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Nov 01, 2016 | 360 Minutes | Young Adult Buy
May 12, 2015 | 368 Minutes | Young Adult Buy
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Nov 01, 2016 | ISBN 9781524736002 | Young Adult
360 Minutes
May 12, 2015 | ISBN 9780147520845 | Young Adult
368 Minutes
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The book that inspired the hit film! Sundance U.S. Dramatic Audience AwardSundance Grand Jury Prize This is the funniest book you’ll ever read about death. It is a universally acknowledged truth that high school sucks. But on the first day of his senior year, Greg Gaines thinks he’s figured it out. The answer to the basic existential question: How is it possible to exist in a place that sucks so bad? His strategy: remain at the periphery at all times. Keep an insanely low profile. Make mediocre films with the one person who is even sort of his friend, Earl. This plan works for exactly eight hours. Then Greg’s mom forces him to become friends with a girl who has cancer. This brings about the destruction of Greg’s entire life. Fiercely funny, honest, heart-breaking—this is an unforgettable novel from a bright talent, now also a film that critics are calling “a touchstone for its generation” and “an instant classic.” Also available from Jesse Andrews, The Haters. STARRED REVIEW“One need only look at the chapter titles (“Let’s Just Get This Embarrassing Chapter Out of the Way”) to know that this is one funny book.”–Booklist, starred reviewSTARRED REVIEW“Though this novel begs inevitable thematic comparisons to John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars (2011), it stands on its own in inventiveness, humor and heart.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewNew York Times bestseller!Capitol Choices 2013 – Noteworthy Titles for Children and TeensCooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Choices 2013 list – Young Adult FictionYALSA 2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersYALSA 2013 Best Fiction for Young AdultsYALSA 2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE HIT FILM!Up until senior year, Greg has maintained total social invisibility. He only has one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time—when not playing video games and avoiding Earl’s terrifying brothers— making movies, their own versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics. Greg would be the first one to tell you his movies are f*@$ing terrible, but he and Earl don’t make them for other people. Until Rachel.Rachel has leukemia, and Greg’s mom gets the genius idea that Greg should befriend her. Against his better judgment and despite his extreme awkwardness, he does. When Rachel decides to stop treatment, Greg and Earl must abandon invisibility and make a stand. It’s a hilarious, outrageous, and truthful look at death and high school by a prodigiously talented debut author.This audiobook is read by the stars of the movie adaptation, Thomas Mann and RJ Cyler, as well as Keith Szarabajka, Hillary Huber, Kirby Heyborne, Abigail Revasch, and Adenrele Ojo.
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