–High School Only–
Miles Halter, “Pudge,” spends the first half of his junior year at Culver Creek trying to find what he philosophically calls “the great perhaps” and trying to get a kiss from the moody and beautiful Alaska Young.
“Pudge” spends the second half of his junior year at Culver Creek trying to figure out what really happened the night he finally got that kiss and Alaska tragically died in a car crash near campus.
“Pudge” and three of Alaska’s closest friends finally find “the great perhaps” after they pull off the greatest school prank of all in Alaska’s honor.
The 2006 Michael L. Printz Award for outstanding young adult literature was given to John Green for this first novel. Are you curious about how authors find out about awards like this? John’s parents were with him when he received the call from Printz committee chair and his dad had a digital camera. You can see the picture’s on John’s blog.
