The Resource Looking for alaska, John Green, (electronic resource.)
Looking for alaska, John Green, (electronic resource.)
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The item Looking for alaska, John Green, (electronic resource.) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Coweta Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Looking for alaska, John Green, (electronic resource.) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Coweta Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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- Summary
- The award-winning, genre-defining debut from #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our StarsWinner of the Michael L. Printz AwardLos Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistNew York Times bestsellerBefore. Miles "Pudge" Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave "the Great Perhaps" even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . .After. Nothing is ever the same
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Isbn
- 9781101434208
- Label
- Looking for alaska
- Title
- Looking for alaska
- Statement of responsibility
- John Green
- Subject
-
- trueFriends' death
- trueRealistic fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- trueTeenage boys
- Electronic books
- trueBooks for reluctant readers
- trueRules
- trueDeath
- trueInterpersonal relations
- trueBoarding schools
- trueTeenagers
- trueSelf-destructive behavior in teenagers
- trueUnhappiness in teenagers
- trueRisk-taking in teenagers
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueSchools
- trueTeenage boy/girl relations
- Young Adult Literature
- trueFriendship
- trueSixteen-year-old boys
- trueTeenage girls
- trueAlabama
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The award-winning, genre-defining debut from #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our StarsWinner of the Michael L. Printz AwardLos Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistNew York Times bestsellerBefore. Miles "Pudge" Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave "the Great Perhaps" even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . .After. Nothing is ever the same
- Summary
- Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash
- Award
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- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2005
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12, 2006.
- Michael L. Printz Award, 2006.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2006
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2009
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2006
- Inky Awards (Australia): Silver Inky, 2007.
- YALSA Outstanding Book for the College Bound, 2009.
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2005.
- Great American Read, 2018.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 133056
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- Index
- no index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 850
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 9
- 12
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Label
- Looking for alaska, John Green, (electronic resource.)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9781101434208
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- A78037CD-4334-4CB7-9E6A-5994F80A6FD3
- Label
- Looking for alaska, John Green, (electronic resource.)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9781101434208
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- A78037CD-4334-4CB7-9E6A-5994F80A6FD3
Subject
- trueAlabama
- trueBoarding schools
- trueBooks for reluctant readers
- trueDeath
- Electronic books
- trueFriends' death
- trueFriendship
- trueInterpersonal relations
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueRealistic fiction
- trueRisk-taking in teenagers
- trueRules
- trueSchools
- trueSelf-destructive behavior in teenagers
- trueSixteen-year-old boys
- trueTeenage boy/girl relations
- trueTeenage boys
- trueTeenage girls
- trueTeenagers
- trueUnhappiness in teenagers
- Young Adult Fiction
- Young Adult Literature
Genre
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 2005
- trueFor Fans Of . . . Thirteen Reasons Why
- trueGreat American Read 2018
- trueInky Awards: Silver Inky
- trueKentucky Bluegrass Award: Grades 9-12
- trueMichael L. Printz Award
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Books: 2005
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2006
- trueYALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound - Literature and Language Arts: 2009
- trueYALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: Death and Dying (2009)
- trueYALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: Fiction: 2006
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2005
- Award
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12, 2006.
- Award
- Michael L. Printz Award, 2006.
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2006
- Award
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2009
- Award
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2006
- Award
- Inky Awards (Australia): Silver Inky, 2007.
- Award
- YALSA Outstanding Book for the College Bound, 2009.
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2005.
- Award
- Great American Read, 2018.
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