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John Green. Looking For Alaska
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Dedication
introduction
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DELETED SCENES. introductions by author and editor
opening scenes
ORIGINAL DRAFT OPENING, August 2003. FOUR MONTHS, THREE DAYS BEFORE
ORIGINAL FIRST MEETING, August 2003. FOUR MONTHS, ONE DAY BEFORE
the funeral
ORIGINAL FUNERAL, August 2003. SEVEN DAYS AFTER
FUNERAL, revision delivered January 2004
FUNERAL, revision delivered March 2004. SIX DAYS AFTER
“BEFORE & AFTER”COUNTING ALASKA’S DAYS
Q&A with JOHN GREEN
alaska, ten years later: a literary retrospectiveby Michael Cart
acknowledgments
ALSO BY JOHN GREEN
About the Publisher
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To my family, Sydney Green, Mike Green and Hank Green.
“I have tried so hard to do right.”
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I spent my free periods in my room trying to read about religion. I learned that myth doesn’t mean a lie; it means a traditional story that tells you something about people and their worldview and what they hold sacred. Interesting. I also learned that after the events of the previous night, I was far too tired to care about myths or anything else, so I slept on top of the covers for most of the afternoon, until I awoke to Alaska singing, “WAKE UP, LITTLE PUHHHHHDGIE!” directly into my left ear canal. I held the religion book close up against my chest like a small paperback security blanket.
“That was terrible,” I said. “What do I need to do to ensure that never happens to me again?”
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