Looking for Alaska

Winner of the Michael L. Printz AwardA Los Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistA New York Times Bestseller • A USA Today BestsellerNPR’s Top Ten Best-Ever Teen NovelsTIME magazine’s 100 Best Young Adult Novels of All TimeA PBS Great American Read Selection An ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Top 10 • An ALA Quick Pick • A Booklist Editors’ Choice selection • A Kirkus Best Book of the Year • An SLJ Best Book of the Year • A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best • 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 “Looking For Alaska is a showcase to the raw talent John Green has, the kind of talent that can make you close the crisp last page of a novel and come out as a different person…. A gem of modern literature.” —Guardian  ★ “What sings and soars in this gorgeously told tale is Green’s mastery of language and the sweet, rough edges of Pudge’s voice.” —Kirkus★ “Alive with sweet, self-deprecating humor.” —SLJ “Funny, sad, inspiring, and always compelling.” —Bookpage “The spirit of Holden Caulfield lives on.” —Kliatt  “Stunning conclusion … one worthy of a book this good.” —Philadelphia Inquirer

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. John lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana.