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Looking for Alaska / John Green.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2011, c2005.Edition: [New ed.]Description: 271 pages; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780007424832
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813.54 23
Summary: YA. "In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette, but even in the dark, I could see her eyes - fierce emeralds. And not just beautiful, but hot too." BEFORE: Miles Halter's whole life has been one big non-event until he starts at anything-but-boring Culver Creek Boarding School and meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, screwed up and utterly fascinating she pulls Miles into her world, launches him into a new life, and steals his heart. But when tragedy strikes, and Miles comes face-to-face with death he discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally. AFTER: Nothing will ever be the same. Poignant, funny, heartbreaking and compelling, this novel will stay with you forever.Summary: 14 yrs+
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Young Adult Young Adult Pop-Up Library Young Adult Fiction Children &Young Adults Section GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available a00643813

Originally published: New York: Dutton, 2005; London: HarperCollins Children's 2006.

YA. "In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette, but even in the dark, I could see her eyes - fierce emeralds. And not just beautiful, but hot too." BEFORE: Miles Halter's whole life has been one big non-event until he starts at anything-but-boring Culver Creek Boarding School and meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, screwed up and utterly fascinating she pulls Miles into her world, launches him into a new life, and steals his heart. But when tragedy strikes, and Miles comes face-to-face with death he discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally. AFTER: Nothing will ever be the same. Poignant, funny, heartbreaking and compelling, this novel will stay with you forever.

14 yrs+

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