{"product_id":"me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl-paperback","title":"Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The funniest book you'll ever read about death.\" -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and the basis for a major motion picture, Jesse Andrews's hilarious, uncompromising, and heartbreaking debut is perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Perks of Being a Wallflower\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Gaines is the master of high school self-preservation. His strategy? To be so middle-of-the-road and friendly to every clique that he remains essentially invisible. He spends most of his time making mediocre, shot-for-shot parodies of classic movies with his \"best friend\" Earl (a term Greg uses very loosely).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg's carefully crafted invisibility is shattered when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a classmate who has just been diagnosed with leukemia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows becomes increasingly complicated, as Greg and Earl decide to make a film for Rachel. It is a journey through the \"moronic\" world of high school, the frustrations of creative failure, and the reality of a life-changing illness--all told with Greg's biting wit and trademark honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy readers love \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMe and Earl and the Dying Girl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Truly Unique Voice: \u003c\/b\u003e Told through a mix of traditional narrative, screenplay scripts, and Greg's self-deprecating lists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonest \u0026amp; Unsentimental: \u003c\/b\u003e A coming-of-age story that avoids \"cancer book\" clichés in favor of raw, dark humor and genuine emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrated Adaptation: \u003c\/b\u003e The basis for the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize-winning film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is mineral-water episodic, raw, and very funny.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the funniest, truest voices I've ever read.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMe and Earl and the Dying Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Haters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMunmun\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of Schenley High School and Harvard University, he is also an accomplished screenwriter; his adaptation of \u003ci\u003eMe and Earl\u003c\/i\u003e won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Known for his raw, honest, and hilariously unsentimental voice, Andrews captures the complexities of adolescence with a unique blend of dark humor and screenplay-style prose. 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