Chapters 1-3 (Looking for Alaska) 05/12/14

In the beginning of the book, Miles Halter is about to go to boarding school in the middle of his high school career. He is doing this because he doesn’t have much of a life at his current school and wants to do more things. The first time Miles gets to his school, he gets the nickname Pudge because of how skinny he is, which makes it very ironic.

I think Pudge will become very popular in his new school. He’ll forget about his old friends and his roommate, Colonel. I think this because I feel like Colonel is very smart but doesn’t really care about others. But I think Pudge is going to fall in love with Colonel’s friend, Alaska. I think it will be difficult for them to work out because she is so different from everyone else. Alaska and him are very different, I feel like she will get him into more trouble than intended. This will lead to Miles parents getting mad at him possibly getting kicking him out of his new school.

I have a couple questions, such as: Why did Miles get thrown into the lake? Why do people hate Miles roommate so much? What is Alaska’s story and where is she from? Why did Miles want to go to a new school so bad, was it something with his past?

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