{"product_id":"9781419705328","title":"Jesse Andrews - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Jesse Andrews. Themes include Young Adult Fiction, Health \u0026amp; Daily Living, Diseases, Illnesses \u0026amp; Injuries, Social Themes, Friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUp 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.\u003cbr\u003eRachel 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMe and Earl and the Dying Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e“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.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e“A frequently hysterical confessional...Debut novelist Andrews succeeds brilliantly in painting a portrait of a kid whose responses to emotional duress are entirely believable and sympathetic, however fiercely he professes his essential crappiness as a human being. Though this novel begs inevitable thematic comparisons to John Green's\u003ci\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), it stands on its own in inventiveness, humor and heart.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e“It is sure to be popular with many boys, including reluctant readers, and will not require much selling on the part of the librarian.”–\u003ci\u003eVoya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mr. Andrews' often hilarious teen dialogue is utterly convincing, and his characters are compelling.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGreg's random sense of humor, terrible self-esteem and general lack of self-awareness all ring true. Like many Ya authors, Mr. Andrews blends humor and pathos with true skill, but he steers clear of tricky resolutions and overt life lessons, favoring incremental understanding and growth.\"\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAwards:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCapitol Choices 2013 - Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens\u003cbr\u003eCooperative Children's Book Center (Ccbc) Choices 2013 list - Young Adult Fiction\u003cbr\u003eYalsa 2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers\u003cbr\u003eYalsa 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults\u003cbr\u003eYalsa 2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edirected by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and written by Jesse Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eU. S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic winner at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58035938951542,"sku":null,"price":5.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781419705328.jpg?v=1780738463","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781419705328","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}