Me and Earl and the dying girl : a novel
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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."  

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295 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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9781419719608, 9781419701764, 1419701762, 9781419705328, 1419705326, 9781419719462, 1419719467, 9781419720277, 1419720279, 1419719602

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Greg Gaines is the last master of high school espionage, able to disappear at will into any social environment. He has only one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time making movies, their own incomprehensible versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics. Until Greg's mother forces him to rekindle his childhood friendship with Rachel. Rachel has been diagnosed with leukemia -- cue extreme adolescent awkwardness -- but a parental mandate has been issued and must be obeyed. When Rachel stops treatment, Greg and Earl decide the thing to do is to make a film for her, which turns into the Worst Film Ever Made and becomes a turning point in each of their lives. And all at once Greg must abandon invisibility and stand in the spotlight.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Andrews, J. (2012). Me and Earl and the dying girl: a novel . Amulet Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Andrews, Jesse. 2012. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: A Novel. New York: Amulet Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Andrews, Jesse. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: A Novel New York: Amulet Books, 2012.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Andrews, J. (2012). Me and earl and the dying girl: a novel. New York: Amulet Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Andrews, Jesse. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: A Novel Amulet Books, 2012.

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