by John Green · Dutton Books for Young Readers · tapa dura · ISBN 9780525475064
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«Looking for Alaska» is John Green's young adult novel, published in 2005 by Dutton Books for Young Readers in hardcover (221 pages, in English).
Miles Halter, fascinated by the last words of famous figures, leaves his safe life to attend Culver Creek boarding school in search of the «Great Perhaps». There he meets Alaska Young, a magnetic and self-destructive girl who drags him into a world of friendship and first experiences. A tragedy forces Miles to discover the value of life.
John Green's debut novel, winner of the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award. The story takes place at a boarding school in Alabama.
Aimed at young people aged 14 to 17, it combines boarding school life with themes such as friendship, first love and grief.
John Michael Green is an American author and YouTuber. His books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide, including The Fault in Our Stars (2012), which is one of the best-selling books of all time. Green's rapid rise to fame and idiosyncratic voice are credited with creating a major shift in the young adult fiction market. Green is also well known for his work in online video, most notably his YouTube ventures with his younger brother Hank Green.
