{"product_id":"looking-for-alaska-9780525475064","title":"Looking for Alaska","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning, genre-defining debut from John Green, the #1 international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTurtles All the Way Down \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize Finalist\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst drink\u003cbr\u003e First prank\u003cbr\u003e First friend\u003cbr\u003e First girl\u003cbr\u003e Last words \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Miles \"Pudge\" Halter is abandoning his safe-okay, \u003ci\u003eboring\u003c\/i\u003e-life. Fascinated by the last words of famous people, Pudge leaves for boarding school to seek what a dying Rabelais called the \"Great Perhaps.\"\u003cbr\u003e Pudge becomes encircled by friends whose lives are everything but safe and boring. Their nucleus is razor-sharp, sexy, and self-destructive Alaska, who has perfected the arts of pranking and evading school rules. Pudge falls impossibly in love. When tragedy strikes the close-knit group, it is only in coming face-to-face with death that Pudge discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally.\u003cbr\u003e John Green's stunning debut marks the arrival of a stand-out new voice in young adult fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525475064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.68w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Buckeye Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Iowa High School Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Tayshas Reading - Commended\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Heartland Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael L. Printz Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2005 pg. 334 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 252 - Book Of Special Distinction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2005 pg. 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/11\/2005 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/07\/2005 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2005 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSLJ's Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2005 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Ed Choice Youth\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Best Books Young Adults\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e86391 \/ Looking for Alaska\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638295818396,"sku":"9780525475064","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f1dfce0f-50f8-4619-bddd-0067419f7783.jpg?v=1603846932","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/looking-for-alaska-9780525475064","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}