This story is set around a misfit group of teens at a boarding school in Alabama. Miles Halter has never belonged or had a group of friends before coming to Culver Creek. Here he has found friends and a sense of belonging. He has found a best friend in his roommate, the Colonel, and an infatuation with Alaska. Midway through the story, Alaska tragically and suddenly dies, leaving Miles and the Colonel (along with the other students) to grapple with and accept who she was and her death.
I loved the way John Green wrote this story as a count down and then counting forward marking the kids' recovery. Teens will love this as well. I spent the first half of the book wondering what we were counting down to, and the naive side of me did not ever predict Alaska's death. The themes of love, loss, friendship, and acceptance will resonate and move teen readers- I bet they will make this book into a movie, but like with all books turned to movies, the story won't be told as well.
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