Looking for Alaska

by John Green

Summary: She's the girl that every guy wants, and upon first meeting her, every guy thinks she's out of his league. When Miles, whose hobby is memorizing famous last words, meets Alaska Young at his Alabama boarding school, he falls hopelessly in love with her. She makes it clear that she has a boyfriend, but Miles starts to get mixed signals as they grow closer. When tragedy strikes, Miles and his friends have to confront their own choices, and learn that people aren't always what they seem.

My thoughts: Warning: this is a high school book with mature content, and is not in our school library, but I did love it so much I wanted to include it. It's very rare that a book actually makes me cry, but this one had me sobbing. This book is less about plot, and more about dialogue. John Green has a awful lot to say about life in general, and he's a man worth listening to. Looking for Alaska is Gen Y's The Catcher in the Rye. An important read.