Looking For Alaska
John Green
PLOT
CHARACTERS
John Green
Author of Looking For Alaska, John Green, attended Kenyon College and currently writes young adult fiction. He received a Printz Award in 2006 and also wrote Paper Towns and The Fault in Our Stars. The New York Times Book Review has given all of his books great ratings which helped boost his career.
Alaska Young
A vivacious, spontaneous, and hard to love Alaska has Pudge wrapped around her finger. Her yearning for him feels like a betrayal because of her boyfriend, Jake. She is used to be wanted by guys and seems to have no problem with cheating. With the Colonel by her side, the group of three is invincible.
Miles Halter (Pudge)
Pudge was unsure about how he would feel attending his new boarding school. The only thing he was sure of was that he was irrevocably and hopelessly in love with Alaska Young. The quiet, shy boy that was always a loner, broke out his shell by the dramatic, impulsive Alaska. However, after one small prank he contributes to, his life is changed for the worse.
Chip Martin (Colonel)
The beefy, fearless Colonel seems to have one thing on his mind at all times: how do I get revenge on the Weekday Warriors? He has had problems with the jocks ever since he began going to the school three years ago. The pranks and threats seem to be never ending. Coming close to expulsion, the Colonel pulls a prank with Miles that will change the everybody's life forever.
Lara
Lara, a sweet and innocent foreign exchange student, takes an interest in Miles after meeting him. However, his obvious obsession in Alaska seems to block their relationship from progressing. Lara is always left in the dark of the weird love triangle and seems to always get hurt.
Takumi
The smartest and most skillful rapper of the group, Takumi, was welcomed into the circle of friends easily. The humorous boy provided entertaining talent as well as the smarts to help pull off challenging pranks. He only plays a small part in the prank that changed everything but it effects him in a huge way.
Book Review
confict
Miles has fallen in love with Alaska, but will she ever love him back? Will they every have a future together?
passage from book
This passage shows how much he is in love with Alaska and how he desperately wants her to want him. It's a classic love story of a typical teenager. This one line proves that it's more then just sex with him; it's about love in his eyes.
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Looking For Alaska (John Green) Book Review
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May 12, 2013