English summer assignment post #1

Looking for Alaska by John Green

I chose the book Looking for Alaska by John Green to read for my English summer assignment. There are three major characters in this book but there are two others that play a role in this book. The first major character is Miles “Pudge” Halter. The book is told from his point of view and is his thoughts are given in the text. Miles is from the Orlando area in Florida. He is a skinny kid who is also tall. His dad also went to this boarding school when he was Miles age. The next major character in this book is Chip “Colonel” Martin. Chip is Miles new roommate at boarding school. Chip is from south of Birmingham, Alabama where he lives with his mom. His dad lives out in California. The last major character in the book is Alaska Young. Alaska Young is from Vine Station, Alabama. She lived with her dad but her mom died when she was seven. These three characters all meet up at Culver Creek boarding school in Birmingham, Alabama. The school is not very big but normal college stuff happens during the school year. The year before, Alaska’s roommate get expelled because someone ratted her out about what she was doing like drugs. People blamed Colonel for doing it but it wasn’t him. A prank war has erupted between the three major characters and the people who have been blaming them. I think that one of the pranks is going to go too far and Alaska is going to disappear. This book has a very similar plot to The Fault in our Stars by John Green also.