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Famous Last Words

Looking for Alaska by John Green

August 5, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Banned Books There are a few categories on the Bingo board that have looked slightly more homework like to me than others, and I had the feeling Banned Books was going to be one of them.  Fortunately for me, the Top Ten Most Challenged lists of books contain quite a few modern YA novels because of course teachers would want to include current novels to appeal to their students. I had already read a few of them, and some of the choices were […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: banned books, cbr11bingo, coming-of-age, john green, looking for alaska

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: banned books, cbr11bingo, coming-of-age, john green, looking for alaska ·
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Miles’ adventures in boarding school

July 17, 2015 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Miles Halter doesn’t really have any friends in his Florida high school and persuades his parents to send him to the same boarding school in Alabama that his father once attended. When he gets there, he is quickly included in the already established circle of friends including his roommate Chip, usually referred to as the Colonel; the intense and unpredictable Alaska, whom Miles falls in love with pretty much at first sight; and Takumi, who seems like the most sane of the group. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR7, contemporary fiction, friendship, grief, john green, looking for alaska, Malin, Young Adult

Malin's CBR7 Review No:75 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: CBR7, contemporary fiction, friendship, grief, john green, looking for alaska, Malin, Young Adult ·
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looking for alaska

April 25, 2014 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” I have a John Green problem. Actually, badkittyuno and I have a John Green problem. Green is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors  considering I hadn’t heard of him prior to this year. I think I liked Alaska as much as I did because I read it after the distinctly disappointing An Abundance of Katherine’s. Miles is leaving home for boarding school to escape the bullies and his lack of friends. At Culver […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: john green, looking for alaska

Caitlin_D's CBR6 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: john green, looking for alaska ·
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