the kind of book that makes kids like Miles certain that boarding school will bring them their destiny, but perceptive readers may also realize that their own lives await the discovery of meaning even as they vicariously experience Miles' quest. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults Top 10 An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers A 2005 Booklist Editors' Choice A Kirkus Best Book of 2005 A 2005 SLJ Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age What sets this novel apart is the brilliant, insightful, suffering but enduring voice of Miles Halter. -- Chicago Tribune Funny, sad, inspiring, and always compelling. -- Bookpage Stunning conclusion . . . one worthy of a book this good. -- Philadelphia Enquirer The spirit of Holden Caulfield lives on. -- Kliatt What sings and soars in this gorgeously told tale is Green's mastery of language and the sweet, rough edges of Pudge's voice. Girls will cry and boys will find love, lust, loss and longing in Alaska's vanilla-and-cigarettes scent. Kirkus, starred review Miles's narration is alive with sweet, self-deprecating humor, and his obvious struggle to tell the story truthfully adds to his believability. Like Phineas in John Knowles's 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. -- SLJ, starred review .. .Miles is a witty narrator who manages to be credible as the overlooked kid, but he's also an articulate spokesperson for the legions of teen searching for life meaning (his taste for famous last words is a believable and entertaining quirk), and the Colonel's smarts, clannish loyalties, and relentlessly methodological approach to problems make him a true original....There's a certain recursive fitness here, since this is exactly the kind of book that makes kids like Miles certain that boarding school will bring them their destiny, but perceptive readers may also realize that their own lives await the discovery of meaning even as they vicariously experience Miles' quest. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review

Miles's narration is alive with sweet, self-deprecating humor, and his obvious struggle to tell the story truthfully adds to his believability. Like Phineas in John Knowles's 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. School Library Journal, starred review<br><br> . ..Miles is a witty narrator who manages to be credible as the overlooked kid, but he's also an articulate spokesperson for the legions of teen searching for life meaning (his taste for famous last words is a believable and entertaining quirk), and the Colonel's smarts, clannish loyalties, and relentlessly methodological approach to problems make him a true original....There's a certain recursive fitness here, since this is exactly the kind of book that makes kids like Miles certain that boarding school will bring them their destiny, but perceptive readers may also realize that their own lives await the discovery of meaning even as they vicariously experience Miles' quest. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review<br><br> Readers will only hope that this is not the last word from this promising new author. Publishers Weekly<br><br> What sings and soars in this gorgeously told tale is Green's mastery of language and the sweet, rough edges of Pudge's voice. Girls will cry and boys will find love, lust, loss and longing in Alaska's vanilla-and-cigarettes scent. Kirkus Reviews, starred review<br><br>

Author Information

John Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with David Levithan), The Fault in Our Stars, and Turtles All the Way Down. His many accolades include the Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and the Edgar Award. John has twice been a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and was selected by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. With his brother, Hank, John is one half of the Vlogbrothers  and co-created the online educational series CrashCourse. You can join the millions who follow him on Twitter @johngreen and Instagram @johngreenwritesbooks or visit him online at johngreenbooks.com. John lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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