Title: Looking for Alaska Author: John Green
ISBN: 978-1-4233-2444-7
Recommended Grade Level of User: 9th to 12th
Media Type: Audiobook, Compact Disc (CD)
Copyright: 2006
Audiobook Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Narrator: Jeff Woodman
Duration: 7 Hours (6 CDs)
Genre: Fiction
Reader's Annotation: Will Miles ever find his Great Perhaps?
Plot Summary: Miles is leaving his family and his home for boarding school in Alabama. After his arrival, he quickly becomes friends with his roommate Chip and his roommate’s female friend, Alaska. When Miles gets thrown into a lake one day by a local group of notorious pranksters, Miles and his friends declare a prank war. Amidst the festivities surrounding the pranks, Miles finds that he is developing a crush on Alaska. Throughout the course of the audiobook, infatuation grows between the two teens. One fateful night, however, Alaska suddenly perishes in a car crash. Devastated by their loss, Miles and Chip set out on a quest to uncover the truth behind Alaska’s death.
Evaluation: (B) Green created three well developed characters in Miles, Chip, and Alaska. Each brought interest to the story with unique sets of characteristics and provided for an intriguing and suspenseful narrative. It is easy to see how each character impacts the others' lives and while the ending isn't necessarily a happy one, it makes the story much more believable.
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