Miles "Pudgy" is a junior looking for the Great Perhaps by following in his father's footsteps and trying out a boarding school. He meets an unlikely possey of new prankster friends, including the elusive Alaska. When tragedy strikes, "don't rat" takes on a new meaning as these friends work through their grief by trying to piece together what happened that day in Alaska's head.

I love the way John Green writes about death and teenagers. He's so spot on with characterization and dialogue. I also identified with a lot of this because I went to a private school - I wasn't cool enough to hang out with this kind of group, but still. I think this book was banned, and I will shout it from the rooftops: READ BANNED BOOKS.

This book helped me answer questions about death and the conundrum of what's left of a person after they die.

pairings: things fall apart, perks of being a wallflower,