Looking For Alaska By John Green

After leaving his home in Florida, Miles “Pudge” Halter attends Culver Creek Boarding School. There he finds a video-game loving math genius by the name of Chip “The Colonel” Martin, who ends up being his roommate. The Colonel’s partner in crime is the witty and smart Alaska Young. Alaska, Pudge, and the Colonel find themselves battling a group of rich kids who can afford to go home every weekend, who they call Weekday Warriors. In the process, Alaska captures Pudge’s heart through reading Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Cat’s Cradle,, however, Pudge is frustrated with the fact that Alaska has a boyfriend and she has a tendency to get really moody for no reason. “She’s talked to me about hermmom just that morning. How could a girl who told that joke three hours ago before becoming a sobbing mess?”(95). One night, just as Pudge thinks everything is working out with him and Alaska, Pudge makes a mistake that he regrets and has to learn to live with.

I think this was a great book. It makes you think about the more important aspects of life. Pudge is the average, awkward teenage boy that many teens can relate to, and he learns valuable life lessons. I like how the book counts down the days to an unknown, and then when the countdown is over I wondered what has happened, and was shocked to find out what happened. I think teenagers will like reading this book if they like books that aren’t full of adventure, but still entertaining.