Michael L. Printz Award

Looking for Alaska, John Green. Out of the many things that I have learned from this book, the most important is that life is a beautiful journey. Its taught me how to live in the moment. The main characters really spoke to me, as if I were there myself. The book is in Miles’ point of view. His emotions and thoughts so clear, I felt them with every word that I read, as vivid images danced through my mind. I felt especially connected to Alaska Young. Her happy-go-lucky attitude and her undeniable…

Introducing itself from the viewpoint of Death, the narrator describes the world in colors avoiding the sadness and robust part of his duty, taking care of the dead. The Book Thief is focused upon a daring brown eyed girl, in which a complex character is revealed. The author develops this character through the eyes of the narrator, who finds a fondness in her for her strong and caring personality, Death sees hope in humanity after watching her life. This girl, Liesel Meminger, is a very dynamic…

Madison Smith Mr. Hyde English II Pre-AP, Period 5 October 9, 2015 Looking for Alaska John Green SETTING The story begins in Florida and then shifts to Birmingham, Alabama where Mile’s new boarding school, Culver Creek Preparatory School, is located. The novel is takes place between 2004 to 2005. PLOT One of the most significant events in the book was the death of Alaska Young. Although the book was based and narrated by Miles, the storyline seemed to always focus on Alaska’s humor, ways of…

“There is no limit to what a man can do so long as he does not care a straw who gets the credit for it”(Charles Edward Montague).The Book Thief a novel by Markus Zusak, shows the horrors of World War Two through the perspective of a German family. Throughout the story many characters come and go, but one of the most pivotal character is Hans Hubermann. Hans is the Foster father to liesel, and a husband to Rosa. He is caring and loving, but most importantly he is unselfish. Hans is super…

Deaths voice Australian Markus Zusak wrote and published the Book Thief, introducing a certain aspect nobody had seen before, death himself as the narrator. The excitement sparked at its publication was something truly extraordinary, as people found themselves compelled by Leisel Meminger and her experience with the death surrounding her throughout the book. Using cryptic first and second person point of view, indepth symbolism and visual imagery, Zusak portrays to the audience death’s ever…

One of the best parts of being a librarian is seeing the impact the programs and community events have on the patrons being served. However, this is paralleled by the patron appreciation that can be seen as well. In communities where every-day needs are not being met and budgets, both inside and outside of the library are growing smaller, it is more important than ever to find creative and new ways to serve the community. Public libraries are excellent places to provide at-risk youth with…

How to live and die in John Green’s Looking for Alaska "There are two primary choices in life; to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them” (Denis Waitley). The novel Looking for Alaska by John Green is about a formerly lonely boy, Miles also known as Pudge, who is the protagonist and his ultimate goal is to seek a Great Perhaps. He arrives at Culver Creek Boarding School where he is immediately swept away and pulled into a fantasy by the antagonist,…

I have read the realistic fiction book, Looking for Alaska by John Green. The book starts with a boy named Miles “Pudge” Halter, who has a hard time with finding friends, likes biographies, and is fascinated by last words. Miles goes to attend a boarding school because he seeks “a great perhaps.” He soon meets his roommate Chip “The Colonel” Martin and his friend Alaska Young. Miles goes through the year with The Colonel and Alaska as his best friends and they go through amazing experiences with…

Looking for Alaska Rough Draft Simon Bolivar said, "Damn it,"..."How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!"(GREEN19). In the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green Miles, the narrator, and his friends Chip and Alaska seek to find a their way through the labyrinth of life. For each of them the labyrinth is representative of their personal life struggles , and the obstacles they face to "escape it". The labyrinth is different for each one of us , and we choose to face it in different ways. For…

By interpreting the author’s motivations through a Psychological Lens, it is clear that John Green’s childhood and the challenges he faced during it, show the comfort in his writing, through the concepts of protagonists, travel, and escape. When a reader reads Looking For Alaska and Paper Towns by John Green, it is evident that both books are extremely similar: not only do their protagonists have similar motives and traits, but also the concepts of travel and escape are noticeably similar…