Me and Earl and the dying girl
by Andrews, Jesse,
| Print Book 2012 |
| Available at 32 Libraries 37 of 43 copies |
Summary
The New York Times bestselling novel that inspired the hit film!
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."
Includes a teaser chapter from Jesse Andrews' new novel, Munmun !
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."
Includes a teaser chapter from Jesse Andrews' new novel, Munmun !
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Friendship
-- Fiction.
Leukemia -- Fiction. High schools -- Fiction. Families -- Pennsylvania -- Fiction. Jews -- United States -- Fiction. Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Fiction. Humorous stories. |
| Publisher | New York :2012 |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
295 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN | 9781419719608 1419719602 1419705326 9781419705328 9781419701764 1419701762 9781419720130 1419720139 |
| Other | Classic View |