Looking For Alaska by John Green

“First drink, first prank, first friend, first girl, last words.” Miles Halter is fascinated by the last words of famous people. His favorite last words have become his words to live by: “I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” Miles is tired of his boring old life in Florida with no friends, so he has decided to spend his last two years of high school at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama looking for his Great Perhaps. His roommate and first friend Chip Martin, AKA The Colonel, makes sure that Miles’ year is full of fun and new experiences including a new name “Pudge”. Even better than a friendship with The Colonel is Alaska Young, the wild, moody, exhilarating, beautiful girl who loves poetry, pranks, wine, and cigarettes. The girl who will change his world into Before and After. And it isn’t long before Pudge realizes that rather than seeking the Great Perhaps, he will spend his time LOOKING FOR ALASKA.

**This book was the winner of the 2006 Michael Printz Award for the best in Young Adult Literature. **
This book has been in my pile for quite sometime and I'm glad I finally picked it up. It left me wanting more. I can definitely see why it was chosen for the Printz Award.