Andrews, Jesse. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: A Novel. New York: Amulet, 2012. Print.
Annotation: Follow Greg as he recounts the time in during his high school career that ruined his life but made him realize the true meaning what having real friendships is all about.
Annotation: Follow Greg as he recounts the time in during his high school career that ruined his life but made him realize the true meaning what having real friendships is all about.
Booktalk: Greg Gaines tries his best to be invisible. His main goal is to get through high school without having any kind of run-ins with the various clicks at his high school. He stays away from any kind of relationships except Earl. Only Earl, according to Greg, is his business partner and he hardly considers him a friend. When Greg's mother comes to him with news that a girl Rachel he once knew has Leukemia, she forces him to make contact and spend some time with her. Greg was just managing to get by without anyone having any sort of opinion about him, but now he must make friends with a sick girl. Will Greg be able shed his invisibility cloak and comfort Rachel during this frightening time in her life? Or will he keep his walls up and keep Rachel out? Join Greg as he recounts his story in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
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