Jesse Andrews

The book that inspired the hit film! Sundance U.S. Dramatic Audience Award Sundance Grand Jury Prize 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. Praise for Me and Earl and the Dying Girl STARRED REVIEW "One need only look at the chapter titles ("Let's Just Get This Embarrassing Chapter Out of the Way") to know that this is one funny book." -Booklist, starred review STARRED REVIEW "A frequently hysterical confessional...Debut novelist Andrews succeeds brilliantly in painting a portrait of a kid whose responses to emotional duress are entirely believable and sympathetic, however fiercely he professes his essential crappiness as a human being. Though this novel begs inevitable thematic comparisons to John Green's The Fault in Our Stars (2011), it stands on its own in inventiveness, humor and heart." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review "It is sure to be popular with many boys, including reluctant readers, and will not require much selling on the part of the librarian." -VOYA "Mr. Andrews' often hilarious teen dialogue is utterly convincing, and his characters are compelling. Greg's random sense of humor, terrible self-esteem and general lack of self-awareness all ring true. Like many YA authors, Mr. Andrews blends humor and pathos with true skill, but he steers clear of tricky resolutions and overt life lessons, favoring incremental understanding and growth." -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Awards Capitol Choices 2013 - Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices 2013 list - Young Adult Fiction YALSA 2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers YALSA 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults YALSA 2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Revised Edition)

A band. A road trip. A gig that maybe doesn't suck. Corey and Wes are convinced nothing cool can come of their lame summer at jazz camp, when along comes Ash - all blonde hair and brash words - who cracks their world wide open. Finally, something they can't seem to hate. Convinced that a great musician is made on the road, the three friends flee camp and begin the epic, hilarious road trip: The Haters Summer of Hate Tour. Amidst sneaking into seedy bars, evading their parents and the police, and spending every minute together in a makeshift tour bus, romance blossoms and bursts and hygiene takes a back seat. Wes begins to realize the limitations of hating everything: it keeps you at a convenient distance from something, or someone, you just might love.

A Band. A Road Trip. A Gig That Maybe Doesn't Suck.

The Haters

In a society where a person's size is directly proportional to his or her wealth, littlepoor Warner, thirteen, and Prayer, fifteen, struggle to improve their lot in a world built against them.

Munmun

Greg, un joven muy peculiar, ver� como su vida cambia cuando su madre le obliga a visitar a una chica con leucemia. Seg�n Greg Gaines, el secreto para salir airoso del instituto es no ser amigo de nadie pero llevarse bien con todos. Su lema es "sin amigos no hay enemigos". Solo tiene a Earl, con quien se dedica a grabar versiones terribles de sus pel�culas favoritas. Hasta que vuelve a ver a Rachel. Rachel tiene leucemia, y a la madre de Greg se le ocurre la brillante idea de obligar a su hijo a que sea su amigo. Greg tiene claro que esto no va a ser una de esas t�picas historias de amor entre una chica en estado terminal y un chico que de repente se enamora de ella. Pero, de todos modos, hay algo especial entre Greg, Rachel y Earl... Cuando Rachel decida dejar su tratamiento, Earl y Greg le har�n un homenaje: grabar�n para ella La Peor Pel�cula de la Historia. Y Greg tendr� que dejar la seguridad de su anonimato para darle a Rachel justo el final que su historia necesita. La cr�tica ha dicho... �Un final para Rachel sobresale por su inventiva, humor y coraz�n.� Kirkus Review �Imposible abandonarla# Una novela dram�tica, honesta e inteligente capaz de hacer re�r a carcajadas.� IndieBound Kid's Next List ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Up until senior year, Greg has maintained total social invisibility. He only has one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time--when not playing video games and avoiding Earl's terrifying brothers-- making movies, their own versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics. Greg would be the first one to tell you his movies are f*@$ing terrible, but he and Earl don't make them for other people. Until Rachel. Rachel has leukemia, and Greg's mom gets the genius idea that Greg should befriend her. Against his better judgment and despite his extreme awkwardness, he does. When Rachel decides to stop treatment, Greg and Earl must abandon invisibility and make a stand. It's a hilarious, outrageous, and truthful look at death and high school by a prodigiously talented debut author

Un Final Para Rachel

From Jesse Andrews, author of the New York Times bestselling Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and screenwriter of the Sundance award–winning motion picture of the same name, comes a groundbreaking young adult novel about music, love, friendship, and freedom as three young musicians follow a quest to escape the law long enough to play the amazing show they hope (but also doubt) they have in them. Inspired by the years he spent playing bass in a band himself, The Haters is Jesse Andrews’s road trip adventure about a trio of jazz-camp escapees who, against every realistic expectation, become a band. For Wes and his best friend, Corey, jazz camp turns out to be lame. It’s pretty much all dudes talking in Jazz Voice. But then they jam with Ash, a charismatic girl with an unusual sound, and the three just click. It’s three and a half hours of pure musical magic, and Ash makes a decision: They need to hit the road. Because the road, not summer camp, is where bands get good. Before Wes and Corey know it, they’re in Ash’s SUV heading south, and The Haters Summer of Hate Tour has begun. In his second novel, Andrews again brings his brilliant and distinctive voice to YA, in the perfect book for music lovers, fans of The Commitments (author Rody Doyle raves "The Haters is terrific. It is shocking and funny, unsettling and charming." ), and High Fidelity, or anyone who has ever loved—and hated—a song or a band. This witty, funny coming-of-age novel is contemporary fiction at its best. A New York Times bestseller

For use in schools and libraries only. This road-trip adventure has a trio of jazz-camp escapees, who are all also confirmed haters, become a band against every realistic expectation.

Ben, Earl ve Olen Kiz

Я, Эрл и умирающая девушка

Ich und Earl und das sterbende Mädchen

Greg é um especialista na arte de passar despercebido na escola. Todos gostam dele, mas ninguém sabe realmente quem ele é (e esta é a sua grande estratégia para evitar o bullying dos colegas: se ninguém te conhece, como te considerariam um alvo?). Então ele mantém seu hobby, escrever e dirigir filmes com seu amigo Earl, em completo segredo. E estes filmes? Bem, imagine apenas que ele usa o que tiver à mão para fazer as filmagens, e que o roteiro poderia ser esquecido numa gaveta em prol da humanidade. Greg se considera o pior diretor de filmes de todos os tempos, e provavelmente é. Até que sua mãe o obriga a visitar Rachel, uma adolescente diagnosticada com leucemia. E Greg não sabe o que dizer a ela. Porém enquanto a doença da garota avança rapidamente, ele e Earl têm uma ideia: fazer o melhor (e pior) filme do mundo em homenagem a Rachel. Um final feliz para Rachel antes que seja tarde demais... Divertido, engraçado e muitas vezes emocionante, Eu, você e a garota que vai morrer mostra que às vezes precisamos nos tornar adultos muito antes do tempo, mas que não precisamos perder o bom humor por causa disso. O livro foi adaptado para a tela grande pelo próprio Andrews em um longa-metragem que, com direção de Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, conquistou os dois principais prêmios (do público e do júri) em Sundance, o mais importante festival dedicado ao cinema independente. Idiossincrática e fascinante, é uma obra de coração leve e alma cult que está conquistando o mundo.

Eu, você e a garota que vai morrer

Quel fantastico peggior anno della mia vita

Ända fram tills nu har Greg lyckats hålla sig helt osynlig i skolan. Han smälter in, har inga fiender men är inte heller en del av någon gemenskap. Greg har bara en kompis, Earl, och tillsammans tillbringar de sin tid med att (när de inte spelar dataspel eller undviker Earls vidriga brorsor i största allmänhet) spela in filmer. De gör sina egna versioner av Coppolas och Herzogs klassiker. Greg är faktiskt sjukt j@*£a nöjd med filmerna, men grejen är att de inte spelar in dem för att någon ska kolla. Tills de möter Rachel. Rachel har leukemi, och Gregs morsa har fått en idiot-idé på hjärnan – att Greg ska försöka bli hennes kompis. Och trots att han VET att det är just en idiot-idé, trots att det känns otroligt besvärligt, så gör han det. Blir hennes kompis. Men när Rachel bestämmer sig för att sluta med sin behandling, så måste både Greg och Earl våga slänga av sig osynlighetsmantlarna. Bli obekväma. Ta ställning. En dråplig, rolig och brutalt ärlig skildring om döden, livet och gymnasiet av en måttlöst begåvad, debuterande författare.

Jag och Earl och tjejen som dör

De zeventienjarige Greg Gaines leidt een onzichtbaar bestaan op school en dat bevalt hem prima. Hij heeft één vriend, Earl, met wie hij films maakt. Greg is de eerste om toe te geven dat de films `fcking slecht' zijn, maar niemand krijgt ze toch te zien. Wanneer klasgenote Rachel leukemie blijkt te hebben, wordt Greg door zijn moeder min of meer gedwongen Rachel bij te staan in deze moeilijke tijd. Greg voelt daar helemaal niets voor, maar laat zich toch overhalen. Algauw gaat het bergafwaarts met Rachel en de kans op genezing lijkt met de dag kleiner te worden. Greg en Earl besluiten een afscheidsfilm voor haar te maken. Het wordt De Slechtst Gemaakte Film Aller Tijden, zoals Greg het zelf noemt, maar wel een van de aangrijpendste en indrukwekkendste ervaringen in het leven van de drie jongvolwassenen.

Ik Earl en de stervende Rachel

Esta é a história criativa e comovente de Greg, um finalista do secundário cujo único objetivo é manter-se completamente anónimo e evitar quaisquer relações profundas. Para ele, essa é a melhor estratégia de sobrevivência no verdadeiro campo de minas social que é a vida de um adolescente. Juntamente com Earl, Greg faz curtasmetragens parodiando filmes clássicos, o que os torna mais colegas de trabalho do que propriamente amigos. Tudo corria bem até ao dia em que a mãe de Greg insiste com ele para passar algum tempo con Rachel, uma miúda da sua turma que acabou de ser diagnosticada com cancro. Lentamente, Greg descobre que um pouco de amizade não faz mal a ninguém.

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